ABOVE ALL HUMANFRIDAY 29 JAN, 2016

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS BY JONATHAN STEINGIESSER @STEMACO

ABOVE ALL HUMAN - 1 DAY CONFERENCE

INTRO

▸ above all human is a conference for startup founders, makers, designers and innovators who want to do great things, build innovative products, and be the most effective entrepreneurs they can be.

DIRECTOR OF CX AT SLACK

@ALIRAYL

▸ "A finite game is played for the purpose of winning, an infinite game for the purpose of continuous play." J. Carse

▸ “Out of the failure of our game we realised that play never ends”

▸ "Come up with a list of how you want people to feel about your product, not a list of features"

▸ "The culture is what's important in your team... It shouldn't matter what you're working on"

"BRAND IS A PROMISE TO A CUSTOMER, CULTURE IS HOW YOU DELIVER ON IT"

@didierelzinga

CEO/CO-FOUNDER AT CULTURE AMP

"WE ARE IN THE UNIQUE POSITION OF BEING ABLE TO DIRECT THE WAY A COMPANY’S’ CULTURE IS DEFINED, RIGHT FROM THE GET GO.”

@didierelzinga

WE NEED TO ACT ON & FRAME PROBLEMS SO WE CAN FIND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS IN THE FIELD

@drstewart_MSF

MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES (DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS)

"DESIGNERS NEED TO BE GOOD LEADERS AND GOOD TEACHERS." @monteiro

"LEARNING, BEING ABLE TO ADMIT THAT THE LAST TIME YOU DID SOMETHING IT WAS WRONG AND YOU CAN IMPROVE ON IT." @martin_hosking

"DESIGNING FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE SHOULD BE THE DEFAULT EXPERIENCE FOR ALL DESIGN"

@anildash

COFOUNDER @MAKERBASE @THINKUP & @ACTIVATEINC

ABOVE ALL HUMAN - 1 DAY CONFERENCE

CONCLUSION

▸ Several of the talks discussed the importance of designing and creating for people. Not just concentrating on making money. To think about framing the problems that actually need solving, and not just how to make life easier for rich people.