future of regenerative cities
HACKMASTERS’ decade of experience in building propositions for cities, built environment, real estate and governments. Here are some of our insights and challenges tackled, through our unique Future Hack methodology.
What do people want from a city?
In collaboration with Queen Mary University of London and ISM Business School, HACKMASTERS research on smart cities found three core citizen needs: Belonging, Opportunity and Wellbeing.
PEOPLE LIVING THE BEST VERSION OF THEMSELVES
BELONGING
Desirable, authentic, social and shareable cultural capital.
WELLBEING
Cities as platforms and environment for wellbeing.
OPPORTUNITY
An eco-system of future industries, economies, ecology and education.
dubai
IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UAE MINISTER FOR AI WE RAN A GROUND BREAKING BUSINESS MODEL SHAKING FUTURE HACK ON REGENERATIVE CITIES AT GITEX GLOBAL
GLOBAL DEVSLAM
master question
How can we re-imagine new models for re-generation especially in already established cities such as Dubai?
The battle for sustainability will be won or lost in cities. Regenerative cities go beyond sustainability and into new models for the economy, ecology, and cultural empathy of their societies.
HOW TO BUILD A COMMUNITY OWNED AND MONETISED ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE?
HOW TO BUILD AN ECOLOGICALLY EFFICIENT MODEL FOR ENERGY SAVINGS?
HOW TO BUILD ENVIRONMENTALLY ADAPTIVE ARCHITECTURE EMPATHETIC TO INHABITANTS HEALTH?
“HACKMASTERS’ real specialty is bringing smart people together to solve real problems, things that really matter. That’s what HACKMASTERS do.”
JAKOB WIDERBERG - GAC GROUP
london
palo alto
berlin
IN SMART CITIES
master question
How do we build the future of mobility in smart cities?
In partnership with EY and leading car manufacturers, we have crafted a collaborative vision for the future of mobility. This vision centres on the pivotal role of data as the intersection where cities, citizens, and vehicles converge, fostering new experiences and opportunities.
HOW CAN EMBED-ABLE NAVIGATION ENABLE INSTINCTIVE SERENDIPITY?
HOW DRAMATICALLY WILL THE IN-CAR EXPERIENCE TRANSFORM IN THE FUTURE?
HOW WILL DATA PLATFORMS FUEL SMART MOBILITY?
We generated multiple Transformational Scenarios, Opportunity Spaces and Innovative Propositions for the car industry, as well as the future capabilities, strategies and approaches they should embrace.
edinburgh
master question
How to future proof a billion pound investment?
HACKMASTERS worked for 2 years with Nuveen Real Estate to build a future proof strategy, by designing the future mapping the future capability and evaluating the future value scenarios propositions and innovations.
dubai
master question
HOW DO WE re-imagine airports to deal with exponential demand?
Working for Dubai Airport on their 10X programme, we’ve developed a number of future propositions that will enable DXB to be the airport of the future.
DXMorph
SELF ASSEMBLY ARCHITECTURE
What if DXB could be a modular airport with optimisable and morphable infrastructure, assets and spaces?
Research
concept
prototype
we create environments that morph to needs
There exists a fundamental limiting-assumption that infrastructure, assets and space has to be fixed.
Building on research conducted by MIT, we’ve taken the concept of self-assembly architecture and developed concepts and prototypes for how morphology and modularity could be applied in the airport environment.
BUT IS THIS TRULY SET IN STONE?
AIR ENERGY
LITERALLY.
A number of futuristic yet feasible solutions were identified; including using the downward thrust of the planes (wake turbulence) when they are landing and taking off to power sub-surface turbines and to use the weight and the pressure of the planes to generate electricity.
Dubai Airport’s biggest bill is its energy bill. We did a transformational technology assessment and futures connecting to understand the potential of applying a number of technologies to reduce, optimise and generate energy at Dubai airport in an environmentally sustainable way.
We worked with Dubai Customs to bring together 500+ members from their management for a 5 day Culture Hack.
The absolute focus was on developing their innovation strategy roadmaps and preparing them for implementation. This was to deliver and “organisation wide” approach to executing innovation in all departments.
Over 30 teams from different departments participated and collaborated to create their own roadmaps for success.
More than 50% of the proposed reformation plans received funding for immediate implementation once the event was over.
Dubai Customs ended up winning several International Innovation awards as a result of this program.
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