LIVING LABS
@ Waag Society

Collaborations between
- Users
- Designers
- Programmers
- Artists & Scientists
Publish or Perish => Demo or Die

REGISTER van de DAG van GISTER
• Persoonlijke, locatiegebonden herinneringen
• Uitnodigend meubel, eenvoudige invoer
• ‘Rondreizend’ langs bibliotheken
• Contextuele ‘oral history’ database
• In 2008: interactie tussen ouderen en jongeren

OPEN INNOVATION

WHO BENEFITS
• Users
• Companies
• Knowledge Institutes
• National, regional &
local governments

PERCEPTIONS ON QUALITY
Diagram: Copenhagen Living Lab - http://www.copenhagenlivinglab.com/

THEMES
• Health care
• Development
• Democratic participation
• Sustainability

WHY HOLLAND?
• Innovative & Creative
• Entrepreneurial
• Embracing Change
• Multi-Cultural and Multi-Lingual
• Highly Connected
• Balancing Work & Leisure

DEVELOPMENT CYCLE
Diagram: Copenhagen Living Lab - http://www.copenhagenlivinglab.com/

RESEARCH
Images: Copenhagen Living Lab - http://www.copenhagenlivinglab.com/

CASE: STORY TABLE
“ Can you develop something that will give our 80+ elderly
access to the internet?”
Original question
“We don’t want internet when no-one
is interested in what we have to tell”
Reaction of the elderly
“Can we make something that will help people to share their own stories”
Start of the project

DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

RESULT
• Positive effect on reminiscence
• Positive effect on social interaction
• Two-button interface
• Adaptive search and find
• Oral History database
• Personal stories next to Cultural Heritage
• Increase in happiness and quality of life
• A home for the elderly where we’d like to live
(once..)
• ICT & Society Award
• 55+ Story Tables in Holland

VERHALENTAFEL
• Ontsluiten historisch beeldmateriaal
• Immaterieel erfgoed
• Senioren (80+) zonder enige computer ervaring
• Voor verzorgingstehuizen

EcoMap Amsterdam
• Result
– A platform for data acquisition, aggregation and presentation
– for sustainable development and ecological data
– increasing awareness and leading to behavioral change
• We build on EcoMap San Francisco and add
– Real-time and dynamic data entry and visualization
– Personal profiles and ability to compare and set goals
– People as sensors / lifestyle elements
• With the benefits for the users of
– Increasing overall health and quality of life
– Cost reduction & increased efficiency and logistics
– Increased sense of belonging, achievement & fun

GELUIDSNET
(SOUNDNET)

ELEMENTS

SENSORS
Pigeon Blog by Beatriz da Costa
http://www.pigeonblog.mapyourcity.net/

Montre Verte - FING
Picture: Fabien Girardin

GREEN WATCH- FING

PERSONAL TRAVEL AGENT

INCLUSIVE
ROUTES

HOW TO BENEFIT:
CHOOSE YOUR NICHE

E-mail:
frank@waag.org
CineGrid Workshop
Frank Kresin