Alex Sciuto, Leslie Bloomfield, & Shannon Impellicceiri
How can we reconnect neighbors to each other and make
them more aware of the neighborhood around them?
Survey
40 respondents
Interviews
7 average neighbors, 8 experts
Co-Design Workshop
10 participants
Storyboards
12 concepts
User Testing
6 prototypes
Research
Unexpected Insights
1 . Pioneers
there are central connecting people who are the first to take initiative
Unexpected Insights
Engaged
Disengaged
PermanentTemporary
2. Involvement
most neighbors want to be involved, but are held back by logistics
1 . Pioneers
there are central connecting people who are the first to take initiative
Unexpected Insights
2. Involvement
most neighbors want to be involved, but are held back by logistics
3. Sharing
people trust their neighbors, even if they don’t know them, and are
open to sharing information
1 . Pioneers
there are central connecting people who are the first to take initiative
Unexpected Insights
2. Involvement
most neighbors want to be involved, but are held back by logistics
3. Sharing
people trust their neighbors, even if they don’t know them, and are
open to sharing information
4. Technology
people are interested in using sensors to collect data
1 . Pioneers
there are central connecting people who are the first to take initiative
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Sensors are Local… …and also Digital
A Billion Sensors
Trillion
A Trillion Sensors
1. Personal
Body Networks
A Trillion Sensors
1. Personal
Body Networks
2. Home Object
Networks
A Trillion Sensors
1. Personal
Body Networks
3. Open City Data2. Home Object
Networks
Individual
Home
City
A Trillion Sensors
Neighborhood
The Opportunity
Individual
Home
City
Introducing…
GrassRoots Sensor Kit
Neighborhood
Individual
Home
City
Neighborhood
GrassRoots Sensor Kit
Neighborhood
GrassRoots Sensor Kit
Neighborhood
Individual
Home
City
Recipes
GrassRoots Platform
Neighborhood
Individual
Home
City
Graphs
Alerts
Actions
Recipes
GrassRoots Platform
Recipes
Neighborhood
Individual
Home
City
Graphs Alerts Actions
GrassRoots Platform
Recipes
Neighborhood
Individual
Home
City
Graphs Alerts Actions
GrassRoots Platform
Recipes
Neighborhood
Home
Individual
City
Graphs Alerts Actions
GrassRoots Platform
Recipes
My Recipes
View your graphs &
outputs
Recipe Maker
Create your own recipe
Cookbook
Search and share recipes
My Neighborhood
View sensors and data
streams
My Data
Manage personal and
home data
Graphs Alerts Actions
GrassRoots Platform
Recipes
My Recipes
View your graphs &
outputs
Recipe Maker
Create your own recipe
Cookbook
Search and share recipes
My Neighborhood
View sensors and data
streams
My Data
Manage personal and
home data
Individual
Home
Neighborhood
City
Graphs Alerts Actions
GrassRoots Platform
Recipes
My Recipes
View your graphs &
outputs
Recipe Maker
Create your own recipe
Cookbook
Search and share recipes
My Neighborhood
View sensors and data
streams
My Data
Manage personal and
home data
Individual
Home
Neighborhood
City
Graphs Alerts Actions
GrassRoots Platform
Recipes
My Recipes
View your graphs &
outputs
Recipe Maker
Create your own recipe
Cookbook
Search and share recipes
My Neighborhood
View sensors and data
streams
My Data
Manage personal and
home data
Individual
Home
Neighborhood
City
Graphs Alerts Actions
GrassRoots Platform
Recipes
My Recipes
View your graphs &
outputs
Recipe Maker
Create your own recipe
Cookbook
Search and share recipes
My Neighborhood
View sensors and data
streams
My Data
Manage personal and
home data
Individual
Home
Neighborhood
City
Graphs Alerts Actions
GrassRoots Platform
Recipes
My Recipes
View your graphs &
outputs
Recipe Maker
Create your own recipe
Cookbook
Search and share recipes
My Neighborhood
View sensors and data
streams
My Data
Manage personal and
home data
Individual
Home
Neighborhood
City
GrassRoots Platform
My Recipes
View your graphs &
outputs
Recipe Maker
Create your own recipe
Cookbook
Search and share recipes
My Neighborhood
View sensors and data
streams
My Data
Manage personal and
home data
Graphs Alerts Actions
Recipes
Individual
Home
Neighborhood
City
How Real People Would Use GrassRoots
Melissa
Neighbor
Rick
Community
Organizer
Scott
Leader of Bike
Advocacy Group
“I would use GrassRoots traffic sensors to advocate for
fewer unnecessary traffic lights, to cut down on
emissions from idling cars”
“GrassRoots bike sensors would be great for
tracking routes that cyclists are using”
“I would have loved to use sensor recipes
to connect with other moms when I first
moved to my neighborhood”
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