Hi, my name is Marigo Raftopoulos and I’m the postdoctoral research fellow leading the EU funded project, Augmented Humans. My focus for this work has been on researching how we can augment the best of human and artificial intelligence to accelerate creativity and innovation in business applications, and build resilient individuals and organisations.
The posts in this website provide a snapshot of the research findings of each work package for the project. This includes a systematic literature review, a survey of workers at the frontline of AI implementations, expert interviews of AI solutions providers on enabling AI implementations in organisations, a psychometric survey of attributes and mindsets that shape AI acceptance in the workplace, and the creation of participatory and experiential practices that facilitate stakeholder collaboration in the design of AI systems. As an added bonus, I worked with several colleagues on a conference panel discussion followed by a journal paper on human flourishing in the era of AI.
Augmented Humans has been funded under an EU Marie Curie Fellowship which was finalised on September 1 August 2024, and my final report to the European Commission is due later in the year. However the research and its real-world applications will continue well into the future.
My key research contributions to date from this project are as follows:
• Understanding the impact of AI enabled technologies on socio-technical systems, its ethical consequences, and the challenges with AI deployment and enablement.
• Understanding how human mindsets and cognitive frames impact AI acceptance, collaboration and co-creation in the workplace.
• Identification of critical skillsets required by the three key stakeholder groups – end users, developers and organisations, in the creation and enablement of responsible and effective AI technologies.
• Design of a participatory design workshop methodology called Creating Tiny Robots that can be used as a research tool and as a method to collaboratively engage stakeholders in better understanding the key opportunities and challenges of AI systems design.
I hold a PhD in Media and Communication from RMIT University (2016) focused on how game technologies, gamification and playful human-machine interaction can inform the development of more effective systems design, user experiences and interaction in business and social applications.
Between completing my PhD and commencing my current postdoctoral fellowship, I spent several years in practice advising private clients ranging from technology startups, corporate and government organisations on the use of innovative and interactive digital technologies for problem solving, intervention design, productivity improvement, and behavior change. I also have a Bachelor of Economics and an MBA.
I grew up in Australia, have travelled the world, and have lived and worked in Finland for the last three years. The idea of being a digital nomad has enormous appeal ❤
Please let me know if you ave any questions about this research, or how I can help you bring these important research findings to life in your organisation.
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