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The thing with the Internet of Things  | Marcel Schouwenaar | TEDxRotterdam


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[Applause] today we are talking about being

today we are talking about being

today we are talking about being connected and when when the world

connected and when when the world

connected and when when the world becomes connected through the internet

becomes connected through the internet

becomes connected through the internet of things we let software look at our

of things we let software look at our

of things we let software look at our cities we let software look at our

cities we let software look at our

cities we let software look at our workplaces and into our living rooms

workplaces and into our living rooms

workplaces and into our living rooms this software these algorithms they look

this software these algorithms they look

this software these algorithms they look at data and they help us make better

at data and they help us make better

at data and they help us make better decisions about how to work more

decisions about how to work more

decisions about how to work more efficiently or how to stay healthy or

efficiently or how to stay healthy or

efficiently or how to stay healthy or they can even make decisions for us or

they can even make decisions for us or

they can even make decisions for us or about us imagine in a couple of years

about us imagine in a couple of years

about us imagine in a couple of years everybody in your neighborhood

everybody in your neighborhood

everybody in your neighborhood drives an electric car and one morning

drives an electric car and one morning

drives an electric car and one morning everybody gets ready for that commute

everybody gets ready for that commute

everybody gets ready for that commute and they go to their car and you and all

and they go to their car and you and all

and they go to their car and you and all your neighbors find the car charged just

your neighbors find the car charged just

your neighbors find the car charged just a fraction of what you need to make it

a fraction of what you need to make it

a fraction of what you need to make it to work what happened well if everybody

to work what happened well if everybody

to work what happened well if everybody wants to charge their car overnight the

wants to charge their car overnight the

wants to charge their car overnight the power grid can’t handle that charging a

power grid can’t handle that charging a

power grid can’t handle that charging a car cost as much energy as five

car cost as much energy as five

car cost as much energy as five households but the Internet of Things

households but the Internet of Things

households but the Internet of Things can solve this we just have to create a

can solve this we just have to create a

can solve this we just have to create a system that lets some people charge

system that lets some people charge

system that lets some people charge first and others people later now

first and others people later now

first and others people later now there’s a problem who do we charge first

there’s a problem who do we charge first

there’s a problem who do we charge first who do give priority and it wants to

who do give priority and it wants to

who do give priority and it wants to wait their turn

wait their turn

wait their turn well our system has to make a couple of

well our system has to make a couple of

well our system has to make a couple of decisions I think we can all agree that

decisions I think we can all agree that

decisions I think we can all agree that a doctor needs a charged car so we can

a doctor needs a charged car so we can

a doctor needs a charged car so we can respond to emergencies right

respond to emergencies right

respond to emergencies right so with a little bit of data about your

so with a little bit of data about your

so with a little bit of data about your profession we can make sure the doctor

profession we can make sure the doctor

profession we can make sure the doctor can make it to the next heart attack I

can make it to the next heart attack I

can make it to the next heart attack I also think we want to make sure we all

also think we want to make sure we all

also think we want to make sure we all make it to work tomorrow

make it to work tomorrow

make it to work tomorrow so if we have a little bit of data from

so if we have a little bit of data from

so if we have a little bit of data from new Google Maps or your TomTom we can

new Google Maps or your TomTom we can

new Google Maps or your TomTom we can make sure you can make that commute you

make sure you can make that commute you

make sure you can make that commute you see with a little bit more data you get

see with a little bit more data you get

see with a little bit more data you get a better solution and life’s not only

a better solution and life’s not only

a better solution and life’s not only about work right we also want to make

about work right we also want to make

about work right we also want to make sure you can make it on the next weekend

sure you can make it on the next weekend

sure you can make it on the next weekend trip or to the dentist appointment so if

trip or to the dentist appointment so if

trip or to the dentist appointment so if you give us some access to your calendar

you give us some access to your calendar

you give us some access to your calendar we can have a little bit of data and

we can have a little bit of data and

we can have a little bit of data and make sure you can make it to that brunch

make sure you can make it to that brunch

make sure you can make it to that brunch on Sunday morning with a little bit more

on Sunday morning with a little bit more

on Sunday morning with a little bit more data we get you a better solution and

today is your lucky day because our

today is your lucky day because our algorithm our algorithm looked at your

algorithm our algorithm looked at your

algorithm our algorithm looked at your purchase history of hemorrhoid cream and

purchase history of hemorrhoid cream and

purchase history of hemorrhoid cream and found out that you’re running low so we

found out that you’re running low so we

found out that you’re running low so we charged your car a little bit extra so

charged your car a little bit extra so

charged your car a little bit extra so you can make that detour to that

you can make that detour to that

you can make that detour to that pharmacy downtown well suddenly you see

pharmacy downtown well suddenly you see

pharmacy downtown well suddenly you see that the better solution is not okay

that the better solution is not okay

that the better solution is not okay anymore

this solution not only relies on

this solution not only relies on sensitive data it’s also a black box

sensitive data it’s also a black box

sensitive data it’s also a black box that looks at data and gets to decide

that looks at data and gets to decide

that looks at data and gets to decide who has mobility and who doesn’t and one

who has mobility and who doesn’t and one

who has mobility and who doesn’t and one day you find your car in the morning not

day you find your car in the morning not

day you find your car in the morning not charged at all and you’ll have no idea

charged at all and you’ll have no idea

charged at all and you’ll have no idea why that happened was it because you

why that happened was it because you

why that happened was it because you switch jobs or you got plenty of

switch jobs or you got plenty of

switch jobs or you got plenty of hemorrhoid cream you don’t know this is

hemorrhoid cream you don’t know this is

hemorrhoid cream you don’t know this is not some thought experiment this is an

not some thought experiment this is an

not some thought experiment this is an actual problem we’re working on with

actual problem we’re working on with

actual problem we’re working on with leading organizations in the indie

leading organizations in the indie

leading organizations in the indie energy sector

energy sector

energy sector now don’t get me wrong the Internet of

now don’t get me wrong the Internet of

now don’t get me wrong the Internet of Things or IOT for short is a great tool

Things or IOT for short is a great tool

Things or IOT for short is a great tool it’s a great tool to make our lives more

it’s a great tool to make our lives more

it’s a great tool to make our lives more comfortable to make our work efficient I

comfortable to make our work efficient I

comfortable to make our work efficient I also think the next speaker is gonna

also think the next speaker is gonna

also think the next speaker is gonna give some really good examples but when

give some really good examples but when

give some really good examples but when it’s a tool is it a tool like a hammer a

it’s a tool is it a tool like a hammer a

it’s a tool is it a tool like a hammer a tool everyone can handle if you miss the

tool everyone can handle if you miss the

tool everyone can handle if you miss the nail it’s just you that’s hurt therefore

nail it’s just you that’s hurt therefore

nail it’s just you that’s hurt therefore it’s a tool that everybody can go into a

it’s a tool that everybody can go into a

it’s a tool that everybody can go into a shop and buy

shop and buy

shop and buy you see the thing with the Internet of

you see the thing with the Internet of

you see the thing with the Internet of Things is that this hammer can in turn

Things is that this hammer can in turn

Things is that this hammer can in turn into something bigger like a steamroller

into something bigger like a steamroller

into something bigger like a steamroller a tool that is essential for

a tool that is essential for

a tool that is essential for infrastructure but it can have drastic

infrastructure but it can have drastic

infrastructure but it can have drastic consequences when used in the wrong way

consequences when used in the wrong way

consequences when used in the wrong way so that’s why only qualified

so that’s why only qualified

so that’s why only qualified professionals can use it you may wonder

professionals can use it you may wonder

professionals can use it you may wonder in your when you’re developing an IOT

in your when you’re developing an IOT

in your when you’re developing an IOT solution even though when you start with

solution even though when you start with

solution even though when you start with the best intentions it can develop into

the best intentions it can develop into

the best intentions it can develop into a steamroller

a steamroller

a steamroller so how do you know when a hammer is

so how do you know when a hammer is

so how do you know when a hammer is turning into a steamroller

turning into a steamroller

turning into a steamroller in other words when am i developing

in other words when am i developing

in other words when am i developing something useful for people and why when

something useful for people and why when

something useful for people and why when do I develop a solution that’s based on

do I develop a solution that’s based on

do I develop a solution that’s based on unfair data practices this dilemma is

unfair data practices this dilemma is

unfair data practices this dilemma is central to our work at our design studio

central to our work at our design studio

central to our work at our design studio the incredible machine but it wasn’t

the incredible machine but it wasn’t

the incredible machine but it wasn’t always like this when we started our

always like this when we started our

always like this when we started our studio in 2012 we work with dozens of

studio in 2012 we work with dozens of

studio in 2012 we work with dozens of clients to transform their business

clients to transform their business

clients to transform their business through the IOT and sometimes we work at

through the IOT and sometimes we work at

through the IOT and sometimes we work at projects where collecting personal data

projects where collecting personal data

projects where collecting personal data was more important than creating value

was more important than creating value

was more important than creating value for people we have worked on these

for people we have worked on these

for people we have worked on these projects that are black boxes that make

projects that are black boxes that make

projects that are black boxes that make decisions based on data about users

decisions based on data about users

decisions based on data about users about citizens about employees and every

about citizens about employees and every

about citizens about employees and every time that would happen we wondered how

time that would happen we wondered how

time that would happen we wondered how did this happen like when we start this

did this happen like when we start this

did this happen like when we start this project we were excited about the

project we were excited about the

project we were excited about the possibilities and when we look at the

possibilities and when we look at the

possibilities and when we look at the final design we conjured up a

final design we conjured up a

final design we conjured up a steamroller

we couldn’t continue to help companies

we couldn’t continue to help companies create products and services that deemed

create products and services that deemed

create products and services that deemed data more important than human values so

data more important than human values so

data more important than human values so we

we

we part of a problem but how could we part

part of a problem but how could we part

part of a problem but how could we part of a solution

of a solution

of a solution should we just dismiss the internet of

should we just dismiss the internet of

should we just dismiss the internet of things just heavily restrict what

things just heavily restrict what

things just heavily restrict what products can do what they can monitor

products can do what they can monitor

products can do what they can monitor what they can communicate but

what they can communicate but

what they can communicate but potentially miss out on many great

potentially miss out on many great

potentially miss out on many great opportunities to make life’s better or

opportunities to make life’s better or

opportunities to make life’s better or even save lives or should we embrace

even save lives or should we embrace

even save lives or should we embrace technological progress let it take its

technological progress let it take its

technological progress let it take its course let it maybe it takes it it takes

course let it maybe it takes it it takes

course let it maybe it takes it it takes a sacrifice of some of our values along

a sacrifice of some of our values along

a sacrifice of some of our values along the way but I guess the recent influence

the way but I guess the recent influence

the way but I guess the recent influence of propaganda on social media in the

of propaganda on social media in the

of propaganda on social media in the recent US elections have shown us we

recent US elections have shown us we

recent US elections have shown us we cannot afford not to stay critical about

cannot afford not to stay critical about

cannot afford not to stay critical about technology I think we have to look for a

technology I think we have to look for a

technology I think we have to look for a solution somewhere else

and I think it’s a cultural problem the

and I think it’s a cultural problem the problem is not about the products the

problem is not about the products the

problem is not about the products the data the technology the problem lies

data the technology the problem lies

data the technology the problem lies with the values that we embed in the

with the values that we embed in the

with the values that we embed in the products that we as designers as

products that we as designers as

products that we as designers as engineers as managers create so we have

engineers as managers create so we have

engineers as managers create so we have to look at culture because if we want to

to look at culture because if we want to

to look at culture because if we want to build an Internet of Things we can trust

build an Internet of Things we can trust

build an Internet of Things we can trust we have to come together and decide

we have to come together and decide

we have to come together and decide what’s important what is not what is

what’s important what is not what is

what’s important what is not what is right what is wrong we have to look at

right what is wrong we have to look at

right what is wrong we have to look at FX we weren’t the only one with this

FX we weren’t the only one with this

FX we weren’t the only one with this realization in 2015 we gather with a

realization in 2015 we gather with a

realization in 2015 we gather with a group of designers and researchers that

group of designers and researchers that

group of designers and researchers that share our concerns this group said it

share our concerns this group said it

share our concerns this group said it was time for action

was time for action

was time for action actually it was time for words the IOT

actually it was time for words the IOT

actually it was time for words the IOT design manifesto ten principles for

design manifesto ten principles for

design manifesto ten principles for design in the connected world

design in the connected world

design in the connected world it lists principles like we are

it lists principles like we are

it lists principles like we are deliberate about what data we collect

deliberate about what data we collect

deliberate about what data we collect about only using that specific data

about only using that specific data

about only using that specific data that’s used to make the product work we

that’s used to make the product work we

that’s used to make the product work we make the parties associated with an IOT

make the parties associated with an IOT

make the parties associated with an IOT product explain

product explain

product explain it’s about hundred percent transparency

it’s about hundred percent transparency

it’s about hundred percent transparency about who has access to your data and

about who has access to your data and

about who has access to your data and what they can do with it and it’s not

what they can do with it and it’s not

what they can do with it and it’s not only about transparency the principle we

only about transparency the principle we

only about transparency the principle we empower users to be masters of their own

empower users to be masters of their own

empower users to be masters of their own domain dictates that users have the

domain dictates that users have the

domain dictates that users have the final control about what’s theirs we

final control about what’s theirs we

final control about what’s theirs we launched the IOT design manifesto at a

launched the IOT design manifesto at a

launched the IOT design manifesto at a conference things come in 2015 in a

conference things come in 2015 in a

conference things come in 2015 in a matter of weeks hundreds of

matter of weeks hundreds of

matter of weeks hundreds of professionals scientists from thought

professionals scientists from thought

professionals scientists from thought leaders in Silicon Valley two professors

leaders in Silicon Valley two professors

leaders in Silicon Valley two professors from world-class universities from

from world-class universities from

from world-class universities from designers in China in India to

designers in China in India to

designers in China in India to innovation managers in the tech industry

innovation managers in the tech industry

innovation managers in the tech industry it even became the basis of courses

it even became the basis of courses

it even became the basis of courses about IOT at schools and universities

about IOT at schools and universities

about IOT at schools and universities and IOT design manifesto became a tool

and IOT design manifesto became a tool

and IOT design manifesto became a tool itself when you are developing an IOT

itself when you are developing an IOT

itself when you are developing an IOT solution you can look at it and say am I

solution you can look at it and say am I

solution you can look at it and say am I still making it a hammer or are we

still making it a hammer or are we

still making it a hammer or are we creating a steamroller holding up the

creating a steamroller holding up the

creating a steamroller holding up the documents in Berlin in 2015

documents in Berlin in 2015

documents in Berlin in 2015 changed my career projects changed

changed my career projects changed

changed my career projects changed suddenly conversations with clients

suddenly conversations with clients

suddenly conversations with clients developed I couldn’t some clients we

developed I couldn’t some clients we

developed I couldn’t some clients we couldn’t align with anymore

couldn’t align with anymore

couldn’t align with anymore and we pass on their projects and other

and we pass on their projects and other

and we pass on their projects and other clients came to us to look to how to

clients came to us to look to how to

clients came to us to look to how to develop a fair IOT solution and that

develop a fair IOT solution and that

develop a fair IOT solution and that leads me back to a conversation I had

leads me back to a conversation I had

leads me back to a conversation I had earlier this year a Research Institute

earlier this year a Research Institute

earlier this year a Research Institute and an energy company asked us look the

and an energy company asked us look the

and an energy company asked us look the future of electric vehicles is smart

future of electric vehicles is smart

future of electric vehicles is smart charging charging based on data but when

charging charging based on data but when

charging charging based on data but when we developed this smart charging we

we developed this smart charging we

we developed this smart charging we might create a black box that gets to

might create a black box that gets to

might create a black box that gets to decide who gets to drive the car and who

decide who gets to drive the car and who

decide who gets to drive the car and who doesn’t it took a while for us to

doesn’t it took a while for us to

doesn’t it took a while for us to understand that question it was not they

understand that question it was not they

understand that question it was not they weren’t asking for a fare out

weren’t asking for a fare out

weren’t asking for a fare out rhythm they were asking us to help them

rhythm they were asking us to help them

rhythm they were asking us to help them change the culture in which smart

change the culture in which smart

change the culture in which smart charging was being developed was being

charging was being developed was being

charging was being developed was being imagined so we collaborated on an

imagined so we collaborated on an

imagined so we collaborated on an example of the first smart charging

example of the first smart charging

example of the first smart charging station that was not a black box that

station that was not a black box that

station that was not a black box that was transparent this smart charging

was transparent this smart charging

was transparent this smart charging station would show exactly what data I

station would show exactly what data I

station would show exactly what data I would use to make a planning exactly

would use to make a planning exactly

would use to make a planning exactly what decisions it would make and allow a

what decisions it would make and allow a

what decisions it would make and allow a user to scrutinize the algorithm and if

user to scrutinize the algorithm and if

user to scrutinize the algorithm and if they wouldn’t consider it fair they

they wouldn’t consider it fair they

they wouldn’t consider it fair they would have leverage over the energy

would have leverage over the energy

would have leverage over the energy company it is just an example but it

company it is just an example but it

company it is just an example but it helps us it helped us change the

helps us it helped us change the

helps us it helped us change the conversation between smart cities and

conversation between smart cities and

conversation between smart cities and energy companies over the years when

energy companies over the years when

energy companies over the years when working in this field of IOT I had this

working in this field of IOT I had this

working in this field of IOT I had this realization data may be worth a lot of

realization data may be worth a lot of

realization data may be worth a lot of money data has no values values are

money data has no values values are

money data has no values values are human thing and when we apply technology

human thing and when we apply technology

human thing and when we apply technology when we design products and services we

when we design products and services we

when we design products and services we embed our values in the design of these

embed our values in the design of these

embed our values in the design of these products so if we want an IOT we can

products so if we want an IOT we can

products so if we want an IOT we can trust we have to talk about ethics did

trust we have to talk about ethics did

trust we have to talk about ethics did the IOT manifesto cause positive change

the IOT manifesto cause positive change

the IOT manifesto cause positive change I don’t know I might need a little bit

I don’t know I might need a little bit

I don’t know I might need a little bit more data to tell for sure thank you

more data to tell for sure thank you

more data to tell for sure thank you [Music]

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