The digital transformation workshop is successfully completed. The participants were enthused and stimulated. The keynotes were excellent and inspiring. The small group presentations were equally inspiring and forward-looking. They identified a set of quite exciting ideas for the city of Philadelphia. The question is where do we go from here. The idea of digital city … Read more
On November 1-3, I am organizing a design research workshop on the theme of Digital Transformation of Urban Experiences. (Note: A new web site is currently designed. What you will see is a temporary place holder). We will have about 50 scholars and practitioners from many different fields to explore how we might be able … Read more
The second group in my class worked on a product for Philadelphia Tourists. They come up with a set of services that is designed to replace a tour guidebook. The mock-up user interface is shown below. The key idea here is that this device is designed to replace tour guidebooks. Its size, weight and appearance … Read more
Yesterday was the last day of class and my students did excellent jobs of putting together their presentations. The first group was focusing on a small device for Philadelphia Residents. The name of the device is called PUC (Philadelphia Urban Communicator). It could be a Personal Urban Communicator. It is a small round device that … Read more