Product Design for Chimps

A presentation on product design that enhances the most complex piece of technology in any product -- the user! -- and makes him or her better at being human.

Transcript

1. Product Design for Chimps John Biesnecker jbiesnecker@gmail.com
3. Evolution has been good to us
4. But evolution is slow
5. For humans, it might have even stopped
6. Social / technological evolution FTW!
7. So. Much. Faster.
8. Same stupid meat, though
9. Thankfully, not that stupid (reality TV notwithstanding) (remember, evolution has been good to us)
10. Want to change the world?
11. Make humans better at being human
12. Optimize. Extend. Overcome.
13. Hardware: our bodies
15. Firmware: our minds
17. Software: our nature
19. Humans are social animals
20. Rules for beneficial social exchange
21. Benefits are balanced against risks
22. Context matters (a lot!)
23. Culture matters, too
24. Nothing is absolute (but generalities hold)
25. Pop quiz!
26. Make us better humans
27. Make us better teachers
28. Make us better learners
29. Make us better builders
30. Make us better storytellers
31. Make us better nurturers
32. Make us better predators
33. Thank you