Beyond Quantified Self: How Quantifying Everything Is Not Enough To Improve Societal WellbeingCarlos RodarteFounder & Managing Director Volar Health, LLC

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The problem is not data … it’s attitude.

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My actions don’t count … I’ll workout tomorrow …

The problem is too big … CLIMATE CHANGE

POLITICS

HEALTH

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Before labeling

Afterlabeling

CALORIE CONSUMPTION

Showing data is not enough

Engaged Users

TimeSource: Fitbit website, Fitabase website @crodarte

Initial excitement is challenging to maintain

Source: Food4m4.org Website @crodarte

A new language and mindset

Wellness requires thinking beyond the self …

Data-driven lifestyle and

city planning

Q

Culture & Value Systems

Environment Flows

Quantified Self

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If … wellness is a service …

community is the platform.

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Hyperlocal and personal for a culture of health

Lake Nona, the city of the future

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How we learn is fundamental to

how we live

Optical sensors

Temperature

Barometric pressure

Mobility Sleep

Genetics

Biomarkers Glucose

Uric acid Lipids

Heart Rate Hemoglobin

Breath

Allergens

Air quality

Immunoasssays

Oxygen

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