Designing for the most aware generation

The speakers of this UX talk explore how different generations shape and are shaped by their relationship with technology: from the optimism of early social media to today’s hyper-connected world. What happens when design works too well? And how do we design our way back out?

Today’s users are more aware than ever of the harms of “sticky” design, yet remain stuck in the architecture of distraction.

In this meetup, Sofiia Kaminska and Vardon Hamdiu look at two sides of the same coin:

The behavioral layer: insights from research and experiments on digital sovereignty, and interventions that help people reclaim control over their attention.

The structural layer: a platform perspective on “bridging-based” social media and how ranking incentives can reward consensus over outrage.

The goal isn’t to demonize tech, but to explore how UX can evolve to return real choice to users, and healthier incentives to the products we live in.

This talk will be in English.

Speaker
Sofiia Kaminska (Option Control) and Vardon Hamdiu (Sparkable)

Agenda

• 18:30 Doors open
• 19:00 Talk
• 20:00 Networking