Step into the world of image recognition

Explore ideas, experiments, and methods from Human Values for Smarter Cities, and see how designers keep human values at the heart of smart technology.

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  • Evaluating
  • Transparency
  • Concept

Making statistics openly available

What if we unlocked that hidden data—letting everyone see?

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  • Deployment
  • Actionable
  • Concept

Talk to the enforcer

What if digital enforcers became a helpdesk instead of just waiting for photos?

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  • Deployment
  • legible
  • Concept
  • Experiment

Making the invisible visible

What if cameras clearly signaled the exact moment they snapped a photo?

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  • Deployment
  • legible
  • Concept

The eye of the scan car

What if scan car cameras were visible, not hidden, making the ‘all-seeing eye’ transparent?

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  • Articulating
  • Relatable
  • Concept
  • Experiment
  • Methode

A digital model of the city

What if a digital model made invisible technology tangible for residents?

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  • Making
  • Contestable
  • Concept
  • Experiment
  • Methode

Hit the streets!

What if early mock-ups hit the streets—sparking feedback that shapes design and opens new perspectives?

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  • Articulating
  • Contestable
  • Concept
  • Experiment
  • Methode

Values on the table

What if residents could hold public values in their hands—using value cards to judge tech proposals?

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  • Making
  • Actionable
  • Concept
  • Experiment
  • Methode

The human scale in the algorithm

What if citizens could weigh in—through quizzes or feedback loops—on whether a fine is truly fair?

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