Listening Into 2030 Workshop: An Experiment in Envisioning the Future of Hearing and Communication Science
Year: 2017
Type: article
Abstract: Here we report the methods and output of a workshop examining possible futures of speech and hearing science out to 2030. Using a design thinking approach, a range of human-centered problems in communication were identified that could provide the motivation for a wide range of research. Nine main research programs were distilled and are summarized: (a) measuring brain and other physiological parameters, (b) auditory and multimodal displays of information, (c) auditory scene analysis, (d) enabling and understanding shared auditory virtual spaces, (e) holistic approaches to health management and hearing impairment, (f) universal access to evolving and individualized technologies, (g) biological intervention for hearing dysfunction, (h) understanding the psychosocial interactions with technology and other humans as mediated by technology, and (i) the impact of changing models of security and privacy. The design thinking approach attempted to link the judged level of importance of different research areas to the "end in mind" through empathy for the real-life problems embodied in the personas created during the workshop.
Source: Trends in Hearing
Institutions: The University of Sydney, Starkey Hearing Technologies (United States), MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Government of New South Wales, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland VA Medical Center, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of California, Berkeley, NYU Langone Health, New York University, University of South Florida, Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Carnegie Mellon University, Harvard University
Language: English
Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,650
OpenAlex ID: W2765521149