Knowing (how we should live with) things.
Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino @iotwatch
I design connected things. I help clients design connected things. I connect people.
@GNLamp #smartox @iotlondon @designswarm
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We have to change how we see things.
We have to decide how we want to interact with the internet of things.
When we design new interactions by embedding connectivity in otherwise unconnected objects.
We binge on information and so we binge on things too.
Daily Mail fashion 2015
pwc report wearables 2014
kickstarter most funded 2015
50 billion connected devices in landfill ?
We snack on stories of making and invention.
arduino mirobot samlabs littlebits primo
kickstarter wifi boards campaigns
Needs redesign
Temperamental Pain in the ass
Not too bad
wsj quirky $170M venture capital
makerbot lawsuit faulty hardware
arduino lawsuit 2015
Unless we focus on things that matter.
Pollution Waste Elderly care
solar usa smart bins
koto airqualityegg japan geiger maps
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Producing locally.
Guildford, UK
London Poole, UK
London
Tom Cecil Studio Eseye
Because the tide is slowly changing.
Keeping consumers in the loop.
Kickstart it with government grants and government co-funding with industry
These are not hockey-stick problems because they are problems linked to behavioural change.
And we have to change that. Let’s use the internet of things to help us change.
we’ve run out of ideas
Thanks.
Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino @iotwatch
alex@designswarm.com designswarm.com