Talk given as part of the 'Designers of what, when and why?' event hosted by Domus Academy on March 21st 2017 in Milan

1. Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino
Designers of what, when and why?
March 21st 2017, Milan
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2. Design for new knowledge & new practices
Tinker London designswarm
London IOT Meetup
The Good Home
Know Cards

3. The Good Night Lamp

6. Existenzminimum
Minimum functionality for maximum flexibility of use and imagination.

7. What is Existenzminimum in 2017?
Minimum functionality for maximum access.
Mothers & Fathers
Kids
Grandparents

8. What is Existenzminimum in 2017?
Minimum functionality for maximum flexibility of use and imagination.
‘I have given away the small lamp to a colleague in another building
and using the lamp to indicate I am in the office.
It brings a touch of attention to the other party….
I sometimes have been called with the sentence ‘I saw you are
at the office’. Which is for me the essence of GNL.
This is something that is hard to explain to people
passing by the way.’

9. What is Existenzminimum in 2017?
Minimum functionality for maximum security.
Data is not shared or exploited for third party use.
Ethics applies to design, to data, to business practices.

10. What is Existenzminimum in 2017?
Minimum functionality for maximum collaboration.
Designed in the UK
Components made in Germany & China
Assembled & shipped from the UK
Supported in italy

12. What is Existenzminimum in 2017?
Minimum team for maximum flexibility in times of turmoil.
Brexit.
Bootstrapped.
2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, LTE
IP

13. This is also design:
How to choose not to make money from data.
How to hire people and pay them well.
How to make sustainable-ish choices.
How to listen to feedback and act on it.
How to respect people all the way to and out of the bank.

14. Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino
alex@designswarm.com
@iotwatch on twitter
@designswarm on insta
goodnightlamp.com
designswarm.com
know-cards.com
thegoodhome.org
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