Ashlee Valdes

design thinking makes the world a better place || pro-innovation, anti-corruption || global nomad with bases in Amsterdam, DC and Cape Town

[Ashlee Valdes @AsheValdes]

@KellyLThomas88 Speaking to parents via video whatsapp in PGI near the Ponce de Leon inlet. No house flooding. No major surge. Still no power, but cell phone towers must be repaired as the call is on whatsapp.

[Ashlee Valdes @AsheValdes]

A great quote on people centered innovation from last night’s @DT_AMS Meetup on Making Innovation Work, a look into @Guidion: As an innovation lab, we don’t have a 3D printer. We just put people in a space with canvases and give them the space to think. @out_mike 👏🏽

[Ashlee Valdes @AsheValdes]

So happy to have mentored this student through his thesis project bringing #humancentereddesign research and #designthinking methods to #softwareengineering . Well done Thomas!!! 🙌🏽 https://t.co/mucTcOSGdd

[LABS info.nl @LABSinfonl]

Congrats to Thomas Boots, one of LABS’ graduation interns for a successful defense of his thesis, ‘Technology sees,
Technology feels” applying #tensorflow for #seeingAI and a #haptic sleeve to notify object distance and size for #visuallyImpaired . #inclusivetech

[Ashlee Valdes @AsheValdes]

We’ve just announced our latest edition of Behavior Design Amsterdam, BDAMS 17: Conscious Design or how to design for social change? Featuring speakers from DuckDuckGo and Yoni! RSVP!
https://t.co/katBq6xATH

[Ashlee Valdes @AsheValdes]

Reimagine a city w/2 design perspectives: mythology & deep listing. The myth of Europe is desire to escape & search for freedom. Listening uncovers values, creates dialogue & facilitates collective imagining, which brings creation. #Inclusive inherent in both #bordersessions18

[Ashlee Valdes @AsheValdes]

Talking about design for AI is not the same as designing for AI. #bordersessions18 lab, Make #government in an #AI world, drove home the absolute need for diversity and multiple voices when choosing data to feed a neural network to combat and design w/ #ethics

[Ashlee Valdes @AsheValdes]

More than products and apps to bring into the bedroom... IoT for one of our most important daily activities. SLEEP. From tracker rings, to robots, consumer ecosystems and contactless vital sensors... big THANKS to @dusseldorp for curating @ThingsConAMS #theinternetofsleep

[Ashlee Valdes @AsheValdes]

Avg sleep per night is positively correlated with GDP (NL ranks high on the chart!) @ThingsConAMS tackles how to effectively add IoT to our nights in the #internetofsleep salon on now @FreedomLab

[LABS info.nl @LABSinfonl]

Tomorrow’s the day! @ThingsConAMS salon #12 on The Internet of Sleep hosted by @FreedomLab starti g at 17h! https://t.co/X8TcQuEO8w

[Ashlee Valdes @AsheValdes]

@NLEMaatschappij wow, after 14 days to respond to my question regarding €400 in termination charges, your response includes the wrong contract and no direct way to contact you... how is this klantenservice?

[Ashlee Valdes @AsheValdes]

Seeking a framework for ethical design for AI? I love this elegant and memorable model presented by @vdignum at the @PACT_tudelft kickoff with @AMS_institute

[Ashlee Valdes @AsheValdes]

@aukeschotanus giving a workshop @damsjam on Reframing for the “design thinking as the mindset of innovation... if you use a standard mindset you get standard solutions.” #gsjam

[Ashlee Valdes @AsheValdes]

Thanks @wilg for the Lean Startup discussion at @NEXTAms . I look forward to trying the Next Canvas!

[Ashlee Valdes @AsheValdes]

@StefanMirck I was there! Great moment in the day!

[Ashlee Valdes @AsheValdes]

I’m a few minutes we’ll begin the #ThingsCon session I am moderating on #IntimateTechnologies where we’ll discuss explorations in the new frontiers of intimacy, haptics and beyond.

[ThingsConNL @ThingsConAMS]

Responsive Urban Spaces, time to be creative! With @AsheValdes

[Ashlee Valdes @AsheValdes]

#AI starts with humans: It's not about the algorithm or the data. It's about who collects the data and how they ensure quality. #FrAIday

[Ashlee Valdes @AsheValdes]

A little comic relief from @FolgertK 's presentation on co-writing with #AI ... a recipe for your next dinner party... #bdams @LABSinfonl

[Ashlee Valdes @AsheValdes]

Taught my first Design Thinking for Coders Masterclass to a super enthusiastic @Restart_Network ! More design doing infecting the world! https://t.co/tuQvvJ7dFS

[Restart Network @Restart_Network]

The bootcamp is using design-thinking techniques to solve real world problems. Thanks @AsheValdes & @Incl_Spaces for visiting our campus!

[Ashlee Valdes @AsheValdes]

And we thought it was just AI going to take our jobs away... New uses for ML an AI popping up daily. https://t.co/bckpX0OkXS

[Kate Crawford @katecrawford]

"Have you ever had concerns that a prospective employer is strip-mining your social media and making assertions about your private life?"