thank you it’s a warm sunny day I’ve just arrived to my parents house for a
just arrived to my parents house for a
just arrived to my parents house for a visit and my dad is lying on the sofa
visit and my dad is lying on the sofa
visit and my dad is lying on the sofa doing some work he’s got his laptop on
doing some work he’s got his laptop on
doing some work he’s got his laptop on his knees everything is in peace and in
his knees everything is in peace and in
his knees everything is in peace and in harmony until suddenly he picks up his
harmony until suddenly he picks up his
harmony until suddenly he picks up his laptop and starts shaking it to the
laptop and starts shaking it to the
laptop and starts shaking it to the point where I think he might even throw
point where I think he might even throw
point where I think he might even throw it across the room
it across the room
it across the room I look and I said what what’s going on
I look and I said what what’s going on
I look and I said what what’s going on and he says it won’t do the thing I
and he says it won’t do the thing I
and he says it won’t do the thing I needed to do I don’t understand it and
needed to do I don’t understand it and
needed to do I don’t understand it and he’s so frustrated and so confused by
he’s so frustrated and so confused by
he’s so frustrated and so confused by this by this device and I think to
this by this device and I think to
this by this device and I think to myself why why is this happening what’s
myself why why is this happening what’s
myself why why is this happening what’s the problem and many of us today myself
the problem and many of us today myself
the problem and many of us today myself included feel this experience with our
included feel this experience with our
included feel this experience with our technology with our devices where we
technology with our devices where we
technology with our devices where we feel like it doesn’t understand us and
feel like it doesn’t understand us and
feel like it doesn’t understand us and we don’t understand it and it’s not that
we don’t understand it and it’s not that
we don’t understand it and it’s not that surprising if you think about it because
surprising if you think about it because
surprising if you think about it because to some extent it feels like there are
to some extent it feels like there are
to some extent it feels like there are these users of Technology which is
these users of Technology which is
these users of Technology which is actually that’s us and then there are
actually that’s us and then there are
actually that’s us and then there are the people who are making technology and
the people who are making technology and
the people who are making technology and in my case that sometimes it’s me also
in my case that sometimes it’s me also
in my case that sometimes it’s me also but there’s no bridge there’s no channel
but there’s no bridge there’s no channel
but there’s no bridge there’s no channel between the two of us to be able to have
between the two of us to be able to have
between the two of us to be able to have some sort of a dialogue back and forth
some sort of a dialogue back and forth
some sort of a dialogue back and forth no place for informal or common language
no place for informal or common language
no place for informal or common language and this is the issue that I want us to
and this is the issue that I want us to
and this is the issue that I want us to reflect on today
reflect on today
reflect on today why is there no channel and is there a
why is there no channel and is there a
why is there no channel and is there a way for us to forge one between these
way for us to forge one between these
way for us to forge one between these two communities who often are in a way
two communities who often are in a way
two communities who often are in a way working together constantly actually
working together constantly actually
working together constantly actually would it be possible for us to
would it be possible for us to
would it be possible for us to rethink ourselves as opposed to being
rethink ourselves as opposed to being
rethink ourselves as opposed to being these passive users just accepting
these passive users just accepting
these passive users just accepting what’s coming at us and instead be
what’s coming at us and instead be
what’s coming at us and instead be active participants demanding the
active participants demanding the
active participants demanding the ability to give input and reflect and
ability to give input and reflect and
ability to give input and reflect and wonder about the technology that’s being
wonder about the technology that’s being
wonder about the technology that’s being created and if we give that input in
created and if we give that input in
created and if we give that input in that thought could it be incorporated
that thought could it be incorporated
that thought could it be incorporated and then change the technology that
and then change the technology that
and then change the technology that we’re using every day and that’s
we’re using every day and that’s
we’re using every day and that’s actually shaping our experiences we see
actually shaping our experiences we see
actually shaping our experiences we see the potential of that kind of
the potential of that kind of
the potential of that kind of participation in our daily physical
participation in our daily physical
participation in our daily physical world every day maybe you you walk out
world every day maybe you you walk out
world every day maybe you you walk out out your door to your car to your bike
out your door to your car to your bike
out your door to your car to your bike and if that street that you’re walking
and if that street that you’re walking
and if that street that you’re walking out on to is let’s say starting to
out on to is let’s say starting to
out on to is let’s say starting to become quite full of potholes or really
become quite full of potholes or really
become quite full of potholes or really noisy you have an idea in mind about how
noisy you have an idea in mind about how
noisy you have an idea in mind about how you might say something back to to the
you might say something back to to the
you might say something back to to the system around you maybe it’s your local
system around you maybe it’s your local
system around you maybe it’s your local politician or someone else the point is
politician or someone else the point is
politician or someone else the point is you have an idea of how you can make
you have an idea of how you can make
you have an idea of how you can make change how you can participate as an
change how you can participate as an
change how you can participate as an active citizen in your physical world
active citizen in your physical world
active citizen in your physical world the system is kind of mapped out in your
the system is kind of mapped out in your
the system is kind of mapped out in your mind right but when you think of the
mind right but when you think of the
mind right but when you think of the digital services that you’re using every
digital services that you’re using every
digital services that you’re using every day or the devices that you’re
day or the devices that you’re
day or the devices that you’re constantly on I don’t know who who is
constantly on I don’t know who who is
constantly on I don’t know who who is behind them like who are the people what
behind them like who are the people what
behind them like who are the people what are their faces like who are who are
are their faces like who are who are
are their faces like who are who are actually making the changes that you are
actually making the changes that you are
actually making the changes that you are then experiencing so whereas in your
then experiencing so whereas in your
then experiencing so whereas in your physical world you might actually see
physical world you might actually see
physical world you might actually see the potholes being filled if you submit
the potholes being filled if you submit
the potholes being filled if you submit a complaint or if you somehow call
a complaint or if you somehow call
a complaint or if you somehow call attention to this issue in your digital
attention to this issue in your digital
attention to this issue in your digital world first of all who would you submit
world first of all who would you submit
world first of all who would you submit that position to ok beyond just an error
that position to ok beyond just an error
that position to ok beyond just an error or a complaint like that something more
or a complaint like that something more
or a complaint like that something more thoughtful who would you who would you
thoughtful who would you who would you
thoughtful who would you who would you talk to who is your elected
talk to who is your elected
talk to who is your elected representative
representative
representative who might speak on your behalf I don’t I
who might speak on your behalf I don’t I
who might speak on your behalf I don’t I don’t see any opportunity for us to have
don’t see any opportunity for us to have
don’t see any opportunity for us to have that kind of a dialogue at this moment
that kind of a dialogue at this moment
that kind of a dialogue at this moment but I want us to open that dialogue I
but I want us to open that dialogue I
but I want us to open that dialogue I want us to create this kind of channel
want us to create this kind of channel
want us to create this kind of channel between the two for a more informal
between the two for a more informal
between the two for a more informal thinking about how we might change
thinking about how we might change
thinking about how we might change technology and make it better for us for
technology and make it better for us for
technology and make it better for us for what we want instead of this kind of
what we want instead of this kind of
what we want instead of this kind of mysterious list of needs and wants that
mysterious list of needs and wants that
mysterious list of needs and wants that is not necessarily directly coming from
is not necessarily directly coming from
is not necessarily directly coming from you and me let’s imagine for a moment
you and me let’s imagine for a moment
you and me let’s imagine for a moment okay when when was the last moment that
okay when when was the last moment that
okay when when was the last moment that you actually observed a change happening
you actually observed a change happening
you actually observed a change happening in your technology do you remember it
in your technology do you remember it
in your technology do you remember it was probably something like an alert or
was probably something like an alert or
was probably something like an alert or an update that said you need to do this
an update that said you need to do this
an update that said you need to do this because otherwise this won’t work
because otherwise this won’t work
because otherwise this won’t work and if you looked underneath it maybe
and if you looked underneath it maybe
and if you looked underneath it maybe you saw a few details right like now
you saw a few details right like now
you saw a few details right like now things will be faster like okay yeah
things will be faster like okay yeah
things will be faster like okay yeah sure fine go back to making your dinner
sure fine go back to making your dinner
sure fine go back to making your dinner or whatever folding laundry you don’t
or whatever folding laundry you don’t
or whatever folding laundry you don’t want to deal with it it’s a distraction
want to deal with it it’s a distraction
want to deal with it it’s a distraction it’s not an invitation to actually
it’s not an invitation to actually
it’s not an invitation to actually contribute to participate in a dialogue
contribute to participate in a dialogue
contribute to participate in a dialogue about how this app or this service or
about how this app or this service or
about how this app or this service or this device is trying to change to
this device is trying to change to
this device is trying to change to improve your life it’s not an invitation
improve your life it’s not an invitation
improve your life it’s not an invitation rather it’s just kind of a push right do
rather it’s just kind of a push right do
rather it’s just kind of a push right do this now otherwise I don’t know so this
this now otherwise I don’t know so this
this now otherwise I don’t know so this is what I would like us to try to
is what I would like us to try to
is what I would like us to try to rethink together could we open up a
rethink together could we open up a
rethink together could we open up a space where we could have more like
space where we could have more like
space where we could have more like wondering about how things could be as
wondering about how things could be as
wondering about how things could be as opposed to simply having this change log
opposed to simply having this change log
opposed to simply having this change log which is currently a place where changes
which is currently a place where changes
which is currently a place where changes to our applications or services are
to our applications or services are
to our applications or services are documented this change log of kind of
documented this change log of kind of
documented this change log of kind of major updates or whatever not really in
major updates or whatever not really in
major updates or whatever not really in our language often could we have
our language often could we have
our language often could we have something like a wonder log where we are
something like a wonder log where we are
something like a wonder log where we are able to actually think more openly and
able to actually think more openly and
able to actually think more openly and say to one another Oh what if it were
say to one another Oh what if it were
say to one another Oh what if it were like this and that what if the creators
like this and that what if the creators
like this and that what if the creators of technology on their side could
of technology on their side could
of technology on their side could actually also just as openly and just as
actually also just as openly and just as
actually also just as openly and just as kind of honestly say hey we’re thinking
kind of honestly say hey we’re thinking
kind of honestly say hey we’re thinking about making this kind of a change or
about making this kind of a change or
about making this kind of a change or we’re wondering how this might affect
we’re wondering how this might affect
we’re wondering how this might affect your life what do you think could we
your life what do you think could we
your life what do you think could we open that up so that we’re not just
open that up so that we’re not just
open that up so that we’re not just accepting our technology as this this
accepting our technology as this this
accepting our technology as this this block of kind of chrome and and glass
block of kind of chrome and and glass
block of kind of chrome and and glass that were a bit afraid to touch because
that were a bit afraid to touch because
that were a bit afraid to touch because otherwise it might break or we’re super
otherwise it might break or we’re super
otherwise it might break or we’re super frustrated with because we don’t
frustrated with because we don’t
frustrated with because we don’t understand it instead could we think of
understand it instead could we think of
understand it instead could we think of it as this place where we could actually
it as this place where we could actually
it as this place where we could actually participate that we could form that we
participate that we could form that we
participate that we could form that we could shape that’s not finished in fact
could shape that’s not finished in fact
could shape that’s not finished in fact it’s quite unfinished and it’s
it’s quite unfinished and it’s
it’s quite unfinished and it’s constantly being remade and constantly
constantly being remade and constantly
constantly being remade and constantly being rethought but I want to invite all
being rethought but I want to invite all
being rethought but I want to invite all of us into that dialogue of rethinking
of us into that dialogue of rethinking
of us into that dialogue of rethinking so these are two projects that I would
so these are two projects that I would
so these are two projects that I would maybe put on our Wonder Log to start
maybe put on our Wonder Log to start
maybe put on our Wonder Log to start with and the first one is just a thought
with and the first one is just a thought
with and the first one is just a thought project with all of us so imagine that
project with all of us so imagine that
project with all of us so imagine that tonight you got home and you saw that
tonight you got home and you saw that
tonight you got home and you saw that Google Maps let’s say had just sent you
Google Maps let’s say had just sent you
Google Maps let’s say had just sent you an update now your ride will be smoother
an update now your ride will be smoother
an update now your ride will be smoother and you think to yourself okay great
and you think to yourself okay great
and you think to yourself okay great yeah yeah I’m gonna finish making dinner
yeah yeah I’m gonna finish making dinner
yeah yeah I’m gonna finish making dinner well what if instead you looked
well what if instead you looked
well what if instead you looked underneath it and it said something like
underneath it and it said something like
underneath it and it said something like your ride is gonna be smoother because
your ride is gonna be smoother because
your ride is gonna be smoother because we’re only gonna send you on paved roads
we’re only gonna send you on paved roads
we’re only gonna send you on paved roads okay how does that make you feel and
okay how does that make you feel and
okay how does that make you feel and just like take one moment to think about
just like take one moment to think about
just like take one moment to think about that is it okay with you
that is it okay with you
that is it okay with you could it be better is that actually the
could it be better is that actually the
could it be better is that actually the situation that you would like Google
situation that you would like Google
situation that you would like Google Maps to be working
Maps to be working
Maps to be working hard on for you only to send you on
hard on for you only to send you on
hard on for you only to send you on paved roads because for me sometimes I
paved roads because for me sometimes I
paved roads because for me sometimes I actually like to take the dirt road or
actually like to take the dirt road or
actually like to take the dirt road or the less traveled road or the more
the less traveled road or the more
the less traveled road or the more peaceful road and I think that I should
peaceful road and I think that I should
peaceful road and I think that I should have a way to control this application
have a way to control this application
have a way to control this application who is controlling which direction I
who is controlling which direction I
who is controlling which direction I know to take let’s say if I’m in an
know to take let’s say if I’m in an
know to take let’s say if I’m in an unknown City I’m just trying to get a
unknown City I’m just trying to get a
unknown City I’m just trying to get a feel for it
feel for it
feel for it what if that unknown City then the only
what if that unknown City then the only
what if that unknown City then the only way I’m navigating through it is on
way I’m navigating through it is on
way I’m navigating through it is on paved roads
paved roads
paved roads I see the same thing as everyone else
I see the same thing as everyone else
I see the same thing as everyone else will see right and is that okay with me
will see right and is that okay with me
will see right and is that okay with me maybe it is but I should think about it
maybe it is but I should think about it
maybe it is but I should think about it I think I should wonder about it so I’d
I think I should wonder about it so I’d
I think I should wonder about it so I’d like to add something like that to my
like to add something like that to my
like to add something like that to my wonder log then I’d like to share with
wonder log then I’d like to share with
wonder log then I’d like to share with you something called unfit bits which
you something called unfit bits which
you something called unfit bits which I’m going to propose we put on our
I’m going to propose we put on our
I’m going to propose we put on our wonder lock where you could actually
wonder lock where you could actually
wonder lock where you could actually attach your step counter like your
attach your step counter like your
attach your step counter like your Fitbit to a metronome or a pendulum or a
Fitbit to a metronome or a pendulum or a
Fitbit to a metronome or a pendulum or a power drill or a bicycle and you can see
power drill or a bicycle and you can see
power drill or a bicycle and you can see where we’re going with this right so in
where we’re going with this right so in
where we’re going with this right so in so doing you generate a huge amount of
so doing you generate a huge amount of
so doing you generate a huge amount of fake data that then makes you look like
fake data that then makes you look like
fake data that then makes you look like a fitness rockstar and you send that
a fitness rockstar and you send that
a fitness rockstar and you send that over to your healthcare insurance
over to your healthcare insurance
over to your healthcare insurance company who gives you great discounts
company who gives you great discounts
company who gives you great discounts and benefits and all the rest perfect
and benefits and all the rest perfect
and benefits and all the rest perfect right I’m not saying you all need to go
right I’m not saying you all need to go
right I’m not saying you all need to go buy unfit bits but what I’m suggesting
buy unfit bits but what I’m suggesting
buy unfit bits but what I’m suggesting and what I’m hopefully inspiring you to
and what I’m hopefully inspiring you to
and what I’m hopefully inspiring you to do is think about how our current
do is think about how our current
do is think about how our current technology is and think about how you
technology is and think about how you
technology is and think about how you might want it to be and how you might
might want it to be and how you might
might want it to be and how you might kind of expose these themes between the
kind of expose these themes between the
kind of expose these themes between the two another project objective fire
two another project objective fire
two another project objective fire allows you to control the world around
allows you to control the world around
allows you to control the world around you in the way that you want to
so when he opens his book his reading
so when he opens his book his reading light turns on when he closes that it
light turns on when he closes that it
light turns on when he closes that it turns off or he’s able to control his
turns off or he’s able to control his
turns off or he’s able to control his record player by and actually this is
record player by and actually this is
record player by and actually this is this is a real working product and again
this is a real working product and again
this is a real working product and again it’s not necessarily something that
it’s not necessarily something that
it’s not necessarily something that you’re about to go out and buy but it
you’re about to go out and buy but it
you’re about to go out and buy but it makes you think differently about the
makes you think differently about the
makes you think differently about the current existing technology that you’re
current existing technology that you’re
current existing technology that you’re using and how it fits into your life and
using and how it fits into your life and
using and how it fits into your life and whether it’s the experience that you
whether it’s the experience that you
whether it’s the experience that you actually want and if not maybe you could
actually want and if not maybe you could
actually want and if not maybe you could actually make your record player
actually make your record player
actually make your record player controllable by you know deejaying or
controllable by you know deejaying or
controllable by you know deejaying or whatever this guy is doing so this is
whatever this guy is doing so this is
whatever this guy is doing so this is what I’m hoping for you today that you
what I’m hoping for you today that you
what I’m hoping for you today that you think of yourself as being a participant
think of yourself as being a participant
think of yourself as being a participant in the technology that you use everyday
in the technology that you use everyday
in the technology that you use everyday as opposed to being a user and secondly
as opposed to being a user and secondly
as opposed to being a user and secondly that you think of the technology that
that you think of the technology that
that you think of the technology that you’re using as something that’s
you’re using as something that’s
you’re using as something that’s changeable that’s sculptable that can
changeable that’s sculptable that can
changeable that’s sculptable that can evolve and adapt according to who you
evolve and adapt according to who you
evolve and adapt according to who you are and what you need I heard that the
are and what you need I heard that the
are and what you need I heard that the Danish politicians fen Alcon said about
Danish politicians fen Alcon said about
Danish politicians fen Alcon said about politics
politics
politics don’t threaten to leave threaten to stay
don’t threaten to leave threaten to stay
don’t threaten to leave threaten to stay and I think we should do the same for
and I think we should do the same for
and I think we should do the same for technology we don’t have to leave let’s
technology we don’t have to leave let’s
technology we don’t have to leave let’s stay but let’s not just stay let’s
stay but let’s not just stay let’s
stay but let’s not just stay let’s notice let’s let’s actually become
notice let’s let’s actually become
notice let’s let’s actually become critical and not just critical but
critical and not just critical but
critical and not just critical but constructive and imaginative and wonder
constructive and imaginative and wonder
constructive and imaginative and wonder and then let’s add that to the Wonder
and then let’s add that to the Wonder
and then let’s add that to the Wonder Log
Log
Log thank you
thank you
thank you you
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