Technology is getting cheaper and cheaper, so there are hardly barriers to get the whole world connected. But how it that going to change our world? How is it going to help or hinder us? A selection of the TIS collection Get Yourself Connected that tells the story of The Internet of Things. Let’s start with the basics: what is it?
Industry is a field where we are going to see the Internet of Things have a huge impact. The Industrial Internet of Things tells the story of better and faster decisions thanks to data thanks to connectedness. New values, new businessmodels, automation not only of fysical work but of knowledge work too.
The next Siemens movie from 2013, The Fourth Industrial revolution, gives a good example of the impact of the Internet of Things on the production process. “In intelligent factories products and machines communicate with eachother, cooperately driving production.” How sensors and rfid-chips tell machines how to process products.
OK enough for a bit about how the world is going to be a better place thanks to connected devices. There’s another side to that story. What about security in a connected world with open protocols and how about the privacy aspect of all the information that’s being gathered about our lifes? In the Internet of Things: Good or Evil, that’s what’s being discussed. Is it Pandora’s Box we’re opening? “What if you can hack a pacemaker? I’m both fascinated and concerned by the unpredictability of what we are building.”
Because everything is going to be connected, everything and everyone is going to be affected. The amount of examples of the Internet of Things is endless. Some examples. In Nairobi, transit data was inaccessible, inconsistent and unreliable. The Digital Matatus Project changed that. Thanks to a lot of students and mobile technology the transit map of Nairobi is a fact. And the data is open, so people can build applications on top of that. A nice project!
The connected house is a promise we’ve been hearing about for ages with fridges talking to grocery stores. Nest was the first ‘intelligent’ thermostat that’s already found a place in millions of homes. It helps saving energy, helps saving money. “Nest programs itself, than pays for itself.”
The Vanhawk is a connected smart bike. It has a navigation system on board that helps you get to your destination with lights and haptic feedback. And thanks to beacon technology, your bike will always be traceable when stolen.
OK, we’ve talked about what and why and how. Let’s finish with indepth stuff. We don’t know exactly how The Internet of Things is going to change our world. But it’s safe to say that the impact is going to be huge. Michael Porter and Jim Heppelmann talk about the impact on companies when the Internet of Things helps with monitoring, with control, with optimization, with autonomy. A video on the impact of data on business and how the Internet of Things changes product development and production. And how new skills are needed for the workforce of the future.
This TIS Picks seems like talking a lot about technology. But it has of course huge impact on us humans. That’s why Tina Aspiala adresses the subject of designing more human, more tactile, more polite stuff. Technology is here to help us!
This has been a selection of the Get Yourself Connected theme of TIS. Browse the channel to see more interesting stuff and add your own videos!