Description

Digital Mindfulness: Exploring the Impact of Practical Wisdom & Digital Technology 2015 is a conference dedicated to critical understandings of the interactions between technology and practical wisdom.

Topics

·Can technologies enable deeper dialogues between and among individuals and groups?
How can technologies be designed, built, implemented and used for discovery, creativity, sharing, and encouragement of wisdom in individuals, organisations, and societies?
·How do Western and Eastern wisdom traditions, theologies, and spiritual approaches impact our relationship with and use of digital technologies?
·What are the practical implications of wisdom theories and perspectives in a technological context?
·Can we critically understand technology-induced stresses, work-life balance and technology addiction?
·Can mindful living connected by digital technologies be employed for personal, professional, and societal well-being?
·How can technology facilitate more responsive and effective leadership?
·Do technologies have a role to play in mediating practical wisdom, reducing technology-induced stresses, and improving mindfulness?
·How can we critically understand new phenomena emerging in a technology-driven world such as; Internet addiction, technological biases, FOMO, self-esteem and social media, crowd sourcing, excessive gaming, mobile phone obsession, cyber-crimes, cyber-cultures