‘When Slowing Down Creates Value’

Professor Katrien Devolder gave a keynote lecture entitled ‘When Slowing Down Creates Value’, presenting some of Project Lazy’s preliminary findings on laziness, productivity, and the value of effort.

Healthcare innovation and research often prioritise acceleration and efficiency. This keynote (12th September 2025) challenged this paradigm by drawing on preliminary findings from Project Lazy, which explores judgements about laziness through research and community engagement. The talk had four parts: an introduction to Project Lazy, findings from the philosophical part, findings from the community engagement part, and the connection between these findings and the conference theme.