--- title: Humane Technology - Does Technology Make Us More Human(e)? description: Technology can make us more human and humane. It can helps us scale our humanity as individuals and as brands. Here are 3 examples. image: https://www.anderssorman-nilsson.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202022-05-11%20at%208.38.11%20am.png?upscale=true&width=1116&upscale=true&name=Screen%20Shot%202022-05-11%20at%208.38.11%20am.png --- [![ASN Logo New](https://www.anderssorman-nilsson.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Images_Compressed/ASN%20Logo%20New.png?width=203&height=95&name=ASN%20Logo%20New.png) ](https://www.anderssorman-nilsson.com) # Decoding Tomorrow: Futurism and Foresights Today Foresights and ideas that expand minds and inspire a change of heart. # Humane Technology - Does Technology Make Us More Human(e)? Posted by [Anders](https://www.anderssorman-nilsson.com/blog/author/anders) on May 13, 2022 ![Anders](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/d614bfaf05c76fba53508b0a7f68214b) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) | We often mistake technology for being cold, robotic, and digitally distracting. Yes, it can be those things, but to reduce our perspectives of the latent possibilities in technological progress to merely those associations is quite Luddite-esque. In this week's Decoding Tomorrow we decipher 3 trends that are enabling humans to be more human and humane, while liberating us from the menial and the mundane. During the last few weeks I have had the privilege to work with the Long Term Care industry in North Carolina, a leading medical device company in Australia, and a cloud-based enabler of life science innovation in Milan, and the recurring theme is that a humane technology movement is afoot...    | | --- | | ![Screen Shot 2022-05-11 at 8.39.16 am](https://www.anderssorman-nilsson.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202022-05-11%20at%208.39.16%20am.png?upscale=true&upscale=true&width=558&name=Screen%20Shot%202022-05-11%20at%208.39.16%20am.png) | | --- | | The humane technology movement aims to [align technology to human needs](https://www.humanetech.com/?utm_campaign=Decoding%20Tomorrow&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8xbyPuzRz2_Jsk0NeVJywV87CKlNwJcSXTQO1k_nhqoOCRq-7A3_rLecgRCjkzYDkuikmK) rather than merely exploiting our human vulnerabilities for profit - as witnessed in the Social Dilemma. During the pandemic we have seen how the most human touch in any customer journey is now the digital, contactless 'touch', how [robotic carers](https://www.forbes.com/sites/japan/2020/11/17/japan-is-using-robots-as-a-service-to-fight-coronavirus-and-for-better-quality-of-life/?sh=444349325b4e&utm_campaign=Decoding%20Tomorrow&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8xbyPuzRz2_Jsk0NeVJywV87CKlNwJcSXTQO1k_nhqoOCRq-7A3_rLecgRCjkzYDkuikmK) are scaling human-centric empathy in hospitals and aged care settings, [drones delivering medicine](https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/04/drone-chile-covid19/?utm_campaign=Decoding%20Tomorrow&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8xbyPuzRz2_Jsk0NeVJywV87CKlNwJcSXTQO1k_nhqoOCRq-7A3_rLecgRCjkzYDkuikmK) to the elderly, and how brands like [Headspace](https://www.headspace.com/?utm_campaign=Decoding%20Tomorrow&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8xbyPuzRz2_Jsk0NeVJywV87CKlNwJcSXTQO1k_nhqoOCRq-7A3_rLecgRCjkzYDkuikmK) are creating digital nutrition to boost happiness, calm and creativity.   Have a think about how these trends and the maturity of emergent technology is allowing your brand to reconnect on a more human level. Here are 3 of my trend analysis observations from this work... | | --- | | ![Screen Shot 2022-05-11 at 8.38.11 am](https://www.anderssorman-nilsson.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202022-05-11%20at%208.38.11%20am.png?upscale=true&upscale=true&width=558&name=Screen%20Shot%202022-05-11%20at%208.38.11%20am.png) | | --- | | ![Screen Shot 2022-05-11 at 8.38.38 am](https://www.anderssorman-nilsson.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202022-05-11%20at%208.38.38%20am.png?upscale=true&upscale=true&width=558&name=Screen%20Shot%202022-05-11%20at%208.38.38%20am.png) | | --- | | ![Screen Shot 2022-05-11 at 8.39.01 am](https://www.anderssorman-nilsson.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202022-05-11%20at%208.39.01%20am.png?upscale=true&upscale=true&width=558&name=Screen%20Shot%202022-05-11%20at%208.39.01%20am.png) | | --- | |       | | --- | | ## Wo/Man and Machine and Its Innovation Potential ![](https://fast.wistia.com/embed/medias/xylbefusmw/swatch)   | | --- | |       | | --- | |       | | --- | | ![](https://fast.wistia.com/embed/medias/2itcnoezxg/swatch) ## 2nd Renaissance - Green Growth with John Elkington This week on the [2nd Renaissance](https://open.spotify.com/show/7JgYmMOhsl9BSrj97YI4gF?si=87236738e7984cce&utm_campaign=Decoding%20Tomorrow&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8xbyPuzRz2_Jsk0NeVJywV87CKlNwJcSXTQO1k_nhqoOCRq-7A3_rLecgRCjkzYDkuikmK) we speak [with John Elkington - the author of Green Swans](https://www.amazon.com/Green-Swans-Coming-Regenerative-Capitalism/dp/1732439125?utm_campaign=Decoding%20Tomorrow&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8xbyPuzRz2_Jsk0NeVJywV87CKlNwJcSXTQO1k_nhqoOCRq-7A3_rLecgRCjkzYDkuikmK) - and one of the wise elders and founders of the global sustainability movement and regenerative capitalism. The Evening Standard named John among the ‘1000 Most Influential People’ in London, describing him as “a true green business guru”, and as “an evangelist for corporate social and environmental responsibility long before it was fashionable”. A CSR International survey of the Top 100 CSR leaders placed John fourth: after Al Gore, Barack Obama and the late Anita Roddick of the Body Shop, and alongside Muhammad Yunus of the Grameen Bank. It seems evident that the green tech and clean tech John speaks about in this Green Swans interview are optimally positioned to - once again - deliver more positive humanitarian and planetarian outcomes. | | --- | | ![Newsletter](https://www.anderssorman-nilsson.com/hs-fs/hubfs/2022%20Speaker%20Bureau%20Folder%20-%20Anders%20S%C3%B6rman-Nilsson/Newsletter.jpg?upscale=true&upscale=true&width=558&name=Newsletter.jpg) | | --- | | [![Screen Shot 2022-03-30 at 2.46.09 pm](https://www.anderssorman-nilsson.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202022-03-30%20at%202.46.09%20pm.png?upscale=true&upscale=true&width=558&name=Screen%20Shot%202022-03-30%20at%202.46.09%20pm.png)](https://meetings.hubspot.com/anders1?utm_campaign=Decoding%20Tomorrow&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8xbyPuzRz2_Jsk0NeVJywV87CKlNwJcSXTQO1k_nhqoOCRq-7A3_rLecgRCjkzYDkuikmK) | | --- | | ![Kurt Hegvold Futurist Testimonial](https://www.anderssorman-nilsson.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-14%20at%208.33.32%20pm.png?upscale=true&upscale=true&width=558&name=Screen%20Shot%202022-04-14%20at%208.33.32%20pm.png) | | --- | Topics: [Machine Learning](https://www.anderssorman-nilsson.com/blog/topic/machine-learning), [Humanity](https://www.anderssorman-nilsson.com/blog/topic/humanity), [Robotics](https://www.anderssorman-nilsson.com/blog/topic/robotics) ![Anders](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/d614bfaf05c76fba53508b0a7f68214b) ### Written by [Anders](https://www.anderssorman-nilsson.com/blog/author/anders) ** ### Sign up for the Decoding Tomorrow newsletter ### CATEGORIES - [Anders Sorman-Nilsson](https://www.anderssorman-nilsson.com/blog/topic/anders-sorman-nilsson) - [Futurist Speaker Sydney](https://www.anderssorman-nilsson.com/blog/topic/futurist-speaker-sydney) - [Thinque](https://www.anderssorman-nilsson.com/blog/topic/thinque) - [Disruptive Trends](https://www.anderssorman-nilsson.com/blog/topic/disruptive-trends) - [Future Thinking](https://www.anderssorman-nilsson.com/blog/topic/future-thinking) - [Thought Leaders](https://www.anderssorman-nilsson.com/blog/topic/thought-leaders) - [Artificial Intelligence](https://www.anderssorman-nilsson.com/blog/topic/artificial-intelligence) - [Futurist](https://www.anderssorman-nilsson.com/blog/topic/futurist) - [Future Trends](https://www.anderssorman-nilsson.com/blog/topic/future-trends) - [2nd Renaissance](https://www.anderssorman-nilsson.com/blog/topic/2nd-renaissance) - [AI](https://www.anderssorman-nilsson.com/blog/topic/ai) - [Sustainability](https://www.anderssorman-nilsson.com/blog/topic/sustainability) - [2020 Vision](https://www.anderssorman-nilsson.com/blog/topic/2020-vision) - [Disruption](https://www.anderssorman-nilsson.com/blog/topic/disruption) - [AI Keynote Speaker](https://www.anderssorman-nilsson.com/blog/topic/ai-keynote-speaker) ### INDUSTRY - [Anders Sorman-Nilsson](https://www.anderssorman-nilsson.com/blog/humane-technology-does-technology-make-us-more-humane#) - [Futurist Speaker Sydney](https://www.anderssorman-nilsson.com/blog/humane-technology-does-technology-make-us-more-humane#) - [Thinque](https://www.anderssorman-nilsson.com/blog/humane-technology-does-technology-make-us-more-humane#) - [Disruptive Trends](https://www.anderssorman-nilsson.com/blog/humane-technology-does-technology-make-us-more-humane#) - [Thought Leaders](https://www.anderssorman-nilsson.com/blog/humane-technology-does-technology-make-us-more-humane#) ### RECENT FORESIGHTS [** ](https://www.facebook.com/thinquetank/) [** ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/anderssormannilsson/) [** ](https://www.youtube.com/user/andersofthinque) [** ](https://twitter.com/asormannilsson) [** ](https://www.instagram.com/andersbygeorgsorman/) ### ANDERS SÖRMAN-NILSSON #### FUTURIST. 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