iot communities & different modes of production

The Waving Cat | www.thewavingcat.com | @thewavingcat Peter Bihr | @peterbihr

The Waving Cat Peter Bihr

#IoTCommunitiesRetune Festival 16

1. Modes of production & funding 2. IoT communities

What’s Internet of Things (IoT)?

Modes of production (& funding)

How you make shapes what you make, and what impact it can have.

art

independent and open v

not usually well funded.

self-funded explorations

pretty independent, (maybe) more focused v

not self-sustained, always in competition with client work

self-funded research & explorations, or cross-subsidized through client work

third-party funding

support & buy-in from another party v

lots of hustle, paperwork, communications

public funding, foundations, crowdfunding, donors & patrons

client work

sustainable, comes with resourcesv

building someone else’s stuff

design gigs, commissioned work

startup

attention, focus & scalev

hustle, not-obvious agendas (investors, etc.)

industry

well-funded, lots of resources, scalev

strictly market-focused

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Startups are not for everyone.Pick the mode that works for you.

Let’s talk about IoT Communities

Communities interested in IoT

DIY art

algo cultures

civic tech

social impact

tech companiesindustry

open source

open hardware

design#IoT

consumer rights

Arduino

Cheap, open hardware for everyone.

Funding: Selling hardware #empowerment

Fab Labs & Maker Spaces

Production tools for everyone.

Funding: Membership fees #empowerment

Maker Faire

Highlighting DIY and fun explorations

Funding: Sponsoring#community

IoT Meetups

Bringing together the local community

Funding: Sponsoring#community

Casa Jasmina

The open source smarthome of the future.

#research

casajasmina.arduino.cc

Just Things Foundation

justthings.org

Funding: self-funded #professional_activism

IoT Manifesto

iotmanifesto.com

Funding: self-funded #professional_activism

Mozilla Open IoT Studio

Exploring how to make meaningful, connected things. @openiotstudio

Funding: self-funded (foundation) #research

Good Home Project

thegoodhome.org

Thinking about and designing the 21st century home with Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino

Funding: self-funded #research

ThingsConFunding: Ticket sales, cross-subsidized (occasional sponsoring) #professional_activism

2014:One conference

2016: A global movement

ThingsCon fosters the creation of a human-centric & responsible IoT

To this end we provide practitioners with an open environment for reflection & collaborative action.

What’s next?

• Labs • Resources • Highlight best practices & products • Promote community projects • Membership/network

Key take-aways:

1. The mode of production shapes your impact

2. Pick a production mode that works for you

Let’s build a human-centric, responsible IoT,

starting with your community!

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Peter Bihr

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