5. • Institute for Art,
Science & Technology
• Since 1994, 50 Staff,
based in Amsterdam
• Artistic research,
critical design & social
innovation
• Exploring emergent
technologies &
opening them up
Waag Society
6. • For self expression
and communication
• Linking people,
groups, communities
• Sharing thoughts,
blueprints, algorithms
• Reflecting &
understanding
And discovering it’s
underlying meaning.
Technology
7. • Making is crucial to
understand and act in
our world
• Best producer is the
user
• (S)he can learn to
make (almost)
anything
• Sharing knowledge is
the key to innovation
Maker Ethics
8. Smart Citizens
• Will take responsibility for the place they live, work and love;
• Value access over ownership, contribution over power;
• Will ask forgiveness, not permission;
• Know where they can get the tools, knowledge and support;
• Value empathy, dialogue and trust;
• Appropriate technology, rather than accept it as is;
• Will help the people that struggle with smart stuff;
• Ask questions, before they come up with answers;
• Take part in design efforts to come up with better solutions;
• Work agile, prototype early, test quickly, start all over;
• Will not stop in the face of huge barriers;
• Continuously share their knowledge and their learning.
http://waag.org/nl/blog/manifesto-smart-citizens
15. Empower people to:
• Make visible and
tangible the invisible
• Understand their
environment
• Turn data and insight
into action
• Using public networks
of low cost, open
source sensors
16. • Better informed, more
engaged residents
• Impactful dialogues
between residents and
governments
• More data, more
insight, better policies
• More enjoyable, social,
inclusive, healthy &
livable cities
Resulting in
Issue Mapping:
Topical Barcamp
Sensors:
Open Hardware
Bootcamp
Sensing:
Data Collection
Understanding:
Visualisation &
Interpretation
Action:
Community Meetup
HvA
RIVM
AMS / Alterra
SenseMakers
AmEcBoard
Amsterdam CTO
FabLab Amsterdam
Open Wetlab
Waag Society
Amsterdam Smart Citizens Lab
Activities Phase 1 Partners
http://waag.org/en/project/smart-citizens-lab
17. Planning
Date Topic
May 13 Kick off
May 21 Making sensors
June 3 Making Sensors
June 10 Collection Strategies
July - Aug Sensing & Collecting
Sep 9 Analyzing & Visualization
Oct 7 Final Event
46. mini design challenge
1. Define the challenge
2. Take a look at the available
ingredients:
- space (the city)
- people
- tools
- events
- communication networks
3. Define your sensing strategy and
its goal. Develop a concept &
materialize it.
Define the roles, relations and all
touchpoints (what’s needed)
4. Discussion - reviewing the impact
47. mini design challenge
The rules/requirements:
The cheaper the technology the more
means
Use the communication network as
efficient as possible
Involve as many people as possible
Think about target groups &
incentives
Make sure people with the right skills
are involved
The goal: create as much as possible impact
52. Planning
Date Topic
May 13 Kick off
May 21 Making sensors
June 3 Making Sensors
June 10 Collection Strategies
July - Aug Sensing & Collecting
Sep 9 Analyzing & Visualization
Oct 7 Final Event