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SUMMARY:Rethinking the Quantified Self to make personal data engaging and 
 useful  - Steve Whittaker\, University of California Santa Cruz
DTSTART:20171113T140000Z
DTEND:20171113T150000Z
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CONTACT:Microsoft Research Cambridge Talks Admins
DESCRIPTION:The Quantified Self (QS) vision argues for collecting and anal
 yzing rich collections of personal data. According to the vision\, such pe
 rsonal data facilitate greater self-insight promoting behaviour change. Bu
 t although self quantification is common\, quantified self technologies sh
 ow poor rates of adoption. This talk explores reasons for this failure. I 
 will revisit the QS vision\, identifying its flaws\, arguing that it is ov
 erly analytic\, overly rational and overly authoritative. I will present d
 eployments of three new QS systems that address these problems proposing a
  new design approach to personal data systems. 
LOCATION:Small Lecture Room \, Microsoft Research Ltd\, 21 Station Road\, 
 Cambridge\, CB1 2FB
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