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SUMMARY:The futures of the city: Design fiction and Urban IxD - Sjors Timm
 er
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CONTACT:Michele Ide-Smith
DESCRIPTION:Why do we talk about the future in the singular\, when at any 
 moment in time there are many futures to consider? When we look at corpora
 te visions of the future of our cities\, we are shown a clear path towards
  the Smart City. But is that true?\n\nIn his talk\, Sjors will discuss the
  Urban IxD project\, which experimented with ways to break through the mon
 olithic vision of the future city and create a much wider range of possibl
 e urban futures. He will show how their method of critical design and desi
 gn fiction can be used to explore different futures.\n\nAbout the speaker\
 n\nSjors Timmer is a freelance Interaction Designer. He is currently worki
 ng at Zopa and has worked at the Ministry of Justice and with start-ups an
 d agencies. He is actively involved in the design community\, where he co-
 organised UX Camp London and UXDO\, a series of practical workshops for de
 signers. He has given a number of presentations on a broad range of design
  subjects for diverse audiences of professionals\, including a presentatio
 n on hermeneutics for designers at UX Brighton and designing with time in 
 mind at EuroIA. He has written for well-known blogs and has been featured 
 in .Net magazine. He holds an MA in Digital Media from Goldsmiths\, Univer
 sity of London.\n\nThe event will start at 6:30 for drinks and nibbles and
  the talk will start at 7pm. 
LOCATION:Microsoft Research Cambridge\, 21 Station Rd\,  CB1 2FB\, Cambrid
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