Reflections

It was necessary to select a situation that was relevant and that could benefited by using IoT. Fall prevention was something that kept coming up during our brainstorming sessions but it was difficult to think of a way to form a connected ecosystem that could address this issue. 

The team analyzed the bedroom space for the elderly and came up with activities and situations that could cause falls in the bedroom. It was also considered that prevention alone will not be sufficient and there needed to be a service that provided emergency care in case of falls. The most difficult part was generating a concept that addressed the problem correctly and effectively. After the three devices had been finalized it became easy for the sub teams to co-ordinate among themselves to generate a harmonious response to fall prevention. Each devices needed to have meaningful interactions with the other two devices. A series of iterations ensured that these interactions were achieved and improved the impact of the connected ecosystem.

After the completion of the project, the team felt that with further iterations the devices could be made more intuitive and additional features could be added to create a bedroom space for the elderly that provided complete fall prevention and care. It was also thought that the three devices could be combined with existing devices in the market (alexa, nest etc) to create a seamless network of devices for the bedroom space.