Dr Elaine Kasket is a leading cyberpsychologist and Counselling Psychologist. She specialises in how digital choices shape our experiences and relationships throughout life, both at home and work.
Elaine addresses the unique psychological and social challenges of a technology-saturated world. She focuses on enhancing wellbeing, fostering meaningful connections, and maintaining our humanity in the digital age. Her philosophy emphasises recognising and challenging feelings of helplessness towards technology, realising our power, and building more meaningful lives with tech.
Her latest book, "Reboot: Reclaiming your life in a Tech Obsessed World" (Elliot & Thompson, 2023), explores the various roles technology plays in modern life, such as remote working, employer surveillance, threats to identity and autonomy, and the concepts of digital gestation and digital afterlives. Elaine's previous book, "All the Ghosts in the Machine: The Digital Afterlife of Your Personal Data" (Robinson, 2019), examines how the fate of our data after death reveals the true power big tech holds over our information and identities.
Elaine is also a keynote speaker, storyteller, and trainer. She has worked with global clients and audiences, including Netflix, TEDx, House of Beautiful Business, Santander, Hill & Knowlton Strategies, Congreso Futuro, the NHS, the British Science Festival, and Latitude.
Dive into a fresh perspective on the digital detox with Elaine Kasket, one that doesn’t demonise tech or suggest we go cold turkey from it but instead helps us do a better job of weaving technology into our lives – respecting our values, maximising technology’s benefits, and truly achieving digital wellness both at work and at home. Elaine calls for a tailored, mindful approach to tech, where you dictate your digital destiny.
As a cyberpsychologist, Elaine Kasket bridges the gap between the screen and the psyche. In this talk, she'll help you better understand the psychological nuances of remote and hybrid work environments, make informed choices about adopting AI and other emergent technologies, and architect a blueprint for fostering authentic connections, ensuring strong client loyalty, and supporting employee wellbeing and retention in a digitised world.
Venture with Elaine Kasket into a future where ‘dead labour’ isn’t metaphorical. With the capabilities of AI, we’re poised to mine this digital gold. But how far should we go? Discover the immense potential, numerous pitfalls and necessary practicalities of navigating the digital afterlife. Look death in the digital eye and prepare for a tomorrow that might be closer to today than you think.
In this talk, Elaine Kasket unravels the complex web of our moment-to-moment digital decisions, the micro and macro moves we make in relationships when we’re using technology, and unpacks the ramifications of those choices on our human connections. This talk is a thoughtful exploration of digital agency, helping audiences understand how we hold the power to craft or crack the ties that bind with every tap, swipe, share, or purchase of a piece of digital tech.
