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Would deleting Facebook make us all happier? Of the 16 hours we spend awake each day on average, over 11 of those hours are spent interacting with digital media. In an always-on, tech-driven world, how do we gain control over our wellbeing?
This 1 unit course focuses on tackling and re-framing the relationship between technology and wellness. No coding involved; however we will be deeply exploring the human operating system.
The purpose of CS82SI is to use meditation, reflection, activities and discussion to explore the intersection of technology and well-being. We will ask students to engage personally with course material through activities and journaling. This is fundamentally a course on well-being, and particularly a course on its relationship with technology.
If you are enrolled in CS82SI, please visit the Syllabus for course logistics, expectations and more, or visit the Reader for additional readings and resources related to course topics.
If you are not enrolled in CS82SI and are interested in learning more, please contact Cooper at crat [at] stanford [dot] edu.
Event | Date | Description | Course Materials |
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Inner Ring | Personal Human Flourishing | Your Mind on Tech | ||
Meeting 1 | 4/9 |
Basics of Human Flourishing
Speaker: Aneel Chima, Stanford Flourishing Project |
[Slides]
[Course Reader] [Exit Ticket] |
Meeting 2 | 4/16 |
Transformative Tech
Speaker: Caitlin Krause, Mindful by Design |
[Slides]
[Course Reader] [Exit Ticket] Released - [Reflection 1] |
Middle Ring | Relationships and Career | Working Well in Tech | ||
Meeting 3 | 4/23 |
Bridging Individuals
Speaker: Dr. Tia Rich, Founder of Contemplation by Design |
DUE by 4:30 PST - [Reflection 1]
[Slides] [Course Reader] [Exit Ticket] |
Meeting 4 | 4/30 |
Working Well in Tech and Online Communities
Speaker: Daragh Byrne, Founder, codingmindfully.com Speaker: Jeff Sheng, Stanford PhD Student in Sociology |
[Slides]
[Course Reader] [Exit Ticket] Released - [Mini-project Proposal] |
Meeting 5 | 5/7 |
Resilience & Mindfulness in Academic Settings
Speaker: Denise Pope, Senior Lecturer, GSE |
DUE by 4:30 PST - [Mini-project Proposal]
[Slides] [Course Reader] [Exit Ticket] Released - [Reflection 2] |
Outer Ring | Systems, Society and Culture | Our World with Tech | ||
Meeting 6 | 5/14 |
Wellness Entrepreneurship, AI
Speaker: Justin Lai, Founder, Atlas Mental Health |
DUE by 4:30 PST - [Reflection 2]
[Slides] [Course Reader] [Exit Ticket] |
Meeting 7 | 5/21 |
Wellness Entrepreneurship, Communities
Speaker: James Ehrlich, Founder, Regen Villages |
[Slides]
[Course Reader] [Exit Ticket] |
Meeting 8 | 5/28 |
Wellness Entrepreneurship, Applications
Speaker: Swapna Savant, Director of Engineering, Headspace For Work |
[Slides]
[Exit Ticket] Released - [Reflection 3] Released - [Final mini-project submission] |
Synthesizing | Combining the Rings | ||
Meeting 9 | 6/4 |
Integrating What You've Learned Into Your Life
Speaker: John Armstrong, Life Design Lab |
ON-TIME DUE DATE by 4:30 PST - [Reflection 3]
[Slides] [Exit Ticket] |
- | 6/10 | Mini-project (on-time) | ON-TIME DUE DATE by 11:59 PST - [Project submission] |
(Optional) Meeting 10 | 6/11 | Class Party | - |
- | 6/13 | R3 + Mini-Project (late, graduating) | LATE DUE DATE (for graduating students) by 11:59 PST - [Project submission] + [Reflection 3] |
- | 6/19 | R3 + Mini-Project (late, non-graduating) | LATE DUE DATE (for non-graduating students) by 11:59 PST - [Project submission] + [Reflection 3] |