Listening Into 2030 Workshop: An Experiment in Envisioning the Future of Hearing and Communication Science.

ABSTRACT: Here we report the methods and output of a workshop examining possible futures of speech and hearing science out to 2030. Using a design thinking approach, a range of human-centered problems in communication were identified that could provide the motivation for a wide range of research. Nine main research programs were distilled and are summarized: (a) measuring brain and other physiological parameters, (b) auditory and multimodal displays of information, (c) auditory scene analysis, (d) enabling and understanding shared auditory virtual spaces, (e) holistic approaches to health management and hearing impairment, (f) universal access to evolving and individualized technologies, (g) biological intervention for hearing dysfunction, (h) understanding the psychosocial interactions with technol

SUBMITTER: Carlile S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5912269 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature