Insights curated by Experientia, the UX research and design consultancy
Insights curated by Experientia, the UX research and design consultancy
Izmo, the Italian association focused on participatory process, local development, architecture, design and ICT, organizes an International Summer School in Torino from September 5th to 14th 2011 that proposes the public space as its theme. The course is aimed at…
The Summer 2011 edition of the RSA Journal explores the relationship between business and social change. Brand values As the social, political and commercial spheres become more intertwined, firms are increasingly finding incentives to look beyond the bottom line. Colin…
Domus Magazine has published an op-ed advocating a different approach to designing space – to succeed the single-author model – that includes tools from disparate sources to create new paradigms for thinking and building The contributors included Paola Antonelli (MoMA),…
Experientia wins Italian National Prize for Innovation in Services, sponsored by the Italian government and Confcommercio. The President of the Republic, Giorgio Napolitano, awards the prize. Rome, Tuesday 14 June 2011 Today, the president of the Italian republic, Giorgio Napolitano,…
Experientia vince la terza edizione del Premio Nazionale per l’Innovazione nei Servizi, istituito dal Governo Italiano e Confcommercio-Imprese per l’Italia. Il Presidente della Repubblica Giorgio Napolitano consegna il premio. Roma, martedì 14 giugno 2011 Oggi il Presidente della Repubblica Italiana…
The Internet of People for a Post-Oil World Christian Nold and Rob van Kranenburg Paperback, 67 pages The Architectural League of New York In Situated Technologies Pamphlets 8, Christian Nold and Rob van Kranenburg articulate the foundations of a future…
Two talks from the 2011 PSFK conference caught my attention:City as a platform (video) In her role as Chief Digital Officer for the City of New York, Rachel Sterne is tasked with strengthening the City’s digital media presence and streamlining…
Low2No Camp is a strategic design workshop curated by think tank Demos Helsinki. In Low2No Camp thirty carefully chosen urbanists come together to create groundbreaking projects. The key players of Helsinki’s people-driven urban culture are here to take our thinking…
On 15 March 2011 the DeST Research Unit of the INDACO Department of the Milan Politechnic together with the British Consulate General organised Designing Connectivity (pdf), a seminar on building and activating collaborative networks towards sustainability. The seminar discussed projects…
Arup, Effekt and Experientia win second price in parallel urban renewal competition in Fredericia, Denmark The FredriciaC jury announced the results of an ambitious urban renewal project in Fredericia, Denmark, as the city seeks to transform itself from an industrialised…
Sentient City: Ubiquitous Computing, Architecture, and the Future of Urban Space Edited by Mark Shepard Paperback, 200 pages, 2011 MIT Press in copublication with the Architectural League of New York (Amazon link) Abstract Our cities are “smart” and getting smarter…
Irene Cassarino, Experientia’s senior open innovation expert, will be speaking on Designing for Sustainable Change at the Hub Milan on Friday, as part of the Hub’s Inspirational Conversations series at this year’s Fuorisalone in Milan. The conversations are part of…
A recent Knight Foundation/Pew Research study shows how important, demonstrating that if citizens believe their city governments behave in a transparent manner and make information easily accessible, they tend to think more highly about their town and its civic institutions.…
A team of international and Finnish designers, including Experientia, announced the current status and latest developments of the Low2No project today, at a sustainable urban development conference organised by Sitra, the Finnish innovation fund. In particular, the block’s innovative retail…
A consortium made up of Arup, EFFEKT, Experientia, and consultants from NCC Management Group, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (KA), Conceptura, and Ars Electronica Linz GmbH (AEC),* has been announced as one of four finalists in the FredericiaC…
Vodafone has launched its new futureagenda website that presents the results of a 12 month insight and foresight programme on the world in 2020. The project, which was presented last week in Istanbul, Turkey (and only got covered, it seems,…
The Megacities on the Move report says authorities must start planning their transport infrastructure now for a future when two thirds of the world’s population will live in cities. The Forum for the Future report devotes a lot of attention…
Allison Arieff writes in the New York Times Opinionator blog extensively on how citizens harness technology to offer up solutions to problems in their communities. “What if there were a way to transform complaints into something positive and productive? What…
A group of young designers are making their mark on Nicosia’s urban scene by creatively redesigning “misused public spacesâ€. “Our goal is to give solutions on how these spaces could be used,†said designer Marina Hadjilouca, one of the founders…
Last week, Experientia was in Busan, South Korea, at the invitation of the Busan Design Center. As part of its first Design Week, the Center organised two international conferences: one – the Busan International Design Congress – had “Digital Energy”…