Making not designing the internet of things

Making, not designing the internet of things.

@iotwatch designswarm.com goodnightlamp.com

Tinker London 2007-2010

Good Night Lamp March 2012

Interaction Design Institute Ivrea 2004-2006

When we embed connectivity in everyday objects. What happens when those objects are designed with an understanding of the affordances of the web.

What is #iot?

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Technology goes here

Back in 2002

In 2004

vs

In 2013

Invention Design Making

Invention

Idea > drawing > patent

idea > mockup*> protect> promote > sell > manufacture > distribute *non-functional

Design

Design.

Who are makers? Computer Scientists with an interest in products. too rarely Product designers with an interest in computer science.

Who are makers? People who understand the internet as a tool. too often People who understand the internet as a window display.

Making tools.

Make magazine Arduino Sparkfun / LadyAda Wired TechShops FabLab Hackspaces RaspberryPi

Makers & IOT

Arduino Nike + Sparkfun Foundry Group Wired Kickstarter Springboard, Haxl8r, TSB TechStars /RGA

Making

Idea > prototype* > promote > fund> manufacture > distribute *minimum viable functionality

Making.

An open process. The most valuable ideas are developed through experimentation.

Plants. Botanicalls. 2007, ITP

Plants. EasyBloom Moistly Parrot Koubachi Plantlink

Wifi-connected lightbulbs. When Phillips launched Hue, there were 6 wifi-connected blubs projects on Kickstarter.

To do Design should be an open & flexible process of learning. Design should be collaborative by default.

The difference? The value is in the doing, not the idea. The fact that you can design for other people.

Designing for real problems.

@KevinAshton @adamgreenfield @davidsrose @xively @bergcloud @bruces @postscapes @robvank

Thanks!

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