design

Expolab held their kickoff event at Citilab on Thursday January 14.

The full account is at http://expolab.net/eng/?p=338

Citilab is kicking Expolab off strong with their event last week. 
Mix 31 people, a batch of images and raw materials and a batch of questions about technology and it's impace and what do you get? Expolab!

Facilitators  Ramon Sanguesa, Astrid Lubsen and Irene Lapuente led the group through some interesting prototyping sessions in which otherwise inert objects became infused with meaning and context.  The concepts seem incredibly alive and relevant....

* the evolution from analog to digital.
* the change from hanging pictures on a wall to hanging them on platforms such as Flickr
* an analogy between a football team and the possibilities of working together that Internet gives you.
* senior citizens sending mobile messages that were even more extremely abbreviated than those of their
    grandchildren
* a debate on the advantages and disadvantages of e-books
* the dangers of immersion when you leave the pot boling
* is exploration still exploration with GPS?
* “Today we need to measure everything”
* advocates of chaos, people who were at ease with it and find it a positive force being more vocal.
* which senses do you lose in online environments?  Which do you gain?

Click here to download the full design brief
- Bob Ketner