Pamela Pavliscak

Pamela Pavliscak studies the future of feelings. Obsessed by our conflicted emotional relationship with technology, her work is part creative research and part design. Whether documenting new internet emotions, inviting people to dinner parties with their digital alter egos, or prototyping emotionally needy bots, Pamela’s research is aimed at understanding how technology can help us be human.

Pamela’s work with organizations like Google, IKEA, The New York Public Library, and Virgin draws designers, decision-makers, and community members into creative collaboration. She’s also co-founder of SoundingBox, a new online research platform. Currently, Pamela is on faculty at Pratt Institute where she teaches the next generation of tech designers. Her insights have appeared in The New York Times, the LA Times, NPR, Slate, CBC, and Quartz. She’s spoken at SXSW, TEDx, TNW, and Web Summit among many others. Her book, Emotionally Intelligent Design, charts an empathetic future.