Behavioral Scientist | Technology Strategist
Author | Speaker
Dr. Heidi Forbes Öste explores how technology can amplify what humans do best together. For more than 25 years, she has worked at the intersection of technology, human behavior and connection, from social technology and digital wellbeing to today's emerging opportunities in AI, women's health and brain longevity.
One question, asked for 25 years. The technology changed. The application areas changed. The question did not.
Understanding how people connect through technology.
Exploring how technology shapes identity, behavior and relationships.
Helping people use technology without losing themselves in it.
Understanding what drives sustainable behavior change.
Applying those principles to healthy aging, brain health and wellbeing.
Bringing behavioral science, AI and human connection together to support brain health and longevity.
Today, Heidi's work focuses on healthspan and brain longevity. As Founder and CEO of WHOLE, she is applying behavioral science, AI and human connection to help women build sustainable habits that support cognitive health and wellbeing in midlife and beyond.
Learn about WHOLEIncluding Digital Self Mastery Across Generations. The series established the ground that today's conversations now stand on.
Heidi's interest in technology, behavior and wellbeing predates the current AI and longevity trends.
View the books
Conversations on identity, behavior and technology, running since long before AI became the topic of the moment.
Listen to the podcastEssays on behavior, brain health and building a life that holds up over time.
Heidi began by studying how people connect through technology, then how technology shapes who we become, then what makes behavior change stick. That path led to where she works now: brain health, women's health and healthy aging. Science, technology, business and human experience, brought together so audiences leave with a new perspective and something practical to do with it.
Keynotes, conference sessions, fireside conversations, panels, workshops, podcasts and media.