As the world acclimates to the reality and uncertainty of the COVID-19 global pandemic, digital culture makes it possible for people to stay connected while physically distancing.
But it takes more than digital culture tools to navigate these unprecedented times – it takes human ingenuity, hope and heart, said Diana Ayton-Shenker, executive director of the ASU-Leonardo partnership and CEO of Leonardo/the International Society of Arts, Sciences and Technology.
“It’s our digital technology that’s allowing us to stay connected but if we only use that technology to be more efficient or to be more effective in our productivity, we will be missing what we most need right now – which is the humanizing of this experience. And that’s going to come from human ingenuity and hope and heart.”
In a special livestreamed talk presented by ASU-Leonardo and the School of Arts, Media and Engineering, Ayton-Shenker explored how we can humanize digital culture by socially connecting while physically distancing.