Moderate, good, occasionally poor.A forecast for the internet of things.
Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino @iotwatch alex@designswarm.com
Tinker London designswarm Good Night Lamp
Three points.
Hardware is hard because it should be.
Software is key but depends on hardware.
The mix of the two requires cross-department, cross-business collaboration and citizen engagement.
It will change the way business is done in tech.
What’s it all about?
What I know and what it costs
Plenty of ways to prototype.
Arduino & RaspberryPi SamLabs
Occasionally poor.
Always paying for hardware.
My old British Gas Hive My new British Gas Hive
Micro-management syndrome.Whirlpool app
Not knowing when a software solution could be betterSamsung smart fridge
Software as a glue to things that already work
Hiding in plain sight. Flood Network
Software that has to work but not that often.
Hardware for people who care.Japan Geiger Maps
Just in time hardware & health services.Project Andiamo
Ways forward.
Allocate time & budget to experiment & collaborate across business units.
Internal R&D with choice customers & small batch prototyping.
Send staff into incubators.
Work with startups.
Open source to engage and get feedback.
Thank you.Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino @iotwatch alex@designswarm.com