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We are focused on the social trends that could shape the future and the tech tools that may drive it. Our projects are informed and influenced by our engagement with experts across the research, tech and design spectrums. In this space, we share what we’re learning, what’s inspiring, and what’s next.

ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE

Teaching a Robot to Read

BY: COLLEEN McCRETTON | August 18, 2021

Over the last several years one of the FCAT AI teams - code named “RoboReader” - has been working on processing documents and taking needed information from unstructured text and transforming it into structured data that can be used by the business. In the course of the work, we have noticed parallels in the way we are “teaching” the system and how we read as humans.

Artificial Intelligence

Design

Article

08/18/2021

Design

The Future of Work

By: Una McGrath | July 29, 2021

The Future of Work was brought into sharp focus during the Covid-19 pandemic, as workers worldwide found themselves suddenly in the greatest work-from-home experiment in modern times.
This crisis has shifted values, behaviours, and attitudes across all areas of work and life, in particular about where, when, and how we work.

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sociocultural

Article

07/06/2021

ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE

Building Trust in AI Systems

BY: COLLEEN MCCRETTON | January 28, 2021

Bias in data used by AI algorithms is drawing increasing attention. The internet is full of examples of AI systems bias: recruiting algorithms trained on data that favored male candidates, facial recognition software unable to appropriately identify people of color, medical systems trained with data that is not sufficiently diverse, and many other examples. However, there is another aspect to bias that impacts AI systems and bears some scrutiny as well - the cognitive biases that users bring to the table.

Artificial Intelligence

Design

Article

01/28/2021

FCAT Design

Learning about Leadership by Talking About Art

BY: WILL REED | September 21, 2020

I was struggling to facilitate my first Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) session when it hit me — this was "another growth opportunity." Specifically, it was an opportunity to rethink what it means to be a leader in our hyper-connected, ambiguous, and shape-shifting environment. And it started with 3 simple questions.

Design

SocioCultural

Article

09/25/2020

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