The term "intuitive" is often used when demands are made on the usability of technology. Every company, every corporation claims that the technology developed is intuitive.

What is intuitiveness? How is it created? And how can it be ensured in the development process? Most of us know intuitively what intuitiveness means.
Based on the activation theory of Bärentsen and Trettvik, I am discussing the term intuitiveness, it comes from intuition and is shaped by previous physical and cultural experiences.

At the end of the podcast, I will give you three questions that should be answered in detail at the beginning of every HMI development in order to get an intuitive solution.

Technologies are often hyped at first, only to fail grandly. 80-90% of all innovations do not make it to success. This episode of the Human-Technology podcast is about the why, why do innovations fail, and three technologies that are currently immensely popular and that I don't believe in. These are electric and autonomous flying taxis, plug-in hybrid vehicles, and the acquisition of Zoox by Amazon.

We are standing on the shoulder of giants. All we do, we think, all the ideas we have are based on the ideas and actions of others. The big guys write books and publish them. Books are an excellent chance to get into the brains, into the thinking, into the thoughts of leaders impacting our world.
I talk about three books about HMI design, usability, and user experience that influenced me. They are:

Donald Norman: The Design of Everyday Things
Alan Cooper: The Inmates are Running the Asylum
Gilles Colborne: Simple and Usable

New technologies allow and require new means of interaction between humans and machines. Three trends, that will shape the future of the interaction between humans and machines are discussed. They are:
1. Humane HMIs: the interaction action between humans and machines will become more and more like the communication between humans
2. Liquid HMIs: HMIs are leaking out of their original instances, like a scene in a car, into other devices like smartphones
3. AR/XR HIs: the augmentation of digital information over the real world will enhance safety, information, entertainment, and education

The CES 2021 was the first-ever fully digital event of the CTA. Instead of strolling through the halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center, the audience was in front of their screens at home. Just like the speakers, presenters, and moderators. Some real cool news, ideas, technologies, and services were presented though. I summarize my highlights from an automotive and HMI perspective. Episode 2 of 2.

The CES 2021 was the first-ever fully digital event of the CTA. Instead of strolling through the halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center, the audience was in front of their screens at home. Just like the speakers, presenters, and moderators. Some real cool news, ideas, technologies, and services were presented though. I summarize my highlights from an automotive and HMI perspective. Episode 1 of 2.

The Coronavirus and our activities to limit the consequences of the outbreak change our lives heavily. The Pandemic will be over one day, but some of the changes we experience today will remain. This episode of the Human-Technology Podcast analyzes existing and remaining changes. The focus will be on:
- New work
- New social interaction
- New mobility concepts

Megatrends are existing trends, they are visible, and they influence our world, our actions, and us. This episode presents three megatrends, that influence technology, human-machine interfaces, and our future relationship with technology.

This is the first episode of the Human-Technology podcast in which I want to do two things. It's about the podcast, what it is, why I record it. And it's about me. A few words about my background, my skills, and why I am recording this podcast.