Re: Job opportunity: Humane Innovation Lead for Center for Humane Technology

[Danny Spitzberg]

   Some important background and context on CHT:
   [1]https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/08/26/silicon-valleys-crisis
   -of-conscience
   [2]https://www.wired.com/story/tech-needs-to-listen-to-actual-researche
   rs/

   On Fri, Jun 3, 2022 at 10:33 AM Paul D. Fernhout
   <[3]pdfernhout@kurtz-fernhout.com> wrote:

     This is a job opportunity I just saw today at the Center for Humane
     Technology that is tangentially related to many of the same goals of
     creating LibrePlanet that works well for everyone (even if it is not
     an
     exact match):
     [4]https://www.humanetech.com/careers-humane-innovation-lead
     "CHT's mission is to catalyze a humane future. We reframe the
     insidious
     effects of persuasive technology, expose the runaway systems
     beneath,
     and deepen the capacity of leaders across sectors and global
     decision-makers to take wise action. In 2020, CHT was thrilled to
     support the development and release of The Social Dilemma, the
     acclaimed
     Netflix documentary directed by Jeff Orlowski-Yang on the
     existential
     threats posed by social media, reaching an estimated 100 million
     viewers
     worldwide.
        This product management role is for someone who cares deeply
     about
     making a difference in tomorrow’s technology products. Our online
     course, Foundations of Humane Technology, is a significant strategic
     opportunity to engage with a growing ecosystem of humane
     technologists
     to drive cultural change throughout the industry. The course equips
     a
     growing movement with core principles, frameworks, and practices in
     humane technology. Thousands of people are already enrolled, with
     orders
     of magnitude more coming, and interest from a wide range of partners
     across technology, policy, investment, media, and more.
        Reporting to CHT Co-Founder Randima Fernando and working in close
     collaboration, our Humane Innovation Lead will own day-to-day
     responsibility for our course and its community. This includes
     course
     content and user experience, packaging for different audiences
     (including workshops), marketing, public presentations, and
     supporting
     our global community. ..."
     More on CHT:
     [5]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_for_Humane_Technology
     "The Center for Humane Technology (formerly known as Time Well
     Spent) is
     a nonprofit organization dedicated to radically reimagining the
     digital
     infrastructure. Its mission is to drive a comprehensive shift toward
     humane technology that supports the collective well-being, democracy
     and
     shared information environment. CHT has diagnosed the systemic harms
     of
     the attention economy, which it says include internet addiction,
     mental
     health issues, political extremism, political polarization, and
     misinformation. Founded in 2013, the organization gained greater
     renown
     after its involvement in the Netflix original documentary The Social
     Dilemma, which examined how social media companies profit off of
     political polarization and the spread of conspiracy theories, while
     also
     causing psychological and emotional harm to users. "
     I have no connection to CHT other than admiring what they seem to
     aspire
     to do, being on their announcement mailing list, and also just
     signing
     up for the free-as-in-beer course they have:
     "Foundations of Humane Technology"
     [6]https://www.humanetech.com/course
     "To build technology that matters tomorrow, we have to start with
     different principles today. This self-paced online course prepares
     product teams to create technology that treats attention and
     intention
     as sacred, protects well-being, and builds our collective capacity
     to
     address humanity’s most urgent challenges."
     Anyway, posting this in hopes that some people here may want to help
     improve that course and the related project using LibrePlanet ideals
     such as:
     [7]https://libreplanet.org/wiki/LibrePlanet:Mission_Statement
     "Free software is paramount for a free society. As computers play
     increasingly integral roles in more and more aspects of our lives,
     the
     role of software freedom in guaranteeing our general freedom grows
     in
     parallel. The software which runs on our computers defines how we
     experience and interact with the world, so we must ensure that we
     have
     the freedom and control to determine how we connect and communicate
     with
     each another. Otherwise, we make our autonomy contingent on the
     people
     and corporations who own software."
     --Paul Fernhout ([8]pdfernhout.net)
     "The biggest challenge of the 21st century is the irony of
     technologies
     of abundance in the hands of those still thinking in terms of
     scarcity."
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References

   1. 
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/08/26/silicon-valleys-crisis-of-conscience
   2. https://www.wired.com/story/tech-needs-to-listen-to-actual-researchers/
   3. mailto:pdfernhout@kurtz-fernhout.com
   4. https://www.humanetech.com/careers-humane-innovation-lead
   5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_for_Humane_Technology
   6. https://www.humanetech.com/course
   7. https://libreplanet.org/wiki/LibrePlanet:Mission_Statement
   8. http://pdfernhout.net/
   9. mailto:libreplanet-discuss@libreplanet.org
  10. https://lists.libreplanet.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss