Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2017
Keywords
hearing assistance, human communication, design thinking, future-focused workshop
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1177/2331216517737684
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.
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Trends in Hearing, v. 21, p. 1-11
Scholar Commons Citation
Carlile, Simon; Ciccarelli, Gregory; Cockburn, Jane; Diedesch, Anna C.; Finnegan, Megan K.; Hafter, Ervin; Henin, Simon; Kalluri, Sridhar; Kell, Alexander J. E.; Ozmeral, Erol J.; Roark, Casey L.; and Sagers, Jessica E., "Listening Into 2030 Workshop: An Experiment in Envisioning the Future of Hearing and Communication Science" (2017). Communication Sciences and Disorders Faculty Publications. 20.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/csd_facpub/20
