We are trying to build a jigsaw puzzle which has no lid and is missing half of the pieces. We are unable to show you what it will be, but we can show you some of the pieces and why they matter to us. If you are building a different puzzle, it is possible that these pieces won’t mean much to you, maybe they won’t fit, or maybe they won’t fit yet. Then again, these might be just the pieces you’re looking for.
A digital information substrate for knowledge workers
Making little apps for you and your friends
Augmenting thought processes by uncovering hidden assumptions through AI
Rethinking how we share and manage contact information
A more expressive interface for time
Reimagining computation as itemized environments
Giving computers a meaningful and sustainable place within planetary boundaries
A new way to organize our digital experience
Rethinking personal knowledge management
Designing computing environments around tasks, not applications
Reimagining the operating system around human intent
Rethinking how technology uses our personal data
Mapping the invisible terrain of digital systems
Blending AI and IA to enhance human creativity
Improving human comprehension through adaptive media
A human-centered framework for growing ideas
Weaving computation into everyday cloth
Rethinking the desktop interface for productivity.
New directions in digital collaboration
Reimagining computing as a humane, dynamic medium
Turning the physical world into an interactive interface
Reimagining the desktop as a 3D, physics-based workspace
Reimagining how we explore history, science, and innovation
Making digital systems accessible through tangible objects
A seamless medium for shared drawing and conversation with eye contact
Making digital information tangible
Making technology disappear into everyday life
Designing a more humane personal computer
Turning users into software creators
Imagining the future of collaboration & problem-solving for more effective meetings
Computing as a reconstructible medium
Visualizing and exploring complex systems
Exploring information through spatial environments
A personal computer for children of all ages
An experiment in man-machine communications
Augmenting human intellect with the help of computers
Computing as a tool for learning and discovery
A man-machine graphical communication system
A vision for a universal, deeply linked, and permanent hypertext system
A call for a new relationship between thinking man and the sum of our knowledge
Let us know at hello@bigideainitiative.org