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Template:Notability Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for deprecated parameters".Template:Wikidata image Caitlin Begg is an American ethnomethodological sociologist, entrepreneur, and podcast host. Begg's main research focus is hypercommunication, and other areas of concentration include workplace design,[1] technology's effect on interpersonal relationships,[2][3][4] artificial intelligence,[5][6][7][8] and generations.[9][10][11]
Education
Begg earned a degree in Sociology from Harvard University, where she completed an honors thesis on digital communication and its effects on social relationships.[12]
Career
Begg founded Authentic Social in 2016, focused on sociotechnical systems strategy.[13][14] She is the host of Progression to Analog,[15] and has spoken about both her research and podcast at major conferences across the United States and Europe including Brain Bar, re:publica, Tech Open Air, and World Summit AI.[16] She also has presented research and educational seminars at major universities around the world, including Columbia University,[17] Technical University of Munich,[18] and Lund University,[19] and Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design.[5]
Begg has collaborated with Harvard Business School professor Amy Edmondson, sharing insights about psychological safety's relationship to technology.[20] They spoke at re:publica together in Berlin in May 2024 about these topics.[21]
One of Begg's findings was featured in Jennifer Moss's 2025 Book "Why Are We Here? Creating a Work Culture Everyone Wants", published by Harvard Business Review Press. Moss cites Begg's work and research as a method of reducing technostress in the workplace—specifically, designating asynchronous communication as more suitable for exchanges of information, and synchronous communication for collaboration and connection.[22]
Begg has presented her research at academic and industry conferences across the United States and Europe, discussing topics related to digital communication, AI adoption, and sociotechnical design. She has contributed to discussions on the role of hypercommunication in causing difficulty in modern life.[23]
She is also the host of the podcast Progression to Analog.[24]
Other
Begg is six foot one inches tall, and a former division one athlete.[25]
References
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- ↑ Balász, Laura. "A more human life in the digital world: it's forward to analog!". Marie Claire Hungary. pp. 104–108. "I spoke with Caitlin Begg, one of the stars of September's Brain Bar, the day before her show. Before starting the interview, she covered her phone and laptop on the table with her scarf. "Research shows that their mere presence disrupts attention," she explained. Caitlin Begg is a young but renowned American sociologist who studies the impact of technology on everyday life, digital interactions, ethical artificial intelligence and sociotechnical systems. Founder of the Authentic Social initiative and host of the Progression to Analogue podcast. The self-proclaimed zillennial (a member of the age group caught between Generation Y and Generation Z - ed.) works to balance the analog and digital worlds, where she explores the balance between digital and offline experiences, the effects of mediated reality, and strategies for navigating an increasingly digital world."
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