Foundations of Humane Technology

A free, self-paced online course for professionals shaping tomorrow's technology

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Course as Slide

Each slide is roughly 1 hour long. Jump in anywhere you don't have to do the modules in order.

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Module 4

Centering Values

How do the conditions of our lives shape our values and how might metric-driven product development be centered on our values?

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Module 8

Ready to Act

How can we create a culture of humane technology inside of our workplaces and broader industry?

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Join Thousands Globally

Over 17,000 participants from 130+ countries are learning how to build more humane tech. Learn alongside engineers, product managers, researchers, and professionals from top organizations such as Meta, Apple, and the United Nations.

To build technology that matters tomorrow, we have to start with different principles today.

Join Participants from Influential Global Organizations

Meta
Apple
Google
TikTok
Amazon
Microsoft
Deloitte
BBC
United Nations
IBM

What Tech Leaders Are Saying About Our Course

“I can think of no content with more insight into what is causing the world’s biggest problems today, and more potential to enable their solutions.”
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Tom Gruber
Co-founder of Apple’s Siri

“If you want what you build to last, you need to create technology that's humane and built from trust.”
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Jonathan Borthwick
CEO of Betaworks

Foundations offers a structure and language for building technology that is considerate and safe. Required learning for anyone in tech, not just engineers.”
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Suparna Chhibber
Ex-Amazon Entrepreneur

“Essential for anyone developing for impact.”
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Premal Shah
Co-founder of Kiva.org

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Course Details

  • Available in 3 formats: written, video, slides

  • Currently free of charge, thanks to our generous donors

  • For professionals, with or without a technical background, shaping tomorrow's technology

  • 8 self-paced modules that average 1 hour each to complete

  • Interactive exercises and reflections to help internalize the material and additional resources to dive deeper

  • Regular events to learn from like-minded people and experts

Introducing Our Course: Foundations of Humane Technology

What You’ll Learn

Learn how the old paradigm went wrong, and how to act from a new, more humane paradigm.

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Foundations of Humane Technology is made possible by the generous lead supporters of the Center for Humane Technology. Support for this course was provided in part by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation.

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