Daniel Stanley

Daniel is the Founder and CEO of Future Narratives Lab. He is a strategic communications specialist, with a background in social psychology and community organising. He writes and lectures on narrative, values and framing. He founded and led movement-building digital agency Small Axe, working with many of the world’s biggest NGOs and campaigning organisations, and is currently Creative Director at consultancy Cohere Partners, who specialise in turning social impact into public influence.

Beyond privacy: thinking differently about data

For two decades, most campaigns to encourage public awareness and concerns on data and technology issues have focussed on protection of individual privacy as the key frame for their arguments. But despite some policy improvements, and widespread public concern about the behaviour of technology companies, there has arguably been little success in increasing public understanding of the importance of data and its protection in these issues.

For those looking to advocate for better policies, provide alternative technology products, and build public awareness and activism around technology issues, is now the time to move beyond the individualised framing of ‘privacy’ as the central problem to be solved? What are the alternative governing concepts available, and how and why would they appeal more effectively to different audiences?

In this talk we will explore these themes, and describe a new project that the Future Narratives Lab is planning to create new ways to help people care about data.