PPA research has shown that reliance on digitised Automated Decision-Making (ADM) means the loss of the social and behavioural structures that surround and support the decision-making process more generally. 

How can the design of algorithmic interactions be successfully grounded in a sense of the world, and in the plurality of behaviours and social constructs?

Our animated digital human design studies for the speculative Voices of Tomorrow prototype illustrate how close the spoken narrative comes to our own world, and yet highlights the key differences.

Digital technologies, in particular those which use algorithms to take on complex computation tasks, are increasingly ubiquitous in contemporary humanitarian practice, and even guide policy decision-making.

Technology and Sweden’s asylum system. States and asylum seekers are at the centre of rapid digital innovation in surveillance, mobility, welfare and identity. Why do some states rush to digitalise asylum systems, while others do not?

The aim of many forms of digitalised welfare is to offer a personalised, holistic service that is affordable, sustainable, efficient, encouraging and leaves room for voluntary action.