Arranged collections

Arrangements of collections support people to make sense and enjoy collections. It is a kind of story telling.  It does not to concern only things, but also information.

Some collections are explicitly made to make it easier to make a envionmentally sustainable decision.

Gröna listan is another arranged collection (to find eko furniture and make environements accessible):

http://epi.vgregion.se/sv/gronalistan/

Our relationship to the internet

I have recently started to question some aspects of HCI research. Why is information technology the only material we consider in our research and always seen as the end? What are we missing out? Do every aspect of life need to be a communication technology solution? Are we becoming experts with a very questionable view on society? Or. Maybe I have misunderstood somehting? Maybe I'm wrong?

I think this is an ogoing thing... we are starting to ask ourselves... now that we have basically proved that we can design anything in anyt kind of situation, giving raise to all kinds of experiences.

Below is a link to a story about a guy who lived one year without internet. Very interesting example that says something about how connected we are to eachother through internet. We identify ourselves through our connnections.  I think this is a beautiful example of that hate and love relationship to information technology, that is visualizing and manifesting our relationship to the world and to our friends and colleagues. Still, somehow we consider ourselves to have a relationship to internet too?Or at least some do:

"I was wrong.

One year ago I left the internet. I thought it was making me unproductive. I thought it lacked meaning. I thought it was "corrupting my soul." It's a been a year now since I "surfed the web" or "checked my email" or "liked" anything with a figurative rather than literal thumbs up. I've managed to stay disconnected, just like I planned. I'm internet free. And now I'm supposed to tell you how it solved all my problems. I'm supposed to be enlightened. I'm supposed to be more "real," now. More perfect."....

Read the full story here:

"I’m still here: back online after a year without the internet

 

 

The new materialism

Our relation to things with a sustanable perspective. Only acquire something new if you learn a new skill. Need to build strong relations - to reach a more sustainable society.

http://www.thenewmaterialism.org/newmaterialismmanifesto

The addicted society - What is your relation to your mobile phone?

Technology changes our relation to each other. It adds some things, and removes other things - and changes our meeting points. Nil Eyal wrote in TechCrunch how technology is making meetings worse. I think he here refers to business meetings, but this is thoughtful for any kind of meeting I would say;-)

"It seems that whenever people meet in person these days, they do so while separating their attention between the people in the room and the devices in their hands. Somehow, it has become socially acceptable to digitally masturbate in each other’s company. You might say, “but I’m taking notes or responding to an important request!” No you’re not, you are digitally dicking around."

"Most corrosive however, is the fact that less attention means worse outcomes. When people use their devices during meetings, even just for a quick sec, they eventually rejoin the conversation, aware that they may have missed something while they were mentally away. They fear revealing that they were not paying attention and tend to shut down. Thus, otherwise valid concerns and bright ideas are never discussed. Their lack of participation only serves to make the meeting less productive, less interesting, and more boring. Conveniently, to escape the discomfort of being not only bored, but also increasingly paranoid, more device usage ensues and the cycle continues."

Reblogged from:

Nil Eyal: Tech Is Making Meetings Worse, It’s Time For Digital Hat Racks, Tech Crunch, 2012-12-09, (http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/09/digital-hat-racks/)