what was the question again? a nostalgic look back at "the year of the internet of things"

What was the question again? A nostalgic look at “The Year of the Internet of Things”.

Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino alex@designswarm.com

@iotwatch

About me Director of designswarm a consultancy focusing on strategy, product design and building communities in the internet of things. Designing and manufacturing the Good Night Lamp. Former founder & CEO of Tinker London the first UK distributor of the Arduino.

If the internet of things is the answer, what was the question?

Where are we now?

Acquisitions Google > Nest

Oculus Rift > Facebook Thingworx > PTC

Smart Things > Samsung Neul > Huawei

and deaths Little Printer / bergcloud

Nabaztag Holiday lights

Mature businesses (5 years +) Glowcaps

Ambient Devices Sonos

Startups Thousands of ideas, and sometimes companies. on crowdfunding sites

Hundreds of startups in incubators such as Highway1, Haxlr8r, RGA, Jlab, Cognicity,

TechPeaks, Reply Breed, StartupBootcamp

Financing Risk averse investors are only supporting startups who can survive past their first

production run & already generating profits.

Books Designing the internet of things

UX in the Internet of things Enchanted Objects

Rebranded business products IT Infrastructure

Asset Management Building automation

Platforms! Too many to name,

or care about.

If the internet of things is the answer, what was the question?

Why should normal people care about

the internet of things?

Help make decisions about invisible experiences. Environmental monitoring.

Learn in new ways. Encourage children to learn & build things

Care from anywhere. Embedded, easy to use elderly & pet care.

Enhance health services. Using technology to better our relationships with

health problems and health professionals.

Let’s make sure the internet of things isn’t…

Hiding intentions behind a lifestyle product.

Shoving internet connectivity where it doesn’t belong.

Creating socially-awkward situations.

Replacing human skills.

Not the intranet of things

New Year’s resolutions

Don’t worry about the things you don’t need to worry about right now

It isn’t about data if noone uses your product. It is

about data if they do for long enough.

Being responsible about product design solutions should be mandatory.

Testing things out with normal people isn’t an

option.

Bedankt.

Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino alex@designswarm.com

@iotwatch