Benjamin Lucas Searle

ben [at] searle [dot] hu

About

I'm a PhD student at UCL Interaction Centre. My research focuses on well-being technologies and emotional ergonomics supported by intelligent systems. I prototype experimental interfaces that emphasise the human over the user.

I run No Blank Space, building Amulet, an app for social journalling with metaphors of energy to nurture support networks; and Tabs, an overwhelm-friendly task manager. I’m also a founder of Mesm, a platform for immersive mixed reality city-wide storytelling.

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Human-made design resources

A humble collection of free resources for human-made design

How's your energy?

Why lived metaphors should be the future of well-being technology

Software for Play: Beyond games

Why you should be practicing toyification in your designs

What comes after everything?

Speculation on how AI could be more than a text interface

Tabs

A less overwhelming todo app. Designed for people with ADHD, perfected for everyone.

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User Therapy

Tech is having a culture/purpose identity-crisis. User Therapy is a lounge-style casual podcast on refinding that tech-career axis and realigning it with purpose and culture.

Coming soon

The Social Innovator

What is the mark of a truly remarkable entrepreneur? How do we bring wonder and optimism into our future? What social innovations will help us get there?

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