Mike and Jen Quinlan, a husband and wife research team, propose SXSW 2017 tackles the topic of tech detox. For the past three years, they've gathered research on tech detox tourism, rituals and cultures. In this talk, they will highlight trends and techniques to apply tech detox at all levels to your daily life to reconnect with with people you love, nature around you and hobbies you enjoy. Please vote for 'Unplugged - ISO Tech Detox' for SXSW Interactive 2017 here: http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/68278

1. UNPLUGGED:
ISO TECH DETOX
#SXTECHDETOX
PROPOSAL:
SXSW 2017 | Panel Picker

2. My husband and
I have been
together for ten
years.
Jen
Quinlan
Mike
Quinlan
[10 Years Ago]

3. We’re pretty
happy people,
but ...

4. In 2013, we
started to feel
anxious, a little
too attached to
our phones.

5. We realized
we took
them
everywhere.

6. And it felt
bad being
always
available.

7. So we sought
out an
experience
where there was
no tech.
Pholia Farm in Oregon to be specific.

8. Our phones didn’t
work there. At first we
were anxious.
And then, we started
to relax. And talk. And
read books. And enjoy
nature.

9. And make friends
with a goat.

10. And another goat.

11. And yet another
goat.

12. Ok.
We befriended all
of the goats.
We even went on
a hike with them.
It was wonderful.

13. The experience got
us thinking about
how much we miss
out on, when we’re
always connected
to tech.
And that it is
necessary to do tech
detoxes in a variety of
ways to reconnect
with life and the ones
you love.

14. We’ve been studying
tech detox TOURISM,
CULTURES and
TRENDS for the past
three years.
We’d like to share with
the SXSW communitiy
what we’ve learned.

15. The average American
adult spends 11 hours a
day interacting with
electronic media. That’s
almost 46% of our time,
whether we’re awake or
not.
- Nielsen
84% of Americans own a
computer. This easy
access has us spending
around 60 hours a month
(2.5 full days) interacting
with technology.
- U.S. Census
24% of teenagers in
America are almost
constantly online, with
92% going online
daily and 56%
accessing the internet
several times a day.
- Pew
We’re VERY Connected
One in eight Americans suffers
from problematic Internet use.
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
/pubmed/17008818

16. The Benefits of
Disconnecting
Improved
Memory
Deeper Social
Connections
Stronger
Focus
Better
Sleep
Decreased
Anxiety
More
Mindful

17. Food for Thought

18. Campers have paid up to $570 to have their devices taken away from
them for a weekend. via Forbes

19. From detox spa packages, tech-free vibes or highly disconnected sites -
hotels to home rentals are popping up globally marketed as a tech-free or
limited tech experience.

20. DISCONNECT TO RECONNECT®
Brands are emerging in the tech detox space
such as “Digital Detox”.

22. The Amish do not consider
technology evil in itself but
they believe that
technology, if left
untamed, will undermine
worthy traditions and
accelerate assimilation into
the surrounding society.
- The Young Center

24. Voting for SXSW 2017

25. What makes us
good speakers on
this topic?
1. We’re passionate.
2. We’re experienced public
speakers.
3. We have a unique
perspective as a
husband-
wife research team.
4. We strongly believe this talk
with positively affect others’
lives.

26. #SXTechDetox
email: MIKEandJENQuinlan@gmail.com