Process

The team

Team member	Contribution
Keith Kennedy	Computer Scientist, Digital Making, Ubiquitous and Mobile Computing.  Keith helped the team in realising the technical requirements of the project. Due to knowledge of what is possible and viable with affordable technologies, the team was able to develop their concept of the digital devices given to members of the SmartBarrow scheme. Due to his experience in computer science, Keith also developed the database and key components of the overall technical implementation. Keith used diagramming software to put together some of the team’s artwork in addition to building the process diagrams. Keith formed the technical wing of the design team.
Jonnet Middleton	Collaborative art, anthropology, radical pedagogy, fashion design.  Jonnet shared experiences of ubiquitous computing, hackers, human and social capital and the gift economy. Her interest in sustainability focused the group on the definition and the scope of the problem so they could address the root causes, and design pragmatic solutions which were sustainable in essence. She got the group out into the local environment and was a key link to the local transition group setting up primary research interviews, activities and trips. Her understanding of transition greatly helped the team align their ideas with emergent plans for local food and supply chains in order to have a measurable impact on the local community. Jonnet’s forte was idea generation and development and she enjoyed working on marketing, design, editing and the veg box.
Helen Pritchard	Collaborative art, creative technology, community engagement, performance writing  Helen’s research and work explores the relationships between  structures, tools and collaborative activity.  Helen’s interested in developing situated technologies together with specific communities contributed to addressing how a local food system might contribute to knowledge exchange and increase a sense of belonging for the local community as a way to inform sustainable lifestyles. She also shared her experience of open-source hard and software hacking which informed the prototype embedded device.  Helen also worked on developing an evaluation framework for the project, graphic visuals and photographic documentation.
Sebastian Weise	Business development, operations, business networks.  Sebastian helped the team to gain insight into the business thinking on ethics and sustainability in particular. Introducing the notion of the importance of agriculture in tackling sustainable human development in particular in the context of the developing world, Sebastian supported the idea to look into food supply chains. Based on awareness of information technology systems, Sebastian contributed in designing the SmartBarrow technological concept. In the final stages, Sebastian provided additional support in the areas of business and financial planning. Throughout the project, Sebastian contributed direction by providing constructive critical reflections in team discussions.