Smart navigation technology is making cities and neighbourhoods more ‘human’, healthy and user-centric. Here are some of the opportunities on the horizon. Imagine if the cities of tomorrow could measure human wellness, encourage us to stretch, nudge us towards better habits, or lift our mood? What if they could alleviate loneliness and improve our mental health? There’s a growing push …
The battle is on between mega-venues and in-home entertainment experiences. Here’s what you need to know to compete for the entertainment dollar. After a year of lockdowns, many people are craving the roar and energy of live events and the sound of stomping feet. However… they’re also very used to sitting comfortably at home in their ‘digital nests’! For the …
One of the key elements of personalization, the whole world over, is artificial intelligence. We are moving towards a world where people expect products, services and technology to respond to them in real time and provide them with exactly what they need, almost before they need it. It’s the kind of responsiveness that we are being shown by platforms such …
There’s plenty of signs that wayfinding design is turning to technology to improve user experiences. While maps have been employed for basic wayfinding for some time, the industry simply hasn’t been swayed – but that’s changing. If the 2018 SEGD Wayfinding and Placemaking Conference is any indication, we’ll see digital, interactive and personal wayfinding experiences become a staple of designed …
15 UK’s most agile smart city innovators, flown to Sydney for two intensive days talking to Australia’s leading startups in smart city solutions. The Future Cities Mission looked to help boost innovation on UK soil and to open discourse on smart cities. Attending were British innovators including the creator of Heathrow Airport’s self-driving pods, Westfield Technology Group, smart parking …