Marcus FothWe should create cities for slowing downProf. Marcus Foth & Dr Mirko Guaralda, QUT Design LabFeb 12, 2017Feb 12, 2017
Marcus FothMiaThe wake was held in a sparse room with dim light. Mia sits next to me, next to her are her grandparents. Except for the elderly man at the…Jun 17, 2016Jun 17, 2016
Marcus FothinCitizenLab StoriesEarly experiments show a smart city plan should start with people firstThe federal government’s recently released Smart Cities Plan is built on three pillars: smart investment, smart policy and smart…Jun 1, 2016Jun 1, 2016
Marcus FothWhy we should design smart cities for getting lostThe internet has reached our cities. A smart city is optimised for efficiency, productivity and comfort.Apr 7, 2016Apr 7, 2016
Marcus FothA digital beehive could warn beekeepers when their hives are under attackHoney bees are responsible for pollinating crops worth more than US$19 billion and for producing about US$385 million in honey a year in…Mar 3, 2016Mar 3, 2016
Marcus FothAustralia needs an innovation ‘skunkworks’Malcolm Turnbull has been heralded as the new “innovation PM”. Expectations are high that he must now translate his rhetoric around…Dec 1, 2015Dec 1, 2015
Marcus FothWe need to fund more than just science priorities for Australia’s futureIt’s not long to go before Wednesday’s deadline for the 2016 Linkage Projects, another national competitive research funding scheme run by…Nov 10, 2015Nov 10, 2015
Marcus FothA kind of magic: Interaction design for participatory and civic innovationKenya 2008, Arab Spring, Stuttgart 21, Fukushima, Istanbul… we believe that design research across people, place and technology is a…Jun 18, 2013Jun 18, 2013