The 4th sprint was concluded with the presentation of our new prototype. Our current product is a website, a platform that will be a combination between raising awareness on the subject of recycling old mobile phones, and empowering people to come in action. We are developing the first part, which will be educational. This part will consist out of quizzes, infographics, facts that will provide information on the importance of emptying their drawer.
Our brand new logo
With the second – infrastructural- aspect we will start conversations with recyclers and refurbishers from the industry, and perhaps partner up with them to give people the possibility to act on the knowledge they gained on our platform.
The website consists of different features that offer playful interactions and possibilities to gain insights on what’s inside your device:
By seeing the complexity and the value inside the device, people can be triggered to start thinking about the importance of recycling. Besides educational the site could also function as a movement to share pictures of devices inside the drawer. It could be a fun way to illustrate the abundance of resources inside drawers worldwide.
After seeing the other teams presenting at the Pitch at Cisco, we realized that the projects are complementing each other. Barcelona focusses their research on discovering trends, Bangalore has a technical infrastructure with the smart bins and a platform (the Internet of Bins), and the expertise in design. And SeeThru adds the educational and branding aspect to the mix.
The question remains if SeeThru and the Internet of Bins can be combined. We’re trying to figure out to what extend the two platforms can be integrated into each other, or if they should remain separate. We will keep on philosophizing about our options and, we will definitely keep the blog updated as we’re getting closer to an exciting ending of the project.