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About me First UK distributor of electronics education tool Arduino London Internet of Things meetup organiser since 2011 #iot strategy consultant Writing a book on smart homes for Apress Founder of Good Night Lamp
The styrofoam box problem Non-biodegradable, non-recyclable, hurts animals and leaks chemicals when in touch with heat. ‘Active life’ 20 minutes Phased out in european cities in favour of wax cardboard boxes Still sold in lots of places (like Sydney airport!) No regulation or international agreements
A connected consumer product Non-biodegradable, non-recyclable, hurts animals and leaks chemicals when in touch with heat data. ‘Active life’ 20 minutes depends on the application Phased out in european cities in favour of wax cardboard boxes something more ethical (possibly) Still sold in lots of places (like Sydney airport!) outside of Europe No regulation or international agreements (GDPR)
Some of the challenges Without the use of a specific service provider the product doesn’t work as well.
HP Instaprint
Some of the challenges Hiding behind data when the solution is obvious, but politically difficult.
Air Quality Egg
What to do about it Build with as little new hardware at all, using ‘things’ in as agile a way possible.
Hello Trackter
What to do about it Develop a triple bottom line of #iot : impact on environment, labour and society
Uber
What to do about it Be realistic about data and its ownership, sometimes its better used collectively and belongs to noone. Databrick
What to do about it Help open government funding to grow this space. These ideas are counter to traditional business models & IP-based innovation.
What does this have to do with the circular economy? Connected experiences shouldn’t mean exploitative, data-driven Single-use consumer-focused experiences only. We need to design our way out of bad development habits. We also need to face the fact that sometimes the solution is regulation. GDPR is worth looking at as an example of this.
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