Events

In this interactive, practical session, we will draw upon the ADAPT Centre’s experience developing Citizens’ Think-Ins for public engagement. Using case studies and examples, we will illustrate how to go from an idea to a public discussion using co-creation.

Please register for the event by visiting https://bit.ly/HostingAThinkIn and we will be in touch to confirm details closer to the date.

For queries, please contact: emma.clarke@adaptcentre.ie 

We invite you to join us in The CHQ Building, Dublin on 1 June 2023 for a workshop on ADAPT’s Citizens’ Think-Ins as a method for engaging the public in dialogue about research.

A detailed event outline will follow, but the event will feature perspectives from participants in the 2022/2023 series and our evaluation partner: Sticky Dot. Lunch and refreshments on arrival will be provided.

To ensure that we have sufficient time to guarantee accessibility requirements, we invite you to register as soon as possible. Register: https://forms.gle/KNy9VLzAvTUiT6pd9

We are organising a workshop in June 2023 to hear your views on the Circular Economy.

Details to be announced. Email thinkins@adaptcentre.ie to register your interest.

We invite you to take part in a Think-In in Farranfore, Co. Kerry.

This Think-In is an interactive discussion about Healthy Smart Ageing and the role technology plays in our lives as we grow older.

The purpose of a Think-In is to disuss and share your perspectives on the technology you use in your everyday life. Your participation in this event will help researchers create better technology for people like you.

Drawing from your own lived experience, we will discuss the topic of technology and healthy lifestyles through group discussion. The Think-In content was co-created with members of the Smart Healthy Ageing community in County Kerry in March 2023. Participants had the following feedback from the co-creation event.

“It was really informative. All very friendly and made it easy to ask questions”

“I liked opinions and views being shared. Very positive”

“The facilitators were concerned about trying to educate us in the journey into the digital world”

There’s no doubt that technology has made our lives easier. From smart phones that track our fitness, monitor our sleep patterns and turn on our heating when we’re on the way home (and everything in between). But for all the benefits technology brings, there can be challenges when introducing new technology into our lives and homes.

We want to hear from people in Co. Kerry about their experiences of these types of technology. On 9 March, we will be running a workshop in the Centre for Smart Ageing in Farranfore to talk about how this impacts (or doesn’t impact) your life.

To register your your interest, email thinkins@adaptcentre.ie

image credits: The Centre for Better Ageing, Positive Ageing Image Library

Please check back soon as we’ll be announcing some exciting events for 2023.

Can you imagine a time when an app on your phone will be able to automatically translate between signed and spoken languages (a bit like Google Translate)? As automatic machine translation technology improves, an app like this might not be too far off in the future.

SignON is a community-driven project that is developing technology that will mean Deaf, hard of hearing and hearing individuals can translate between signed and spoken languages using translation technology like Google translate.

But how should this technology be developed, and how can we make sure it is guided by Deaf and hard of hearing communities? This event will build on the outcomes of a co-creation workshop held on 12 November 2022. To find out more about the workshop on 12 November, click this link.

Register now for a #DiscussAI Think-In on 25 November: click the link

Smile, you’re on camera! From taking the bus, to police surveillance and everything in between, we are now being monitored in a way we never have been before. 

 Join this #DiscussAI Think-In for a lively discussion on the increasing use of public surveillance through Artificial Intelligence and its impact on our day-to-day lives.  

 Through fascinating discussion scenarios, we will explore and deliberate on the potential benefits and drawbacks of AI surveillance for individuals and society at large.

 #DiscussAI Think-Ins are a forum for everyone – citizens, researchers, and industry professionals– to openly discuss the potential future we face as AI technologies evolve. These discussions allow a space to explore together if there is a safe and ethical way for us all to benefit from AI technology.

The event is open to all adults. Note that you don’t need any prior knowledge of AI to participate.

Join us on Saturday 12th November at Deaf Village Ireland to explore how an app for Sign Language translation might work in practice: click here to register