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All things connected and considered.
This document discusses how most things can now be connected through technologies like LoRa, radio, WiFi, Bluetooth, and GSM. This new connectivity has created opportunities for innovation but also challenges for cities trying to implement smart city solutions. Key issues discussed include the high costs of implementation, lack of expertise, vendor lock-in, and ensuring technologies actually help solve people's problems rather than just connecting things. The document advocates experimenting with global and local connectivity solutions, particularly for areas like farming, elder care, air quality, and climate change.
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- 1. All things, connectedand considered. ! Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino! alex@designswarm.com!
- 2. From teaching hobbyistshow to prototype electronics projects ! I have commercialised my own connected product for global families.! Tinker London! Good Night Lamp!
- 3. I travel theworld to help my clients understand what is possible! and how to make it happen.!
- 4. I just cameback from CES 2017 after being there in 2013.!
- 5. Most things cannow be connected. !
- 6. Most things cannow be connected with:! ! • LoRa! • Radio (Xbee)! • Wifi! • Bluetooth! • GSM !
- 7. Most things cannow be connected! ! • Cheaply(ish)! • Quickly (but not at software speed)! • Semi-reliably!
- 8. Even then, mostthings can now be connected. !
- 9. Why is thisimportant?!
- 10. Why is thisimportant?! We have created a new territory of innovation.!
- 11. We have createdsolutions to problems! that we haven’t yet completely understood! or scoped.!
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- 14. Hello Lamp Post! Yourcity is talking to you!
- 15. But who isthat exactly?! Big Belly! Veolia!
- 16. The city isa public concept, but a privately ! owned reality. ! ! • Energy! • Water! • Tax! • Waste management! • Policing! • Transport!
- 17. What if thesolution to the cities problems is! an economic conundrum?!
- 18. What if thesolution to the cities problems is! too expensive?!
- 19. What if thereis noone to glue it all together?! ! • Budget cuts! • No in-house expertise! • Too many possible solutions! • Fear of vendor lock-in! • Too much politics!
- 20. Sometimes, no matterwhat the tech, it’s the! service delivery that makes a difference.!
- 21. For cities, connectingthings doesn’t help! solve people problems.!
- 22. 2. Local andglobal connectivity.!
- 23. Services around theworld.!
- 24. Behaviours around theworld.!
- 25. 3. It takesa long time to adopt new product ! categories and the price has to be right.!
- 26. Those products maynot however help them! much.!
- 27. And the companyknows exactly ! what is going on.!
- 28. 4. Seamless connectivityis an illusion.!
- 29. Designing ways fora product to fail gracefully! is an important challenge.!
- 30. 5. Educating consumersand being transparent.!
- 31. How can youget involved?! ! • Experiment around global / local connectivity ! & services! ! • Work around farming, elder care, air quality & ! climate change / city solutions.!
- 32. How can youget involved?! ! • Work with SMEs on small pilots.! ! • Work locally, plan globally.! • Develop in-house capabilities to cater to small! hyperlocal applications that may scale.!
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- 37. Takk så myeTelenor.! Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino! alex@designswarm.com!