In the technological age, there is growing concern about its impact on mental health, human connections, and the meaningfulness of work—all key elements of human flourishing. Freud’s concept of ‘Prosthetic Godhood’ highlights how technology extends our abilities but often leaves us dissatisfied, exposing the gap between technology’s promises and its reality. This paper explores how technology can be reframed as a tool for growth, well-being, and self-actualization, rather than as a source of fear. Focusing on Digital Well-Being, it examines how technological environments can be intentionally redirected to serve humanistic needs instead of reinforcing disengagement or efficiency-driven models of learning. A key focus is on talent development, from the classroom to the workplace, framed as a process of actualizing one’s potential. Transformative Experience Design (TED), rooted in Mezirow’s Transformative Learning (TL) theory, offers a framework for designing immersive experiences through human-centered design that encourage individuals’ active involvement in their own transformation. TED emphasizes the intrinsic value of learning, encouraging perspective shifts and personal insights. Unlike traditional models of instructional design that reduce learners to ‘human capital’ driven by grades or salaries, TED fosters lifelong learning through intrinsic motivation, powered by epistemic emotions like awe, curiosity, and wonder. In this context, digital tools become catalysts for higher-order development, including self-actualization and self-transcendence. Finally, integrating Dąbrowski’s Theory of Positive Disintegration, the paper suggests that destabilizing experiences, when thoughtfully designed for and supported, can open space for authentic personality development. By combining humanistic psychology, transformative learning, and human-centered design, this paper proposes a model for redirecting technology toward human flourishing. In doing so, it positions digital tools as catalysts for personal transformation and meaningful development in both educational and professional contexts.

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Human Flourishing Through Transformative Experience Design (TED): Learning and Talent Development in the Technological Age

  • Rayan Magon

摘要

In the technological age, there is growing concern about its impact on mental health, human connections, and the meaningfulness of work—all key elements of human flourishing. Freud’s concept of ‘Prosthetic Godhood’ highlights how technology extends our abilities but often leaves us dissatisfied, exposing the gap between technology’s promises and its reality. This paper explores how technology can be reframed as a tool for growth, well-being, and self-actualization, rather than as a source of fear. Focusing on Digital Well-Being, it examines how technological environments can be intentionally redirected to serve humanistic needs instead of reinforcing disengagement or efficiency-driven models of learning. A key focus is on talent development, from the classroom to the workplace, framed as a process of actualizing one’s potential. Transformative Experience Design (TED), rooted in Mezirow’s Transformative Learning (TL) theory, offers a framework for designing immersive experiences through human-centered design that encourage individuals’ active involvement in their own transformation. TED emphasizes the intrinsic value of learning, encouraging perspective shifts and personal insights. Unlike traditional models of instructional design that reduce learners to ‘human capital’ driven by grades or salaries, TED fosters lifelong learning through intrinsic motivation, powered by epistemic emotions like awe, curiosity, and wonder. In this context, digital tools become catalysts for higher-order development, including self-actualization and self-transcendence. Finally, integrating Dąbrowski’s Theory of Positive Disintegration, the paper suggests that destabilizing experiences, when thoughtfully designed for and supported, can open space for authentic personality development. By combining humanistic psychology, transformative learning, and human-centered design, this paper proposes a model for redirecting technology toward human flourishing. In doing so, it positions digital tools as catalysts for personal transformation and meaningful development in both educational and professional contexts.