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SUMMARY:Calm Technology Principles in Practice
DESCRIPTION:  Client satisfaction surveys consistently show a gap between what people imagine a smart home will feel like and what they actually experience after installation.\nIn this session\, we'll introduce Calm Technology®\, a leading design framework based around human attention\, showing how its principles translate directly into better installations\, fewer support calls\, and more referrals. We'll present a working overview of the eight Principles of Calm Technology® with direct application to smart home integration: periphery vs. center of attention\, ambient display\, graceful degradation\, and the role of analog fallback. \nAttendees will learn how to audit their system designs against eight Principles of Calm Technology®\, how to present those choices to clients in language that builds confidence\, and how to get the most out of analog fallback methods that work independently of any network\, app\, or hub. \nReal-world product examples will be drawn from Calm Tech Institute’s certified product library\, and differentiates Calm Tech Certified™ for Spaces from others. \nLEARNING OBJECTIVES\nAttendees will leave this session able to:\nIdentify where current designs create unnecessary friction or demand attention from the homeowner\nUse light\, sound\, and environmental feedback to convey system state without always requiring a screen or app\nCommunicate Calm Tech Principles to clients during the discovery phase to better align expectations with outcomes\nLearn about opportunities for Calm Tech certification for products and installations to bring greater value and trust to consumers.
LOCATION:MH 3B
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