ThingsCon

Today we have the third edition of the exhibition Generative Things at Waag Futurelab Hyperlink event (14:00-20:00)

RIOT 2025 – ThingsCon

Last Friday we (@thingscon) officially launched RIOT 2025 report “State of Responsible Tech”. With 16 insightful articles and 15 provotypes from a generative future.

You can find more information and download the report from the website:

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Picture of the test run of the new RIOT report by ThingsCon

Wohoo! The test print looks stellar. The new RIOT 2025 report is waiting to be presented this Friday!

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We launch the RIOT 2025 report - State of Responsible Tech on 6 June in Rotterdam during Salon, and organise an unconference to dive deeper into the topics addressed by the authors of the 15 articles.

Join us (and get the report)!

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In 2 weeks, we will officially launch the 5th edition of the “State of Responsible IOT” report: RIOT 2025.
16 inspiring articles, a catalog of provotypes “generative things”.

Join us for the festive launch Salon and/or unconference on 6 June in the heart of Rotterdam!

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Happy #IoTDay! @robvank.bsky.social iotday.org

And we @thingscon.org are happy to have two events on Monday & Tuesday, check thingscon.org/exhibition-g...

Speculative Design Workshop - Futuring the City with Generative Things, Tue, Apr 15, 2025, 10:00 AM | Meetup Imagine a world where everyday objects are imbued with the power of generative AI. What possibilities and challenges would emerge? ThingsCon aims to explore this frontier b

On Tuesday 15 April we will have a fullday speculative design workshop “Futuring the city with Generative Things”

More info and RSVP:

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Salon Generative Things - Provotypes interactions with city and citizens, Mon, Apr 14, 2025, 2:00 PM | Meetup Imagine a world where everyday objects are imbued with the power of generative AI. What possibilities and challenges would emerge? ThingsCon aims to explore this frontier b

Join us for another edition of the exhibition “Generative Things” and Salon to discuss the provotypes in city context.

Monday 14 April in Amsterdam.

More information and RSVP

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We are publishing a new edition of RIOT (formerly known as Responsible IOT) this year.
We are receiving proposals/ideas now and deadline for submission is end of April.

More information:

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TH/NGS 2024 - Generative Things - 10 years ThingsCon - YouTube

Find all plenary talks, panel, and pitches of last week’s TH/NGS 2024 in this playlist:

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YouTube video by ThingsCon TH/NGS 2024 - Generative Things - aftermovie

The aftermovie of last weeks conference is ready. Check it out!

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YouTube video by ThingsCon ThingsCon is 10 years! A trip down memory lane

10 years of ThingsCon in 3 minutes.

youtu.be/4xmhHZqywiw

YouTube video by ThingsCon ThingsCon is 10 years! A trip down memory lane

10 years of ThingsCon in 3 minutes.

youtu.be/4xmhHZqywiw

Conference setting with reddish light

Scattering of design ideation cards on a table

Happy 10 year anniversary of #Thingscon everyone! Best little conference about connected things around.

That was a great edition of ThingsCon! What a way to celebrate 10 years with the old & new community!

Thanks to all students presenting their lovely work, the workshop hosts and speakers, exhibitors. WLDRF for great party. And of course all partners and (extended) team!

Looking forward to 2025!

On behalf of all who were there, thank you for joining us!

For all who weren’t able to join, the recording of Matt’s inspiring keynote will be available soon.

Looking back at 10 years of ThingsCon #thingscon24

Crisps are powering the “Generating Trust In A Digital Food System” workshop by Lorna Goulden, Kai Hermsen, Slava Kozlov & Katerina Khomenchuck

Old friends meeting old friends meeting new friends meeting new friends. Friendly people everywhere at #thingscon24

The group is creating electronics to be plushified later. “Plushification – Soft DIY Devices for Private Communication” workshop by Albrecht Kurze, Arne Berger, Klaus Stephan, Stephan Hildebrandt #thingscon24

Simone Rebaudengo reflecting on generative tools for design and suggests “re-generative things” as next years theme. #thingscon24

@designswarm.bsky.social explores how (generative) things will be repaired/recycled/repurposed more and more in the future. #oldinternetpeople

Joep Frens introducing the “
Distributed everything – a workshop on weird modularity” workshop. #thingscon24

At @thingscon.org No 10 today and tomorrow.

Favorite sentence so far: “we might need to talk more about blobs or new kinds of blobs”

Nice buzz at the first round of workshops to kickoff TH/NGS 2024. Participants are “Rethinking Fashion Systems” under guidance of Troy Nachtigall.

10 years TH/NGS! Expect robot 1️⃣ & 2️⃣ dancing tonight #wijkbot

ThingsCon verkent alarmerende toekomst waarin onze apparaten zelfstandig denken én handelen - DesignDigger Steeds meer apparaten zijn verbonden aan het internet – van Tesla’s tot koelkasten. Welke impact heeft oprukkende AI op het functioneren van dit ‘Internet of Things’? Deze vraag staat centraal op de T...

Fijne preview van Jeroen Junte op @thingscon.org

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WLDRF is playing at TH/NGS 2024 in Amsterdam to celebrate 10 years of @thingscon.org Hope to see you there! #partylikeitisBerlin2014

On exhibit are Knit+ experimental fashion tech work from AMFI residencies.

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More on the exhibition, work from:

When ChatGPT meets an old Typewriter
Fonetic – safe and private AI for public spaces
Shadowplay
Relics from a future past