Talk given at NEXT15 on September 25th 2015 in Hamburg

1. Knowing
(how we should live
with) things.
Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino @iotwatch

2. I design connected things.
I help clients design connected things.
I connect people.
@GNLamp #smartox @iotlondon@designswarm

3. moanbot frstee Good Night Lamphomesense

5. We have to change how we
see things.

6. We have to decide how we
want to interact with the
internet of things.

7. When we design new interactions
by embedding connectivity in
otherwise unconnected objects.

9. We binge on information and so
we binge on things too.

11. Daily Mail fashion 2015

12. pwc report wearables 2014

13. kickstarter most funded 2015

14. 50 billion
connected devices in landfill ?

15. We snack on stories of
making and invention.

16. arduino mirobot samlabs littlebits primo

17. kickstarter wifi boards campaigns

18. Needs redesign
Temperamental
Pain in the ass
Not too bad

19. wsj quirky $170M venture capital

20. makerbot lawsuit faulty hardware

21. arduino lawsuit 2015

22. Unless we focus on
things that matter.

23. Pollution
Waste
Elderly care

24. solar usasmart bins

25. koto airqualityegg japan geiger maps

26. kemuri glowcaps lively

27. Producing locally.

28. Guildford, UK
London
Poole, UK
London
Tom Cecil Studio Eseye

29. Because the tide is slowly
changing.

31. Keeping consumers in the loop.

33. provenance uk

34. Kickstart it with
government grants and
government co-funding with industry

35. These are not hockey-stick
problems because they
are problems linked
to behavioural change.

36. And we have to change that.
Let’s use the internet of things
to help us change.

37. we’ve run out of ideas

38. geodesic city

39. Thanks.
Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino @iotwatch
alex@designswarm.com
designswarm.com