I’m loving [this] book… completely not what I was expecting.
– Andy Stanford-Clark, IBM CTO, Distinguished Engineer, Master Inventor.
Highly recommended for anyone thinking about how tech is changing and has changed society
– Rachel Coldicutt, CEO doteveryone
Themes
Over the past 100 years, the home has been a battleground for ideas of future living. Fuelled by the electrification of cities, the move from the country to cities, post-war recovery and the development of the internet, the way we live at home (alone or with others) has changed beyond recognition.
Science fiction writing, the entertainment industry, art, and modern interior design and architecture movements have also contributed to defining our aspirations around a future and now more present and possible ‘smart’ home.
From the decade-old smart fridge that tells you if you have run out of milk to smart speakers that let you shop hands-free, some visions of the ‘smart’ home are yet to excite us while others are becoming a reality and will shape how we will live at home very soon.
This book breaks down the historical, societal and political context for the changes in focus of that ‘smartness’ from affordability, efficiency, convenience to recently experimentation.
The second half of the book breaks down what current developments tell us about what our homes will look like in the next 10 years through the lens of spaces, services, appliances and behaviours in our homes.
For a longer introduction check out the Medium article , on the blog, presentations I give at conferences, or citations on Researchgate.
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