making the case for a values-driven exploration of the internet of things

Making the case for a values-driven exploration of the

Internet of Things

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

The Waving Cat Peter Bihr

ThingsCon is a value-driven community:

openness & sharing diversity & inclusion

sustainability & collaboration

IoT & smart everythingIoT = new

opportunities & challenges

new markets & opportunities

difficult dynamics of power & control

need for new metaphors and mental frameworks

abstract + complex + technical + long-term

data driven =

hard questions

Understanding =

Empowerment

These issues manifest most strongly in CITIES (public) & HOMES (private)

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The open source connected home

of the future

Time for us to explore & propose ideas

#IoT #ethics

(conversation) (theory) (practice)

(this is an ongoing conversation)

thingscon.com

(this is theory)

theconnectedhome.org

(this is practice)

thegoodhome.org

The Good Home

Design proposals to explore urban living in the 21c

v1: Privacy Dimmer

Images: Peter Bihr / The Good Home

v2: Wayback Machine

Image: Peter Bihr / Privacy Machines

#IoT #ethics

(conversation) (theory) (design)

This is new for all of us.

Great opportunities to make a difference through:

TECH, DESIGN & COMMUNICATIONS

Join a movement, anyone?

#thingscon

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Peter Bihr

Twitter @peterbihr Tel +49.176.32108856 Email peter@thewavingcat.com