Final Presentation

Mayo Nissen September 2010

1: starting Point 2: small idea

1: starting Point 2: small idea

3: Big idea

1: starting Point 4: Journey 2: small idea

3: Big idea

5: Reflections

starting Points

2 distinct lenses

starting Points

Ubiquitous Computing Technology

starting Points

Cities Urbanism Urban Sociology People

Photo: Shelley Bernstein (Creative Commons BY-NC-SA)

“How will our understanding oF the CitY ChANge wheN [uBiComP] iS the Stuff of eveRYdAY uRBAN life?”

Adam Greenfield

“theRe ARe mAgNifiCeNt BitS of iNfRAStRuCtuRe juSt lYiNg ARouNd”

Russell Davies

solar power

printing

payment system

static location

basic inputand output

networked

processing capability

the BASiC ideA the BASiC ideA

the BASiC ideA

Using existing ticket machines as a communication channel between citizens and city government.

the BASiC ideA

Using existing ticket machines as a communication channel between citizens and city government.

the BASiC ideA

A way to report problems and make suggestions, here and now.

the BASiC ideA

A way to report problems and make suggestions, here and now.

the BASiC ideA

A way to report problems and make suggestions, here and now.

A way to get a hyperlocal to-do list for the area.

tHe Big idea

From a legible city (Lynch, 1960) towards a read/write urbanism (Greenfield, 2010)

tHe Big idea

From a legible city towards a read/write urbanism

Participatory urbanism

Civic engagement

Active Citizenship

tHe Big idea

Open government

Government 2.0

Transparency

Prior art: standing on tHe sHoulders oF giants.

NY-311, SF-311 Open311

SeeClickFix HeyGov FixMyStreet

So... whAt’S New?

a touchpoint of a service, embedded in the urban fabric, available here and now.

So... whAt’S New?

a touchpoint of a service, embedded in the urban fabric, available here and now, for all.

understanding and retHinking iNfRAStRuCtuRe

understanding and retHinking iNfRAStRuCtuRe

systems/layers: CPH a walkshop on networked urbanism

desirability

feasability viability

desirability

feasability viability

desirability

feasability viability

“Now thAt we CAN do ANYthiNg, whAt will we do?”

Lester B Pearson

PolitiCS, ethiCS, vAlueS

What is a “good city”? Good for whom? What makes a city liveable?

“tHere is notHing so useless AS doiNg effiCieNtlY thAt whiCh Should Not Be doNe At All.”

Peter Drucker

CReAtiNg the BiggeSt imPACt.

the CRAft of iNviSiBilitY.

1: starting Point 4: Journey 2: small idea

3: Big idea

5: Reflections

theRe ARe mAgNifiCeNt BitS of iNfRAStRuCtuRe, juSt lYiNg ARouNd...

theRe ARe mAgNifiCeNt BitS of iNfRAStRuCtuRe, juSt lYiNg ARouNd...

whY NOT do moRe with them?

tHanks

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