Democratising Technology

How can we imagine the future? "Democratising Technology" engages people who are marginalised by design decisions about digital technologies in choosing how our world might be. In an age of computer networks and growing (but intangible) connectivity between people and things, we offer a series of techniques, suitable for a wide range of groups, which encourage participation, imaginative re-thinking and making connections to help us articulate how we'd like to interact in the future. Using such techniques, we can involve more people more democratically in the design of our society and choose socially desirable paths for innovation. The project produced a public exhibition of commissioned artworks, research documentation and interactive exhibits; a series of workshop activities with community groups; and a performance lecture. All these are documented, as well as more formal academic outputs, on the webpages.