MakerEd II: Assignment 1
Team 6
For the envisioned Smart City case study we have linked our proposal with tipping points numbers:
4- Wearable internet
5-Ubiquitous Computing
8- The internet of and for Things
10-Smart cities
3 — Vision as the New Interface ( as an upgrade/supplement) for further refined version.
Through this case study we’ve been selected tools from IDEO’s design kit:
For the INSPIRATION stage we used
Align Impact Goals — Faming your Design Challenge- The 5 Whys, Because the team will work together to define the challenge and the change, it’s important to understand what drives the behaviors and motivates target consumers of a product.
in addition to achieve and allows the team to brainstorm many ideas and redefine these ideas until having a logical one to work on it.
For the IDEATION stage we used:
Explore your Theory of Change, Journey Map, Create a Logical Model, Integrate Feedback and Iterate
Because Visualize not just prototype but also use situations, responses needed for ongoing engagement, and possible consequences, and at this stage, the team will come up with many ideas that summarizes the final set of activities in our solution, then decide which ideas truly merit pursuing and start testing by prototyping in order to get feedback from the people we’re designing for in a quick and rapid way.
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For the IMPLEMENTATION stage we used:
Live Prototyping, Keep Getting Feedback, Define Indicators,Monitor and Evaluate, Optimize and Adapt for Scale,Optimize and adapt for scale, live prototype and staff your project.
Because we will need some optimization or adaptation, new users will bring new needs, and by getting the feedback, a live prototype gives you a chance to stress test your complete solution in real world conditions. In the implementation phase we’ll be looking for specialized know-how, technical capacity, outside partners, and funding. Now might be a good time for some team members to roll off your project and for others to roll on.
Our main idea is to create small attachable patch that can be worn anywhere on the body to remain discreet. The patch will be enabled with biometric reading and linked to a user’s smart device so that it cannot be misused. To be used in conjunction with a smart device to gain and provide information about the environment the user is in. It will be connected with the navigation system to suggest safe escape routes as well as mobility options to the user as well as alert authorities about their location when they are in physical/health-related dangers. The basic model can be combined with add-ons, such as lenses (to enable the user to see the information rather than read it on a digital device) and jet-sneakers to help the user escape from a dangerous place quickly.The features and the functions of this device are digital device and jet-sneakers to help the user escape from a dangerous place quickly.
The main functions and features for this device are :
*biometric
*theft concern — patch keeps it close but discreet
*connects to app in smartwatch, phone, tablet, etc
*location, GPS
*vital statistics of the body
*alert to emergency services and family/contact user chooses
*crime alerts from police
*stats on location and time of reported incidents based on collected data over time
*can connect to further items, lens, sneakers, etc.
This device will cause reduction in crime, User safety, Avoid theft,Lesser instances of kidnapping/missing persons, Dissuades criminals from committing crimes, User gets confidence to enjoy the city more freely, safely Boosts tourism, Achieving the vision of a smart, safe city, Collective intelligence,Catalyst for a more-tech savvy and friendly city and achieving the vision of a smart, safe city.
Through this case study i’ve learned that technology can has a massive effect in our future life and it will has greater role which is directly or indirectly impact our daily life, as every new thing has two sides the good and the bad one, i found a lot of ideas we brought out was contradict with some ethical values that needed from us to think about how our idea can affect negatively also the people life such as the privacy for example, and this put us as a creator in the responsibility to discuss and understand more the bad side of using our new technology and came up with idea that less harmful.
