How can we be “Above All, Human”?
On the 29th of August, a few thousand humans gathered in Melbourne at the beautiful Royal Exhibition Building for #aah18. Above All Human is a biennial conference created by the legends at Startup Victoria. To share all the great knowledge we absorbed, I summarised the many lessons.
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#aah18 is an innovation and technology conference that aims to drive change and solve big challenges humanity faces today.
Startup Victoria are changing up the conference game with aah, engaging the attendees with personalisation and inclusion. The conference provided space for human-driven and innovative startups to showcase what they do, a free kids zone for the day, tasty food truck treats for lunch and personalised first-name tags.
Throughout the day, we heard from a wide range of experts about technology, startups, design diversity, resilience, AI, genes, quantum physics and space. The event jammed packed full of great insights, quality advice and real human stories of failure, connection and success.
To share all the great knowledge we absorbed, we’ve summarised the many lessons below:
To improve diversity and inclusion, take time and use awareness.
Welcome the future with testing and learning.
Use empathy to create and design great products.
Be open to feedback and change when you need to.