Apologies for cross-posting. Digital Mindfulness Live: The Human Impact of Digital Distraction & Information Overload. 24 - 25th May 2017 10:00 - 17:00 London South Bank University http://digitalmindfulness.net/events/digital-mindfulness-live/ We are delighted to announce Digital Mindfulness Live: The Human Impact of Digital Distraction & Information Overload. Digital Mindfulness Live focuses on bringing together experts in the creation of science-based hardware, software, and techniques that reliably improve and enhance the human experience in the age of digital distraction and information overload. At Digital Mindfulness Live, we bring together academics, entrepreneurs, experts and more from around the world to showcase their work in improving the quality of our lives by creating digital experiences that move beyond productivity, entertainment, and communication. Our mission at Digital Mindfulness Live is to demonstrate that technology can help us access develop our mental and emotional wellbeing so that we can experience our best-selves day-to-day for the benefit of our personal and professional lives. Digital Mindfulness Live is the only conference focused on learning, sharing, and connecting in order to drive serious research and development, commercialization, and awareness of the creation of digital experiences to improve net positive contributions to humanity and reduce information overload and digital distraction. After hundreds of interviews with senior industry leaders from organisations like AirBnB, LinkedIn and Stanford University, we’ve discovered some key common challenges facing the digital Industry in 2017. These include: - Communication, Collaboration & The Digital Workplace Experience - Designing for Digital Distraction - The Behavioural Economics of Digital Distraction & Information Overload - Transformational Technology & Human Potential In An Age of Digital Distraction You’ll hear from thought leaders including: - Dr. Meera Joshi from the Oxford Mindfulness Centre will share how innovative approaches to attention training can help improve the quality of our professional and personal lives - James Williams, formerly Head of Special Projects at Google will explain how designers can create better digital experiences that avoid the constant race to grab our attention - Rohan Gunatillake, creator of the incredibly successful mobile app Buddhify will show how you can design mindful digital experiences and explain the benefits of urban mindfulness Of course we can’t give you every detail about the event in this email, so check out our event page here <http://digitalmindfulness.net/events/digital-mindfulness-live/>, which will tell you all about who you can meet, the full agenda and registration options available. Just don’t delay too long as the Early Bird rates end 13th March 2017. We look forward to seeing you there! Best Dr. Lawrence Ampofo Ps. To get the best possible registration price, you’ll need to book your place by 13 March, so why not take a look at the full agenda here and contact Lawrence Ampofo at lawrence@digitalmindfulness.net for more information, or if you have any further queries. We would be most grateful if you could circulate details of the conference amongst colleagues and students.