Author Archives: Gemma Ginty

About Gemma Ginty

Service Designer // Architect // Strategist // Interested in cities, interactions and the ephemeral

Invisible Infrastructures

Posted on February 14, 2013

I recently presented at the Interaction Designer’s Conference in Dublin, speaking on the topic of ‘Invisible Infrastructures’ The ‘Great Outdoors’ does not exist in isolation, it is commanded and interconnected by paths, pylons, canals and trade. Infrastructure has created a … Continue reading →

Posted in Cambodia, China, India, Ireland, Tibet, USA, Vietnam, World | Tagged Ciites make us Human, Cities, Human Needs, Human Rituals, Infrastructure, Interaction Design, interaction designer, Systems Thinking, technology, visual language | Leave a comment

Design Jam Dublin

Posted on September 4, 2012

Twenty five designers, developers, techies and geeks assembled at ‘Furious Tribe’s’ offices in Dublin, on Saturday morning August 31st 2012 to examine how we might use this city in 2042. Unfortunately, there were no crystal balls available so we would … Continue reading →

Posted in Ireland | Tagged business, computer science, design, design thinking, designers, designing algorithims, developers, Dublin Design Jam, Dublin in thirty years time, Furious tribe, gaming, How we might live, interaction designers, personalized technolgy, technology, tourism in the future, travel, User Experience, UX, vacation | Leave a comment

Pharma, Pitching and Particles at EuroScience Open Forum

Posted on July 30, 2012

Talk 12 – 14.07.12 – Can Europe Save the Pharma Industry? Luke O’Neill (Academic Director of the Trinity Biomedical Sciences institute) opened this debate proposing the question, if the Pharma industry is broken and if it’s best to just manage … Continue reading →

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Policy, Futurists and Fracking at EuroScience Open Forum, Dublin

Posted on July 27, 2012

Talk 7 – 13. 07.12 – The Future of Innovation Policy Whenever the word Innovation is mentioned, it seems Steve Jobs is always used as a reference, in this case Martin Shanahan, Chief Executive Forfás, Ireland quoted him for saying … Continue reading →

Posted in Ireland | Tagged Collaboration, competition, connection, department of jobs trade and enterprise Ireland, Designing a future for real people, ESOF 2012 Dublin, Forfas, Future of innovation policy in Ireland, horizon 2020, Ideas are the new oil, Innovation, Ken Guy, OECD, research specialization, robots, Science, Sean Sherlock, shale gas tracking esof 2012, The state of strong theory Brian Green | Leave a comment

Equity, Economics and Entrepreneurship at Euro Science Open Forum, Dublin

Posted on July 23, 2012

Talk 1 – 12.07.12 – Equity and Climate Science Mary Robinson (President of Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice) I always enjoy listening to Mary Robinson, her wisdom is inspiring and compelling and on this occasion, it was no different. … Continue reading →

Posted in Ireland | Tagged Climate Justice, Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Equity and Climate Science, Euro science open forum 2012 dublin, le corbuiser, marcus du sautoy, Mary Robinson, nano straws, nine sigma, nord star, open innovation, open innovation R&D on the cheap, science and innovation Ireland, science and the future of cuisine, temple bar cultural trust, the secret mathematician, water challenges for a changing world, whip cars, zip cars | Leave a comment

What can we learn from Science?

Posted on July 22, 2012

ESOF European Science Open Forum, Dublin, Ireland 11-15 July 2012 My interest in attending this conference was purely based on curiosity. As an architect, I would consider my self a sort of art-scientist, interested in the fundamental questions of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Ireland | Tagged challenge and curiosity driven research, ESOF 2012 Dublin, european innovation, God's particles, Higgs Particle, horizon 2020, Idea's as resources, Innovation, Mary Robinson, modern Irish fusion dance, President Michael D.Higgins, Rolf-Dieter Heuer, Science, technology, the relevance of science, tomorrow's discoveries, What's the point in science | Leave a comment

Welcome to India – possibly the ‘friendliest place on earth’

Posted on May 6, 2012

Welcome to India – Possibly the ‘Friendliest place on earth’ The airplane was sprayed with a disinfecting air-freshener before we landed in New Delhi. Sitting in front of us during the five-hour flight were a young scruffy New Zealand couple … Continue reading →

Posted in India | Tagged Dreaming of India, Holi day, india expectations, India welcome, Journey to India, What to expect of India | Leave a comment

Author Archives: Gemma Ginty

About Gemma Ginty

Invisible Infrastructures

Design Jam Dublin

Pharma, Pitching and Particles at EuroScience Open Forum

Policy, Futurists and Fracking at EuroScience Open Forum, Dublin

Equity, Economics and Entrepreneurship at Euro Science Open Forum, Dublin

What can we learn from Science?

Welcome to India – possibly the ‘friendliest place on earth’

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