Some time back in 2023, I met Dr Jennifer MacRitchie at a ‘Crucible’ event run by the Future Leader Fellows Development Network. The idea was to help fellows to talk about, think about, and do interdisciplinary research. I and Jennifer ended up collaboration on a few things. One of them was this generative AI project which also involved people living with dementia). But, most recently, I’m delighted to announce the latest thing we are collaborating on, the BRIDGES network.
Here is a quote from Jennifer about what the network will do:
This funding will allow researchers to co-develop adaptive technologies to evolve with the changing needs of people living with dementia and their families, from assisting with speech and memory to developing intuitive ways for online and face-to-face communication. Examples could be tools to support word-finding, platforms to engage with music or the arts, or new ways to interact in the face-to-face or online world.
See this LinkedIn post for more information.
The network will bring together experts in medicine, engineering, communication, and human-computer interaction, but it’s really exciting to help promote the use of Design Research to shape the research and innovation that the network will support.
