What if

Citizens designed their own smart city?

To find out..

We organized a thinkaton in Eindhoven´s

‘notorious’ Woensel-West district

Thinkaton

We sat down with them, prioritized their problems, and

let them come up with ‘smart solutions’ themselves

The results were impressive

None of their problems were

related to ‘efficiency’ (traffic jams,

waste collection, park maintenance etc.)

They were all related to the

social character of the

neighborhood

“There is no

cohesion in the

neighborhood”

“The elderly are lonely and feel useless”

“It’s not safe here”“People with issues are socially isolated”

“Not everyone speaks

Dutch”

There’s too many ‘islands’ and no real interaction amongst citizens

“One should start taking initiative”

“The district is under

construction, yet we should feel at home..”

An area not yet covered by

today’s smart city applications

Their solutions?

#1

Info-beacon

A central point or moving object in

the neighborhood that people can

upload their stories to. Bringing them

from inside the houses to the outside.

Connecting people

Their  solutions?

#2

Their  solutions?Routes that lead to shared

stories…

Their  solutions?

Getting people out of their homes and interacting with each other by adding routes

through the neighborhood. Routes that offer a

special experience at different locations.

Experiences that they can share with each other.

Shared history/experiences are what define a relation.

#3

A network of pick up points,

formed by the elderly

Engaging elderly and getting them

out of social isolation by letting them

volunteer as a package delivery / pick

up point for neighbors. Younger

working people will visit their homes

to collect their package.

#4

Battle for the most energy

efficient district

Making people in one block/district

work together in reaching a common

goal. In this case becoming the most

energy efficient block/district.

These were just some of the

ideas citizens came up with in

our 2 hour Thinkathon….

Curious what they will come up

with in 2 days?

Come visit our accelerator in

Eindhoven. (30 September, 1st of October)

And of course, come see

us at the DDW

For more info, visit:

www.civicicty.nl