Meaningful Inefficiencies: Resisting the Logic of Technological Efficiency in the Design of Civic Systems
A peer reviewed book chapter introducing the design concept of “meaningful inefficiencies” as a way of thinking about civic systems that are open to the affordances of play and accommodate more than just the ‘good user’ – but also the marginalized, the emergent, and the rebellious.
Boston Smart City Policy
I led the direction of a number of Smart City initiatives of the City of Boston, including the creation of the City’s first Smart City Playbook, the writing and management of the largest technology RFP to come directly out of the Mayor’s Office in the 21st Century (Beta Blocks), the creation of the Local Sense Lab - a way for the City to better understand the affordances (and pitfalls) of IoT sensor technology - and even our first ever Robot Block Party.
Caring At The Threshold
Caring at the Threshold: Innovation as Care
A Paper by Stephen Walter & Kim Lucas where we argue innovation is a form of care.
View the extended abstract here.
Civic Research Agenda
As a member of the Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics, I helped write the City of Boston’s first ever Civic Research Agenda, which we described as: “A primer on the questions we're asking, the problems that stump us, and the partnerships we need.” Read it here!
Engagement Game Guide
With Pablo Suarez, Director of Innovation of the International Red Cross / Red Crescent Climate Centre, and Eric Gordon, I helped write and design this guide for designing what we called “Engagement Games” - games that facilitate real-world actions. Or more specifically, games where the very moves one makes are themselves actions in the real world that contribute to the solving of a problem.
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