Below is a sampling of talks and publications that Danny has presented, written, or been featured in over the years. Topics include interaction design, design thinking, and mobility.

Affectiva Conference

Augmented Intelligence: Affective Emotions in Mobility Talk

Participated in the 2019 Affectiva Emotion AI Summit and presented a talk entitled “Augmented Intelligence: Affecting Emotions in Mobility,” which explored how we might leverage a wide range of senses and augmented intelligence to shift emotions while we are on the go.

Stanford University

Future of Automobility Presentation at Stanford’s CARS Facility

Presented the fourth chapter in IDEO’s Future of Automobility Series at Stanford's Center for Automotive Research. The workshop explored ‘Mobility from the Inside Out’ and how vehicles adapt to new users in a shared mobility system.

Medium Article

Passion and Progression: The Evolution of Interaction Design Article

This article reflects on 20 years of consulting experience in Silicon Valley and the evolution of the interaction design discipline. Looking back upon the Apollo moon missions and the discipline's formative years, key breakthroughs made by generations of interaction designers balancing human needs, technical innovation, and market viability are celebrated.

IXDA Talk

IXDA Reflections on Achievements, Impact and Moving Forward Presentation

Building on the Medium article, this ‘Passion and Progression: Reflections on Achievements, Impact and Moving Forward’ talk covers 20 years of interaction design teaching and consultancy work. The development of interaction design as a discipline and notable moments from my journey as an interaction designer were presented.

Wired

IDEO Reimagines The Wild Future
of Self-Driving Cars

Upon the launch of IDEO’s Future of Automobility series, the first three chapters, visualizing moving people, things, and spaces, received widespread press coverage, including this article in Wired.

Core77

The Future of Moving Together: IDEO Visualizes the Role of Autonomous Vehicles and Ride-Sharing

Core77 extensively covered the fourth chapter in IDEO’s Future of Automobility series, which explores how we might move together in future shared mobility contexts.

Communication Arts

The Road Ahead: The Future of User Interfaces in Vehicles

This article explores what lies ahead regarding vehicle interface design and the interaction design discipline.

Core77

The Coming Age of Automobility and What it Means for Designers

This article takes a retrospective look at developments related to the future of automobility and looks ahead to consider what the movement
means for designers.

Wired

Siri and Cortana Sound Like Ladies
Because of Sexism

This article explores with several designers why voice interfaces typically use female voices.