Video Archive – The Conference by Media Evolution theconference@mediaevolution.se https://videos.theconference.se Media Evolution is a membership organization that help media industries to innovate and grow. The videos in this podcast are generated at our annual conference The Conference and lectures we arrange throughout the year. http://www.mediaevolution.se en-us Visualplatform http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Video Archive – The Conference by Media Evolution Videos generated by Media Evolution Media Evolution is a membership organization that help media industries to innovate and grow. The videos in this podcast are generated at our annual conference The Conference and lectures we arrange throughout the year. http://www.mediaevolution.se media, music, games, publishing, future, social, tv, film, 334841 episodic no https://videos.theconference.se/files/rv0.0/sitelogo.gif https://videos.theconference.se http://videos.theconference.se/qa-imagining-institutions <p>Q&amp;A from the session Imagining Institutions –&nbsp;(Re)making the Pillars of a Liquid Society with&nbsp;Dan Lockton (TU Eindhoven) and Anne Kaun (Södertörn University)&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://videos.theconference.se/qa-imagining-institutions"><img src="http://videos.theconference.se/64968577/88133148/d5d577921b8dc044065bca6c5e2f15e5/standard/download-7-thumbnail.jpg" width="75" height=""/></a></p> http://videos.theconference.se/photo/88133148 Thu, 31 Aug 2023 11:22:54 GMT Q&A – Imagining Institutions QA from the session Imagining Institutions –(Re)making the Pillars of a Liquid Society withDan Lockton (TU Eindhoven) and Anne Kaun (Södertörn University) QA from the session Imagining Institutions –(Re)making the Pillars of a Liquid Society withDan Lockton (TU Eindhoven) and Anne Kaun (Södertörn University) Video Archive – The Conference by Media Evolution 22:51 <p>Q&amp;A from the session Imagining Institutions –&nbsp;(Re)making the Pillars of a Liquid Society with&nbsp;Dan Lockton (TU Eindhoven) and Anne Kaun (Södertörn University)&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://videos.theconference.se/qa-imagining-institutions"><img src="http://videos.theconference.se/64968577/88133148/d5d577921b8dc044065bca6c5e2f15e5/standard/download-7-thumbnail.jpg" width="75" height=""/></a></p> 2023 imagining institutions http://videos.theconference.se/dan-lockton-plural-imaginaries-in <p><div>How can we think about institutions differently? In a world of competing fictions, imaginaries are one our most potent resources. Dan Lockton wants to get imaginaries out of people's heads and into a shared space - to do things differently as a result. He has a few ideas about how to do so.</div><div><br></div><div>Metaphors are central to our imagination. They have the power to harm, to limit, but also to create. So, in the quest to reimagine institutions, Dan proposes the creation of new metaphors, and has created a toolkit to assist doing so. The prompts aren't guaranteed to provide the perfect answer, but the friction of unexpected combinations prompts us to think, reflect, and create new mental models for many of the issues we encounter in the world today. How could tree bark be a metaphor for our institutions? Or a lamppost, covered in fading A4 pages, their staples rusted from the rain? Other tools available to us include practices of visualisation, modelling, and creative foresight.</div><div><br></div><div>In the reimagining of institutions, Dan emphasises the importance of paying attention to whose voice is heard and whose is not, broadening the input, and ensuring that a wider conversation is had about what role our institutions play in our evolving world.<u></u></div></p><p><a href="http://videos.theconference.se/dan-lockton-plural-imaginaries-in"><img src="http://videos.theconference.se/64968566/88133112/63a27b00c28e6dd4a1e1da66e2201ee7/standard/download-8-thumbnail.jpg" width="75" height=""/></a></p> http://videos.theconference.se/photo/88133112 Thu, 31 Aug 2023 11:22:08 GMT Dan Lockton - Plural Imaginaries In an Age of Crises How can we think about institutions differently? In a world of competing fictions, imaginaries are one our most potent resources. Dan Lockton wants to get imaginaries out of people's heads and into a shared space - to do things differently as a result. He has a few ideas about how to do so.Metaphors are central to our imagination. They have the power to harm, to limit, but also to create. So, in the quest to reimagine institutions, Dan proposes the creation of new metaphors, and has created a toolkit to assist doing so. The prompts aren't guaranteed to provide the perfect answer, but the friction of unexpected combinations prompts us to think, reflect, and create new mental models for many of the issues we encounter in the world today. How could tree bark be a metaphor for our institutions? Or a lamppost, covered in fading A4 pages, their staples rusted from the rain? Other tools available to us include practices of visualisation, modelling, and creative foresight.In the reimagining of institutions, Dan emphasises the importance of paying attention to whose voice is heard and whose is not, broadening the input, and ensuring that a wider conversation is had about what role our institutions play in our evolving world. How can we think about institutions differently? In a world of competing fictions, imaginaries are one our most potent resources. Dan Lockton wants to get imaginaries out of people's heads and into a shared space - to do things differently as a... Video Archive – The Conference by Media Evolution 19:39 <p><div>How can we think about institutions differently? In a world of competing fictions, imaginaries are one our most potent resources. Dan Lockton wants to get imaginaries out of people's heads and into a shared space - to do things differently as a result. He has a few ideas about how to do so.</div><div><br></div><div>Metaphors are central to our imagination. They have the power to harm, to limit, but also to create. So, in the quest to reimagine institutions, Dan proposes the creation of new metaphors, and has created a toolkit to assist doing so. The prompts aren't guaranteed to provide the perfect answer, but the friction of unexpected combinations prompts us to think, reflect, and create new mental models for many of the issues we encounter in the world today. How could tree bark be a metaphor for our institutions? Or a lamppost, covered in fading A4 pages, their staples rusted from the rain? Other tools available to us include practices of visualisation, modelling, and creative foresight.</div><div><br></div><div>In the reimagining of institutions, Dan emphasises the importance of paying attention to whose voice is heard and whose is not, broadening the input, and ensuring that a wider conversation is had about what role our institutions play in our evolving world.<u></u></div></p><p><a href="http://videos.theconference.se/dan-lockton-plural-imaginaries-in"><img src="http://videos.theconference.se/64968566/88133112/63a27b00c28e6dd4a1e1da66e2201ee7/standard/download-8-thumbnail.jpg" width="75" height=""/></a></p> 2023 imagining institutions http://videos.theconference.se/anne-kaun-automating-welfare <p><span><p>Reimagining public infrastructures and systems has the potential to enhance accessibility and usefulness for diverse groups within society. Instead of taking a starting point in creating digital tools (which is often the case), Anne Kaun suggests looking into the frictions that emerge in the use of digital platforms and infrastructures.</p><br><p>Anne stages a scene, drawn from her real-life research to exemplify marginal stories of problems with navigating digital platforms and services. Imagine a woman who struggles to submit additional information in a digital welfare service application. At the institution's service centre, she is instructed by the staff to click through the platform and follow the steps. Digital self-help, as they say.&nbsp;</p><p><b>“Even with digital tools, life will never be a smooth ride”</b></p><p>Stories and scenes like this, can show us discrepancies and imbalances of power, practices and opportunities. They are examples of situations when people are left out. Digital infrastructures have different functionalities and consequences for different people. The great intention of providing fully frictionless and smooth digital welfare services for everybody is simply not realistic as there will always be groups that will face inconveniences or limitations in using them. Instead of striving for a perfect solution that fits all, Anne suggests leveraging these frictions to collectively imagine a system that provides for diverse needs and capabilities. </p><div><br></div></span></p><p><a href="http://videos.theconference.se/anne-kaun-automating-welfare"><img src="http://videos.theconference.se/64968579/88133060/5fc9275845aab06b438d00519de8c509/standard/download-8-thumbnail.jpg" width="75" height=""/></a></p> http://videos.theconference.se/photo/88133060 Thu, 31 Aug 2023 11:21:57 GMT Anne Kaun – Automating Welfare: Interfaces and Backends of the Digital... Reimagining public infrastructures and systems has the potential to enhance accessibility and usefulness for diverse groups within society. Instead of taking a starting point in creating digital tools (which is often the case), Anne Kaun suggests looking into the frictions that emerge in the use of digital platforms and infrastructures.Anne stages a scene, drawn from her real-life research to exemplify marginal stories of problems with navigating digital platforms and services. Imagine a woman who struggles to submit additional information in a digital welfare service application. At the institution's service centre, she is instructed by the staff to click through the platform and follow the steps. Digital self-help, as they say.“Even with digital tools, life will never be a smooth ride”Stories and scenes like this, can show us discrepancies and imbalances of power, practices and opportunities. They are examples of situations when people are left out. Digital infrastructures have different functionalities and consequences for different people. The great intention of providing fully frictionless and smooth digital welfare services for everybody is simply not realistic as there will always be groups that will face inconveniences or limitations in using them. Instead of striving for a perfect solution that fits all, Anne suggests leveraging these frictions to collectively imagine a system that provides for diverse needs and capabilities. Reimagining public infrastructures and systems has the potential to enhance accessibility and usefulness for diverse groups within society. Instead of taking a starting point in creating digital tools (which is often the case), Anne Kaun suggests... Video Archive – The Conference by Media Evolution 13:31 <p><span><p>Reimagining public infrastructures and systems has the potential to enhance accessibility and usefulness for diverse groups within society. Instead of taking a starting point in creating digital tools (which is often the case), Anne Kaun suggests looking into the frictions that emerge in the use of digital platforms and infrastructures.</p><br><p>Anne stages a scene, drawn from her real-life research to exemplify marginal stories of problems with navigating digital platforms and services. Imagine a woman who struggles to submit additional information in a digital welfare service application. At the institution's service centre, she is instructed by the staff to click through the platform and follow the steps. Digital self-help, as they say.&nbsp;</p><p><b>“Even with digital tools, life will never be a smooth ride”</b></p><p>Stories and scenes like this, can show us discrepancies and imbalances of power, practices and opportunities. They are examples of situations when people are left out. Digital infrastructures have different functionalities and consequences for different people. The great intention of providing fully frictionless and smooth digital welfare services for everybody is simply not realistic as there will always be groups that will face inconveniences or limitations in using them. Instead of striving for a perfect solution that fits all, Anne suggests leveraging these frictions to collectively imagine a system that provides for diverse needs and capabilities. </p><div><br></div></span></p><p><a href="http://videos.theconference.se/anne-kaun-automating-welfare"><img src="http://videos.theconference.se/64968579/88133060/5fc9275845aab06b438d00519de8c509/standard/download-8-thumbnail.jpg" width="75" height=""/></a></p> 2023 imagining institutions