Brainstorming

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Day 1 Technology Inspired Idea Summary

Human Scale Development Matrix

 * ~ Need ||~ Being (qualities) ||~ Having (things) ||~ Doing (actions) ||~ Interacting (settings) ||
 * **subsistence** || physical and mental health || food, shelter, work || feed, clothe, rest, work || living environment, social setting ||
 * **protection** || care, adaptability, autonomy || social security, health systems, work || co-operate, plan, take care of, help || social environment, dwelling ||
 * **affection** || respect, sense of humour, generosity, sensuality || friendships, family, relationships with nature || share, take care of, make love, express emotions || privacy, intimate spaces of togetherness ||
 * **understanding** || critical capacity, curiosity, intuition || literature, teachers, policies, educational || analyse, study, meditate, investigate, || schools, families, universities, communities, ||
 * **participation** || receptiveness, dedication, sense of humour || responsibilities, duties, work, rights || cooperate, dissent, express opinions || associations, parties, churches, neighbourhoods ||
 * **leisure** || imagination, tranquillity, spontaneity || games, parties, peace of mind || day-dream, remember, relax, have fun || landscapes, intimate spaces, places to be alone ||
 * **creation** || imagination, boldness, inventiveness, curiosity || abilities, skills, work, techniques || invent, build, design, work, compose, interpret || spaces for expression, workshops, audiences ||
 * **identity** || sense of belonging, self-esteem, consistency || language, religions, work, customs, values, norms || get to know oneself, grow, commit oneself || places one belongs to, everyday settings ||
 * **freedom** || autonomy, passion, self-esteem, open-mindedness || equal rights || dissent, choose, run risks, develop awareness || anywhere ||

Needs Inspired Ideas

 * 1) Knowing where elderly people are and are they okay, without needing camera because that is creepy. Insteon motion sensors, kinect to "see" what they are doing - description rather than a image in order to preserve privacy. (Recent paper: crowd-sourcing of training to classifier - VLHCC last month.)
 * 2) Leisure - music system automatically lowers volume if it hears people talking. Could use keywords such as name or speaker recognition in order to determine who is talking. For mobile version, adjust sensitivity based on motion / location.
 * 3) Need: Communication. Call someone without interrupting. Methods: check calendar, check GPS location. Automatic status. Phone knows not to ring in meeting - there's an app for that - use calendar to mark busy events. Use new iPhone location notification API? Idea: phone silencing room. Problem: illegal.
 * 4) Task management: turn sifteo cubes into postit notes.
 * 5) Creation need. Better cheaper smart board. Wii mote, arduino, etc. Past ECE project -- Forbes competition - senior design project - pico projector + wii. Classroom technology. Possible to use wii mote to capture handwriting like a smart pen? Or add LED to pen & use camera as well. Chalk holder with LED light in it activated by pressure switch, camera captures what is written on board.
 * 6) Arduino you can leave in your mailbox, that emails you when someone puts mail in your mailbox. Use a proximity sensor to tell if something has been added to the box.
 * 7) Use Mindwave to improve your reading comprehension. Also use mouse motion etc to detect what part of text is being displayed. Could do a scientific study of whether person remembered parts of text where concentration was higher. Could use eye tracking monitor for precise location.
 * 8) Love and affection: continuous speed dating using GPS. Similar to flash mobs.
 * 9) Love and affection: read "body language" using Kinect to determine if one person is "interested" in another. Deploy in party, at end print out proposed dates.