What if the future of technology was designed with empathy at its core? In Episode 9 of the Designing a Humane Future podcast, we explore how social media and artificial intelligence are reshaping our lives—and how young people, ethical innovators, and inclusive design practices are showing us a better way forward. From Minecraft servers built for neurodiverse youth to AI systems that know when to hand off to a human, this two-part episode dives into the systems we build—and the future we want to shape. Listen now to discover how we can transform powerful technologies into tools for care, connection, and collective well-being. __ Learn more about the experts interviewed this episode by visiting the following links (in order of appearance): Kara Brisson-Boivin Director of Research, MediaSmarts https://mediasmarts.ca/ Dr. Skye Barbic
 Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Science and Occupation Therapy, 
University of British Columbia (UBC) https://osot.ubc.ca/our-research/our-faculty/skye-barbic/ Stuart Duncan Founder, Autcraft https://www.autcraft.com/ Kevin Tuer Chief Technology Officer, Communitech https://www.communitech.ca/ Fion Lee-Madan Technical Co-Founder, COO, Fairly AI https://www.fairly.ai/ Brian Ritchie
 Founder & CEO, kama.ai https://kama.ai/

What if the future of technology was designed with empathy at its core? In Episode 9 of the Designing a Humane Future podcast, we explore how social media and artificial intelligence are reshaping our lives—and how young people, ethical innovators, and inclusive design practices are showing us a better way forward. From Minecraft servers built for neurodiverse youth to AI systems that know when to hand off to a human, this two-part episode dives into the systems we build—and the future we want to shape. Listen now to discover how we can transform powerful technologies into tools for care, connection, and collective well-being. __ Learn more about the experts interviewed this episode by visiting the following links (in order of appearance): Kara Brisson-Boivin Director of Research, MediaSmarts https://mediasmarts.ca/ Dr. Skye Barbic
 Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Science and Occupation Therapy, 
University of British Columbia (UBC) https://osot.ubc.ca/our-research/our-faculty/skye-barbic/ Stuart Duncan Founder, Autcraft https://www.autcraft.com/ Kevin Tuer Chief Technology Officer, Communitech https://www.communitech.ca/ Fion Lee-Madan Technical Co-Founder, COO, Fairly AI https://www.fairly.ai/ Brian Ritchie
 Founder & CEO, kama.ai https://kama.ai/

This is a two-part ­episode that examines housing as a right with a focus on housing the middle and creating affordable, sustainable housing for middle-income households. In both parts, we’ll learn more about what led us to the housing crisis we are now facing in Canada and explore the efforts to ensure there is enough housing for all.

Learn more about the experts interviewed this episode by visiting the following links (in order of appearance): Andrea Nemtin Chief Executive Officer, Social Innovation Canada Mitchell Cohen President & CEO, The Daniels Corporation Tim Ross Executive Director, Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada Joshua Barndt Executive Director, The Neighbourhood Land Trust Graham Haines Project Manager, Housing Policy, City Planning Division, City of Toronto Marc Soberano Founder & Executive Director, Building Up