A group of enterprising and innovative high school students at Los Gatos High School in California have developed an innovative prejudice awareness app that is designed to use education and discussion to spread awareness about common stereotypes and prejudices, as well as different forms of discrimination.
Developed as part of the Filos Project, this prejudice awareness app uses a special algorithm that helps to draw on students' life experiences, problems and perceptions of each other, using that data to connect students with very different backgrounds, encouraging them to communicate and learn about each other.
Given how much time young people spend on their phones, the Filos Project awareness app is a brilliant venture in that it uses this channel of communication for a good cause.
Prejudice Awareness Apps
This App Helps Discourage Stereotyping Using Smartphone-Based Interaction
Trend Themes
1. Prejudice Awareness Apps - This trend presents opportunities for developers to create innovative apps that use education and discussion to spread awareness about stereotypes and prejudices.
2. Smartphone-based Interaction - This trend opens up possibilities for industries to develop new ways for different backgrounds to communicate and learn about each other using smartphones.
3. Filos Project - This trend highlights the potential for more projects like the Filos Project to use special algorithms and students' life experiences to connect individuals with different backgrounds and encourage communication and learning.
Industry Implications
1. App Development - This industry can take advantage of the prejudice awareness app trend by creating apps that address stereotypes and promote understanding.
2. Communication Technology - This industry is well-positioned to leverage the smartphone-based interaction trend by developing innovative tools and platforms for diverse individuals to connect and learn from one another.
3. Education - This industry can explore the disruptive innovation opportunities presented by the Filos Project trend by incorporating similar algorithms and approaches to encourage communication and understanding among students with different backgrounds.