SXSW 2014 : How Overcrowded Asian Cities Inspire Innovation
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Asia’s megacities with their populations of 10 or more million, appear to be centres of chaos, but we will look at how the need to enjoy and cope with life in them, makes them centres for some of the most creative and unique Asian innovations. From time-saving and feature-crazy digital applications and platforms that allow Asian consumers to squeeze in as many activities, experiences, interactions and tasks as possible into every moment (and not miss out on anything.) To concepts and solutions that help them improve or solve the frustrations and dangers of overcrowded living (transport and traffic jams, lack of living space and greenery, as well as pollution and food safety and health issues). We take a look at examples from every corner of the region (not just China and India, but also South East Asia, Nepal, Pakistan) and how they're trying to answer their population's changing needs. - See more at: http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/23365#sthash.IFqTj3tv.dpuf
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- 1. How Overcrowded Asian Cities inspire Innovation SXSW, March 10, 2014 #asiacities Tara Hirebet
- 2. #asiacities
- 4. #asiacities
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- 8. #asiacities
- 17. HYPER TASKING EFFICIENCY in ONE physical place
- 18. EXPERIENCE QUICKIES Immersive multi-purpose, multi-platform, multi-tasking experiences, offered in a single space and place
- 19. Hai Di Lao Hot Pot Beijing hot pot chain provides an array of while-you-wait services
- 20. 8 City One stop tourist destination designed with Chinese traveller needs in mind, including a ‘lucky’ 8 shape
- 22. HYPERTASKING EFFICIENCY in ONE interface
- 23. DIGITAL QUICKIES Single interfaces packed with more and more byte-size features and functions allowing for hyper-tasking
- 27. WeChat WeChat Vending Machines allow users to buy discounted drinks via new in-app mobile payment feature
- 28. WeChat Didi Dache WeChat ties up with Beijing taxi company, to allow booking and payment for taxis via the app. 21 million bookings in a month
- 29. Line Feature-crammed, data messaging / social app on speed
- 30. Line Daily English Subscribe and get daily English conversation help
- 31. Line Snap Movie Line’s version of Vine- short 10 second videos
- 33. More for Less = Value
- 34. Buffet Culture
- 35. Less is More = Value US, Europe, Aus/ NZ
- 37. Somewhere in here is your ultimate BFF, soulmate, biz partner?
- 39. WeChat Registers over 100 million shakes to hook up with random strangers everyday
- 40. Phewtick Rewards you for meeting a new online friend, offline
- 43. Privacy and Personal Space is Paramount US, Europe, Aus/NZ
- 44. Used to lack of privacy and personal space
- 47. URBAN OVERCROWDED INNOVATION TIME EFFICIENT (HASSLE-FREE) SPACE EFFICIENT (COMPACT / STACKED) NEW MODELS & HACKS #asiacities
- 48. URBAN OVERCROWDED INNOVATION TIME EFFICIENT (HASSLE-FREE) SPACE EFFICIENT (COMPACT / STACKED) NEW MODELS & HACKS
- 49. TIME EFFICIENT routines hassle-free (transport, traffic, queuing) Solutions and initiatives that make daily mundane tasks and
- 51. Lahore Metro Bus System Dedicated bus corridors: faster buses, ease regular road congestion and prevent accidents due to people waiting on roads
- 52. 3D Express Coach Public bus cuts road congestion by letting traffic ‘pass’ through lower deck
- 54. LTA Discounts and free rides on MRT for commuters travelling before morning peak hours
- 55. Delhi Metro Discounts for commuters re-scheduling their ride for a more offf peak time, or less utilized train line
- 57. Pune Fire Brigade Firefighting fleet of Royal Enfield Bullet Bikes built with first response fire fighting equipment PUBLIC SERVICES
- 58. URBAN OVERCROWDED INNOVATION TIME EFFICIENT (HASSLE-FREE) SPACE EFFICIENT (COMPACT / STACKED) NEW MODELS & HACKS
- 59. SPACE EFFICIENT Space is at a premium = extract more from each square metre think compact, vertical, foldable, stackable, communal
- 62. In Mumbai, each person has access to 1.1 metres of open, public space. 26 times less than a New Yorker and much less than the 9 square metres that the UN FAO advises - Open Mumbai, May 2012 -
- 63. Daewoo MICRO APPLIANCES World’s 1st wall-mountable washing machine and ultra slim fridge
- 66. Vertical Kampung COMPACT COMMUNITIES Architects convene to discuss affordable collective housing solutions for Jakarta
- 68. Jin Ho Kim COMPACT COMMUNITIES Aeroponic vertical farms double as homes for migrant workers
- 69. Armadillo - T MICRO TRANSPORT EV folds in half via smartphone. 3 can fit in one parking space
- 70. URBAN OVERCROWDED INNOVATION TIME EFFICIENT (HASSLE-FREE) SPACE EFFICIENT (COMPACT / STACKED) NEW MODELS & HACKS
- 71. HEALTH SAFETYSUSTAINABILITY HEALTH SAFETY CROWD CRACKED #asiacities
- 72. High tech systems for pollution and rethinking city designs SUSTAINABILITY
- 75. Studio Roosegarde - Smog Electromagnetic system where buried copper coils ‘pull’ soot and other particles from 1 cubic meter of air above
- 76. pH Conditioner Skyscraper Robotic ‘jellyfish’ structures’ porous membranes absorb pollutants, neutralize them into reclaimed water and green nutrients for plants attached
- 77. . Chengdu Tianfu District Great City World’s first pedestrian-only, self-sustaining smart city
- 78. HEALTH SAFETYSUSTAINABILITY HEALTH SAFETY CROWD CRACKED
- 80. DIY Health Hacks and Crowdsourced pollution data HEALTH SAFETY
- 81. Chen Guangbiao Canned Oxygen CNY 5 per can and contain 3 deep breaths of clean oxygen
- 82. Smart Air Filters - DIY Home delivers US$32 DIY kits to make cheap but effective indoor air purifiers using motorized fan and a vacuum cleaner filter
- 83. Breathing Bicycle Beijing artist and resident Matt Hope’s bike fitted with a pedal powered air purifying system made of hacked household items bought at IKEA
- 84. Danger Maps Aggregates health and safety hazards from government and crowdsources from people and agencies for a balanced perspective
- 85. Frog - Airwaves Prototype face mask with embedded particle sensors that detect air quality, sync into to your smartphone and auto crowdsource and map it
- 86. SUSTAINABILITY HEALTH SAFETY CROWD CRACKED
- 87. Using the wisdom, knowledge and hacks of crowds CROWD CRACKED to solve pressing urban issues
- 88. Manila and Uttarakhand citizens harness digital platforms to rally forces during floods. Crowdsourced Crisis Response
- 89. Crowdsourcing the small alleyway routes in Nepal to get a more accurate working map Galli Galli
- 90. Crowdsourced portal to track bribes and corruption in Thailand Bribe Spot
- 91. Code for India – Adopt a School Neighbourhood rep adopts a school, identifies major need gaps and mobilizes community to fill them in
- 92. MAXIMUM CITIES
- 97. URBAN OVERCROWDED INNOVATION TIME EFFICIENT (HASSLE-FREE) SPACE EFFICIENT (COMPACT / STACKED) NEW MODELS & HACKS
Editor's Notes
- Intro to me:
- A lot of this has to do with breakdown and chaos has to do with sheer overpopulation to an extreme level. These arent cities these are Megacities or even Metacities Shanghai is now the world’s largest city with a population of over 23 million Mumbai has 12.5 million Dhaka 12-15 million Jakarta is 10, 188,000
- The urge to do more more more, experience more more more
- The urge to do more more more, experience more more more
- The urge to do more more more, experience more more more
- Due for completion by 2030, and adjacent to the South Korean city ofIncheon, 8City is an ambitious one-stop tourist destination with an extensive range of features and services created to appeal to Chinese travelers. Designed in a figure ‘8’ (which traditionally symbolizes prosperity), the islands will feature luxury residences and hotels, casinos, several shopping malls, a theme park, a Formula One racing track, a concert hall, a ‘hallyu’ entertainment center, and medical tourism facilities.
- The urge to do more more more, experience more more more
- In April 2012, Chinese brand Tencent added three features to its free WeChat chat-messaging app, to allow users to connect with each other at random. Via the ‘Drift Bottle’ feature, users can ‘throw’ a text or voice message into a virtual ocean for any other user to retrieve and reply to. Meanwhile, ‘Look Around’ allows users to view the profiles of nearby users, with the option of connecting, and the ‘Shake’ function automatically links any two users within half a mile who happen to shake their phones at the same time. Link: http://www.wechatapp.com/
- Path launched in November 2010, launched its 3rd version in March 2013. Within the first 24 hours, it debuted free private messaging as well as premium in-app paid emoji "stickers", and made more money (from affiliated revenue) than it had since it first started. It has 6 million users.
- The other is this, the reality of living in overcrowded cities, and how that in itself is going to drive problem solving innovations and creative and unique solutions that wouldn’t possible have been thought of in a city with a normal population and gradual growth and environmental impact
- The other is this, the reality of living in overcrowded cities, and how that in itself is going to drive problem solving innovations and creative and unique solutions that wouldn’t possible have been thought of in a city with a normal population and gradual growth and environmental impact
- To celebrate its launch in February 2013, the Lahore Metro Bus System waived commuter fares during a month-long promotion. The urban transport scheme is Pakistan’s first bus rapid transit (BRT) system, enabling public buses to operate unencumbered by local traffic via a dedicated 27-kilometer long bus corridors that links the suburbs to Lahore’s city centre. A fleet of 45 buses are capable of transporting up to 12,000 commuters per hour; BRTs typically travel approximately 30% faster than traditional public buses. In less than a decade bus rapid transit corridors will go from zero to nineteen in India. Link: http://www.ltc.gop.pk/
- This is Mumbai
- The other is this, the reality of living in overcrowded cities, and how that in itself is going to drive problem solving innovations and creative and unique solutions that wouldn’t possible have been thought of in a city with a normal population and gradual growth and environmental impact
- This is Mumbai
- This is Mumbai
- August 2013 saw the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology unveil the Armadillo-T: a concept electric car that can fold itself in half. Created to save parking space in traffic-congested cities, the compact two-seater can ‘tuck’ part of the rear structure away during parking, occupying one-third of a regular spot. With a top speed of 60 kilometers per hour, the lithium-powered Armadillo-T can be charged in under ten minutes. Drivers can also operate and fold their cars remotely via mobile app. Link: http://www.kaist.edu/english/01_about/06_news_01.php?req_P=bv&req_BIDX=10&req_BNM=ed_news&pt=17&req_VI=4435
- This is Mumbai
- Extreme and growin situ in crisis, so really sucking air is cool but again long tail vs short term means maybe rethinking the model, experimenting with whole new ways of building to running cities. So in come Smart Cities.
- January 2013 saw Chinese philanthropist and entrepreneur Chen Guangbiao unveil mobile stores in Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou selling sealed, pull-top cans of oxygen for CNY 5 each. Containing approximately enough oxygen for three deep breaths, approximately ten million cans were sold over ten days, during a bout of record pollution.
- Danger Maps is a Chinese nonprofit that tracks health and safety hazards via an online mapping system which overlays potential dangers from pollutants (toxic waste, oil refineries, or radiation hazards) on Baidu Maps. In April 2013, the site began accepting crowdsourced user input, to add to data aggregated from China’s environment protection agency. It also expanded its maps to include civic themes such as missing people and child abuse.
- Crowd-funded in July 2012, GalliGalli is a wiki platform that digitally maps the plethora of narrow, unmarked alleyways that snake through Kathmandu. By allowing Nepalese citizens to contribute information on streets with which they are familiar, the wiki creates a viable, working map for residents and tourists alike, overlaid with information on government and transport services and local venues. Link: http://galligalli.org
- The urge to do more more more, experience more more more