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===Principles of Calm Technology===
Developed by Amber Case

*1. Technology should require the smallest possible amount of attention
**Technology can communicate, but doesn’t need to speak.
**Create ambient awareness through different senses.
**Communicate information without taking the user out of their environment or task.

*2. Technology should inform and create calm
**A person's primary task should not be computing, but being human.
**Give people what they need to solve their problem, and nothing more.

*3. Technology should make use of the periphery
**A calm technology will move easily from the periphery of our attention, to the center, and back.
**The periphery is informing without overburdening.

*4. Technology should amplify the best of technology and the best of humanity
**Design for people first.
**Machines shouldn't act like humans.
**Humans shouldn't act like machines.
**Amplify the best part of each.

*5. Technology can communicate, but doesn’t need to speak
**Does your product need to rely on voice, or can it use a different communication method?
**Consider how your technology communicates status.

*6. Technology should work even when it fails
**Think about what happens if your technology fails.
**Does it default to a usable state or does it break down completely?

*7. The right amount of technology is the minimum needed to solve the problem
**What is the minimum amount of technology needed to solve the problem?
**Slim the feature set down so that the product does what it needs to do and no more.

*8. Technology should respect social norms
**Technology takes time to introduce to humanity.
**What social norms exist that your technology might violate or cause stress on?
**Slowly introduce features so that people have time to get accustomed to the product.

From [https://calmtech.com/ calmtech.com] accessed 2025 Jan 13.

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	*I. Technology should require the smallest possible amount of attention		I. Technology should require the smallest possible amount of attention
	**Technology can communicate, but doesn’t need to speak.		*Technology can communicate, but doesn’t need to speak.
	**Create ambient awareness through different senses.		*Create ambient awareness through different senses.
	**Communicate information without taking the user out of their environment or task.		*Communicate information without taking the user out of their environment or task.

	*II. Technology should inform and create calm		II. Technology should inform and create calm
	**A person's primary task should not be computing, but being human.		*A person's primary task should not be computing, but being human.
	**Give people what they need to solve their problem, and nothing more.		*Give people what they need to solve their problem, and nothing more.

	*III. Technology should make use of the periphery		III. Technology should make use of the periphery
	**A calm technology will move easily from the periphery of our attention, to the center, and back.		*A calm technology will move easily from the periphery of our attention, to the center, and back.
	**The periphery is informing without overburdening.		*The periphery is informing without overburdening.

	*IV. Technology should amplify the best of technology and the best of humanity		IV. Technology should amplify the best of technology and the best of humanity
	**Design for people first.		*Design for people first.
	**Machines shouldn't act like humans.		*Machines shouldn't act like humans.
	**Humans shouldn't act like machines.		*Humans shouldn't act like machines.
	**Amplify the best part of each.		*Amplify the best part of each.

	*V. Technology can communicate, but doesn’t need to speak		V. Technology can communicate, but doesn’t need to speak
	**Does your product need to rely on voice, or can it use a different communication method?		*Does your product need to rely on voice, or can it use a different communication method?
	**Consider how your technology communicates status.		*Consider how your technology communicates status.

	*VI. Technology should work even when it fails		VI. Technology should work even when it fails
	**Think about what happens if your technology fails.		*Think about what happens if your technology fails.
	**Does it default to a usable state or does it break down completely?		*Does it default to a usable state or does it break down completely?

	*VII. The right amount of technology is the minimum needed to solve the problem		VII. The right amount of technology is the minimum needed to solve the problem
	**What is the minimum amount of technology needed to solve the problem?		*What is the minimum amount of technology needed to solve the problem?
	**Slim the feature set down so that the product does what it needs to do and no more.		*Slim the feature set down so that the product does what it needs to do and no more.

	*VIII. Technology should respect social norms		VIII. Technology should respect social norms
	**Technology takes time to introduce to humanity.		*Technology takes time to introduce to humanity.
	**What social norms exist that your technology might violate or cause stress on?		*What social norms exist that your technology might violate or cause stress on?
	**Slowly introduce features so that people have time to get accustomed to the product.		*Slowly introduce features so that people have time to get accustomed to the product.

	From [https://calmtech.com/ calmtech.com] accessed 2025 Jan 13.		From [https://calmtech.com/ calmtech.com] accessed 2025 Jan 13.

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	Developed by Amber Case		Developed by Amber Case

	*1. Technology should require the smallest possible amount of attention		*I. Technology should require the smallest possible amount of attention
	**Technology can communicate, but doesn’t need to speak.		**Technology can communicate, but doesn’t need to speak.
	**Create ambient awareness through different senses.		**Create ambient awareness through different senses.
	**Communicate information without taking the user out of their environment or task.		**Communicate information without taking the user out of their environment or task.

	*2. Technology should inform and create calm		*II. Technology should inform and create calm
	**A person's primary task should not be computing, but being human.		**A person's primary task should not be computing, but being human.
	**Give people what they need to solve their problem, and nothing more.		**Give people what they need to solve their problem, and nothing more.

	*3. Technology should make use of the periphery		*III. Technology should make use of the periphery
	**A calm technology will move easily from the periphery of our attention, to the center, and back.		**A calm technology will move easily from the periphery of our attention, to the center, and back.
	**The periphery is informing without overburdening.		**The periphery is informing without overburdening.

	*4. Technology should amplify the best of technology and the best of humanity		*IV. Technology should amplify the best of technology and the best of humanity
	**Design for people first.		**Design for people first.
	**Machines shouldn't act like humans.		**Machines shouldn't act like humans.
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	**Amplify the best part of each.		**Amplify the best part of each.

	*5. Technology can communicate, but doesn’t need to speak		*V. Technology can communicate, but doesn’t need to speak
	**Does your product need to rely on voice, or can it use a different communication method?		**Does your product need to rely on voice, or can it use a different communication method?
	**Consider how your technology communicates status.		**Consider how your technology communicates status.

	*6. Technology should work even when it fails		*VI. Technology should work even when it fails
	**Think about what happens if your technology fails.		**Think about what happens if your technology fails.
	**Does it default to a usable state or does it break down completely?		**Does it default to a usable state or does it break down completely?

	*7. The right amount of technology is the minimum needed to solve the problem		*VII. The right amount of technology is the minimum needed to solve the problem
	**What is the minimum amount of technology needed to solve the problem?		**What is the minimum amount of technology needed to solve the problem?
	**Slim the feature set down so that the product does what it needs to do and no more.		**Slim the feature set down so that the product does what it needs to do and no more.

	*8. Technology should respect social norms		*VIII. Technology should respect social norms
	**Technology takes time to introduce to humanity.		**Technology takes time to introduce to humanity.
	**What social norms exist that your technology might violate or cause stress on?		**What social norms exist that your technology might violate or cause stress on?