Hoe schoon is de lucht in Nederland, in Amsterdam en in de buurt? In deze workshop van het RIVM ga je aan de slag met data over luchtverontreiniging door fijnstof, stikstof en koolstofdioxide. Wat betekenen deze data, hoe zoek je ze op en wat kun je ermee doen?
Imagine a world where everyday objects are imbued with the power of generative AI. What possibilities and challenges would emerge? ThingsCon aims to explore this frontier by inviting designers to create provotypes of the near future “generative things”.
To ignite imagination and foster meaningful discussions, we like to use the concept of “provotypes” – provocative prototypes of generative things. These tangible glimpses into tomorrow are catalysts, opening up critical dialogues about our impending relationships with AI-infused objects.
The exhibition “Generative Things” premiered at TH/NGS 2024 on 13 December 2024 in Volkshotel Amsterdam and will travel to other places in 2025, sparking conversations and imagination. ThingsCon organizes this initiative in collaboration with Master Digital Design of Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Waag Futurelab, and is part of the Amsterdam 750 futures program.
14 April: exhibition and workshop
Next up, we’re taking Generative Things to Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. Our next public event, scheduled for late 14 April, will feature:
We’re revisiting the provotypes to create “situated designs” that respond to Amsterdam’s unique context. By partnering with local societal organizations, we’ll develop specific scenarios to test our provotypes in real-world settings, bringing the future of Generative Things to life in our city’s streets and spaces.
The outcomes will be an inspiration and a point of departure for a speculative design workshop on 15 April to create a future zine. We have a separate RSVP for this workshop day.
The program of the Salon:
14:00-15:00 Visit the exhibition with provotypes
15:00-17:00 Workshop to sketch out interactions in the city with each provotype
17:00-19:00 Share results, drinks
If you can not make it to the workshop but like to see the results, feel free to drop by at 17h.
Location
The Salon and the Makeathon will take place Monday 14 April at the location of Master Digital Design, Theo Thijssenhuis building, 4th floor, Wibautstraat Amsterdam.
Read more about the background of the project on the website.
Er zijn allerlei manieren om luchtkwaliteit te meten, met sensoren, filters of zelfs met planten! Verken met Urgenda de mogelijkheden van natuurlijke sensoren: boomschors van platanen. Deze Waag Open vormt de aftrap van de landelijke actie van Urgenda: De plataan-check.
Platanen kunnen met hun schors veel vertellen over de hoeveelheid fijnstof in hun omgeving. In hun bast slaan ze (fijn)stof uit hun omgeving op. Onderzoekers kunnen met laboratoriumonderzoek uit de bast aflezen hoeveel fijnstof er in de omgeving van de boom is uitgestoten.
Samen met Urgenda verzamelen we tijdens Waag Open boomschors van de plataan. Daarbij vertelt Urgenda hoe plataanschors inzicht geeft in de hoeveelheid fijnstof in Nederland. Daarnaast leidt Imme Ruarus, hoofd van Waag’s Smart Citizens Lab, de avond in met een introductie over citizen sensing: hoe bewoners met technologische metingen, natuurlijke metingen en observaties hun leefomgeving in kaart brengen.
Na Waag Open kun je zelf aan de slag met plataanschors verzamelen en meedoen met de plataan-check!
Across six interactive online sessions, this course offers the tools, knowledge, and inspiration needed to support just and sustainable transformations – grounded in action research, critical reflection, and peer learning.
We are offering the course for the third time, this year in collaboration with Dina Lupin from University of Southampton.
We have made the programme a bit more compact to make it more affordable, and as always offer it at a variable rate (€1,775.00 for well-paid professionals and €1,245.00 for those with more limited financial means) to make it as accessible as possible.
