Marco Triverio’s final project ‘Feel Me‘ has been causing quite a stir online.
Based on research findings for which communications with a special person are not about content going back and forth but rather about perceiving the presence of the other person on the other side, Feel Me opens a real-time interactive channel.
Read more on the links below:
http://news.cnet.com
“Planning and Ageing: Think, Act and Share Age-friendly Cities”– is the topic of the next conference organised by CITTA – Research Centre for Territory, Transport and Environment, held at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Oporto on the 18th May, 2012.
More information on the conference here: http://citta-conference.fe.up.pt/
Laura Boffi from CIID Research will present the paper she wrote in collaboration with Jamie Allen and Kirsti Andersen: “Towards Practical and Meaningful Food-Related Support Systems for the Elderly: Initial Findings From the FOOD Project”:
The paper covers research and user-studies with the elderly and their experiences of food: the access, experience and meaningfulness of food in their lives. The FOOD project aims to develop new food related services and appliances that could support the elderly in keeping them self sufficient and independent in their home for a longer periods of time, later into life.
The goal is to forgo or delay more ‘radical’ and economically burdensome decisions needing to be made by families or institutions, such as moving the elderly to an old-age home, or health care institutions. Food and eating are, of course, a salient and fruitful application area for the detection and extension of personal limits and stresses to social networks and families.
This paper summarises the process and results of the first stages of the project, where field research with 15 respondents (elderly individuals and couples) was undertaken. It will serve to share our findings, the methods developed for the research, and a brief evaluation of these methods and their effectiveness. Further we argue for dialogue and cross-pollination between user-experience and Interaction Design research and researchers towards human-geographical urban design at the city-scale.
(Living Images – by Chris Bierbower & Marco Triverio)
From the Harddisken website:
“The dream of a robot butler is almost as old as the idea of the robots themselves. In this Harddisken podcast program we describe context-sensitive technology, mobile sensors, digital assistants and smartphones rolling when we meet among other people from Sense Observation Systems, Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design and Better Place. In IT news, it’s among other things, Google’s wifi snifferi, organ donors on Facebook and digitization in public Denmark.”
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This podcast (in Danish only) includes an interview with Jay Melican of Intel Labs, and Marco Triverio and Chris Bierbower (two of CIID’s recent alumni). They talk about a two-week collaborative Industry Project which explored the possibilities of genuinely digital, mainstream consumer experiences with dynamic collections of information. Looking forward 10-15 years to imagine a space where technologies that are just emerging today are robust and readily available, students were asked to look at applications for technology, and models for businesses.
Listen to the podcast here: http://podcast.dr.dk
Find out more about the CIID/Intel Labs Industry Project here: http://ciid.dk/education/portfolio/idp11/courses/industry-project-intel/overview/
At CIID, the consulting team prides themselves on trying to live an active lifestyle outside of the studio. Everyone has a special fondness and enthusiasm when it comes to their personal sporting interests whether it be snowboarding, softball, running, swimming, basketball, frisbee or yoga.
Last week, three of the consulting girls decided to join forces for a small challenge. As the sun started to shine in Copenhagen, so did CIID’s running efforts when Helle Rohde, Elena Gianni and Eilidh Dickson participated in the ’5km MINI city lob’ organised by Sparta running club.
In true CIID style, everyone crossed the finish line with determination, team spirit and a smile on their face. CIID’s studio philosophy is based on team work, collaboration and a supportive environment, and last week’s run was definitely no exception to this!
Helle, the newbie on the running team says, “The last 500 meters were the best, when you can see the finish line and your friends cheering for you. I instantly started to speed up and couldn’t help but smile even though I was so exhausted. Afterwards, although you are tired, there is such euphoria from completing something together”.
CLICK is a new, annual recurring event that focuses on digital art, or “new media arts” – an art form which has not yet established itself as a well known phenomenon in the Danish mainstream.
The festival’s primary objective is to create an open and inclusive platform where the curious can get the opportunity to become acquainted with this unique and groundbreaking art form through workshops, exhibitions, lectures, and concert events.
In connection with the labs.ciid.dk group, Jamie Allen, David Gauthier and Marcin Ignac will be at the festival presenting their exciting projects. CIID alumni Jacob Sikker Remin has been involved in organising the overall event.
I Love the Internet and the Internet Loves Me (2012) (by Jamie Allen). This project discharges the artist’s public-private relationships online out into the “real world.” Jamie Allen’s Facebook, Twitter and other social network feeds are personified by a digital town-crier, reading the different friendships, personal relationships and indiscretions of an online life into the open air.
CIDZIY (by David Gauthier (CA) Marguerite Bromley (CA), Elliot Sinyor (CA) Joanna Berzowska (CA) & Sha Xin Wei (US)), was inspired by the technical and cultural history of how textiles have been made for generations (weaving, stitching, embroidery, knitting, beading, quilting) and by new and emerging materials with a range of electro-mechanical properties.
‘Everyday of my life’ (by Marcin Ignac) is a visualisation of patterns occuring in the life of the author. Countless hours spent in the front of the computer during daily work results in a very personal piece of data. Every click, every touch of the keyboard marks the time that is passing by.
(Pictured left: Jamie Allen. Right: Brian Rink)
CIID has come a long way since the institute started back in 2006 and we are very pleased that our trajectory of growth is continuing in the right direction across Education, Research and Consulting. This growth is complemented by the arrival of two significant new people – Jamie Allen and Brian Rink.
Jamie Allen’s responsibility is to direct the strategy and focus of CIID’s research activities He draws on his former experience as part of the directorial team of Culture Lab, Newcastle University, where he worked towards understanding community, collaborative and public technological practices. Jamie joined us as Head of Research a few months ago and is managing a number of exciting, internationally collaborative projects with academic, institutional and commercial research partners.
Jamie says, “Working with CIID to progress and expand our research competence and activities is incredibly exciting, as I know we have great potential to get some fresh, new conversations going with fellow researchers as well as other institutions, private and public. Above all, it is a joy to (at last!) be welcomed into the CIID family – looking forward to the months and years ahead!”
From May 2012, Brian Rink will be joining CIID as Head of Consulting. Brian has already been involved with the institute in a teaching capacity, running courses in Service Design and User-centered Design Research. Prior to CIID, Brian was a designer and organisational transformation specialist at IDEO, where he used design thinking to build innovation capabilities for his clients.
Brian’s work focuses on embedding user-centered innovation methods within organisations and providing employee training to accelerate their adoption. His collaborations with client teams have resulted in improved innovation capabilities, pipelines for new product and service offerings, and strategies to transform organisational behaviours.
We are immensely proud to welcome these two talented people in to the CIID fold and we look forward to developing the CIID network even further with them, via many exciting projects and collaborations.
(Photo by Lars E. Andreasen)
Last night, CIID was honoured to win the coveted Knowledge Relay (Videnstafet) for Denmark’s most innovative and ambitious knowledge enterprise.
Awarded by Dansk Erhverv (Danish Chamber of Commerce), this year’s categories were ‘Consulting & Creativity’ and ‘Digital & Technology’. CIID received the award for Consulting & Creativity against stiff competition from In-Mind, Hatch & Bloom, BDO and AS3. Queue-it won the Digital & Technology category.
CIID Partner Simona Maschi says “This award comes at the perfect time. The CIID team has worked incredibly hard for the last five years, implementing the vision of a new organisational and knowledge structure across consulting, research, and education. The award celebrates and recognises the value of the vision and CIID is now ready to embrace the jury’s advice to scale up our tested model and have a plan for growth.”
She continues, “What makes CIID particularly happy about the jury’s comments and reasoning for the award is the acknowledgement of the cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary nature of our team, the very foundation of our activities and approach. This award goes to our incredible community of talented people and to their passion in creating outstanding work. We look forward to our next steps and to consolidating CIID as a leading innovation hub based in Denmark”.
It is the fourth time that the Danish Chamber of Commerce have awarded the prize to companies that are perceived to have potential in ‘business’, ‘innovation’ and ‘leadership’. The aim of the Knowledge Relay Award is to highlight companies that aspire to become some of the knowledge service industry’s absolute front-runners, as there is a great need for the right combination of innovation and ambition.
“It is important that we focus on and celebrate Danish knowledge companies that have ideas and ambitions. Innovation is not just a cliché or a “buzzword”. Innovation boosts economic growth and development. “explains Steffen Lüders, CEO, Mannov A / S and chairman of the judging panel.
“If Denmark is to succeed in international competition, we need many more companies who dare to think innovatively and creatively, going against the flow and letting business acumen and unbridled creativity go hand in hand. It is these businesses that generate new knowledge, products and services, and they are the primary engines for growth in Denmark. This is what we must live in the future.” emphasises, Søren Friis Larsen, Director of Dansk Erhverv.
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Earlier this year, CIID had equal success at the annual Interaction Awards which celebrate global excellence in the discipline of Interaction Design, where Ishac Bertran surpassed over 300 entries from across 33 countries to win an award for his project Pas a Pas.
Ishac was in Dublin to receive his trophy and cash prize at the awards ceremony which was organised in connection with the Interaction 12 Conference.
On receipt of his award, Ishac said: “Pas a Pas is a small contribution towards finding new tools for education and expression for children. Education is one of the biggest challenges in our society and as designers we are in a privileged position to have a vision in this area – and the skills to actually be able to build and implement new ideas”.
The 2012 Awards were open to any professional or student projects completed within the past two years. An international panel of peer reviewers chose the top 72 projects for the Shortlist of entries that were then presented and reviewed by the carefully selected Awards Jury. Prizes were awarded for outstanding works that embody and improve meaningful relationships between people and the products and services they use, exemplifying outstanding interaction design.
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CIID is going through an exciting period of growth in terms of the impact of our education, research and consulting. Both of these awards are the perfect opportunity to celebrate and reflect upon how much the institute has evolved since it was founded in 2006. It is a turning point and acknowledgment of the positive potential for the future of CIID.
More photos here: danskerhverv.dk
We are very honoured to announce that CIID has been nominated for one of the the “Videnstafet 2012” Awards.
For the fourth time, the Danish Business Association “Dansk Erhverv” is giving out the well renowned award “Videnstafet” to Denmark’s most innovative and ambitious knowledge producing businesses. CIID has the pleasure to be nominated in the category for consultancy and creativity (Rådgivning & Kreativitet).
The nominees have been selected based on their leading role within ‘business’, ‘innovation’ and ‘management’ and Dansk Erhverv would, with this award show, like to put focus on companies that aspire to be some of the leaders within the knowledge and service creating businesses.
The winner will be announced on April 26 2012 at Dansk Erhverv, Børsen. For participation please visit the website.
Eilidh Dickson and Helle Rohde Andersen of the CIID Consultancy recently attended the 2012 Healthcare Experience Design Conference in Boston. The complex challenges within the field of healthcare is an ongoing area of work for CIID across education, research and consulting. The conference provided a great platform for exchange of knowledge and debate with experts from the field.
Healthcare Experience Design Conference – The Recap from HxD Conference on Vimeo.
The Healthcare Experience Design Conference blended the perspectives of healthcare thought leaders, product developers, and design implementers across a broad spectrum of healthcare technologies and delivery channels.
The conference was informative, inspiring and practical with more than 35 speakers addressing highly relevant topics within healthcare design such as behaviour change, the patient of the future, the American food system and the power of data to improve healthcare.
A founding partner at the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design, Vinay Venkatraman has developed an alternative vision to creating a more inclusive world by designing for the “bottom of the pyramid”. He calls it Frugal Digital.
He will be speaking about the Frugal Digital initiative under the theme: The Power of Reinvention at the closing night of the TEDx Summit in Doha.
TEDxSummit brings together TEDx organizers from around the world for a week of workshops, collaborative projects, regional and cross-regional brainstorming, talks, special events and cultural activities. The 2012 event in Qatar, is the first time the amazing global TEDx community is gathering in person to formulate a shared vision for the future of the TEDx platform.