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ThingsCon Salon — RIOT 2026 Launch Event Report Date: 21 August 2026Location: Sociaal AI Lab, RotterdamFormat: RIOT 2026 report overview and thank-yous, four contributor presentations, panel discussion, and physical book launch This report is compiled with support of Claude from two transcript excerpts covering the full event: an opening segment (article overview, launch announcement, and […]
11 December 2026, CTRL Park Amsterdam TH/NGS 2026. We have set the date and location. We return to CRCL Park in Amsterdam. It was such a good match last year. Friday, 11 December 2026. The ingredients will be roughly the same: inspiring workshops and keynotes, a lively exhibition, and a lot of interesting people to […]
We present the sixth edition of the State of responsible technology, aka RIOT 2026 We are very happy to launch RIOT 2026, the ThingsCon report on the state of responsible technology. This sixth edition follows the theme of RESIZE<REMIX<REGEN as we introduced it at our last conference on 12 December 2025. We have a collection […]
Making Symbiocene; Design for regenerative strategies in AI This is the Salon we have rescheduled due to the Code Red weather alarm on 26 June. Join us on 21 August at Sociaal AI Lab Rotterdam for the launch of the 2026 RIOT publication, with a special guest presenting the results of a project exploring how […]
It’s been a week since TH/NGS 2025, and we’re still buzzing from the energy you all brought. Thank you for being part of it.If you want to relive some of the highlights, all the keynote videos are now live on our YouTube channel, along with another wonderful aftermovie by Bart Buerman. Our photographer Feike Faase captured the atmosphere beautifully—browse through the […]
We’re just five weeks away from TH/NGS 2025, our yearly gathering exploring this year’s theme: Resize < Remix < Regen!Starting today, we’ll be sending weekly updates with the latest program announcements. This week, we’re excited to share our first keynote speaker, five workshops, and details about our student exhibitions. A Fresh Program Format We’ve refined this year’s […]
📆 29 October 2025📍 Infopunt Scheveningen Strandweg 156 (naast de ingang van de Pier)🎟️ Workshop for max 30 people, RSVP here When you interact with the municipality, you often first encounter a digital tool: a website, a menu system, an algorithm, or a parking scan car. There are important reasons behind such digital systems: they’re […]
📆 12 December 2025📍 CRCL PARK, AMS Institute, Marineterrein Amsterdam Resize, Remix, Regen TH/NGS 2025 explores makers’ evolving relationship with digital intelligence as material rather than tool. Algorithms and AI are now embraced for their unique textures and potentials, creating a state of flow where makers intuitively “vibe” with these materials. This approach transforms invisible […]
On 14 June the Exhibition “Generative Things” will have it’s third edition. This time we are part of the Hyperlink festival in Waag Futurelab. Imagine a world where everyday objects are imbued with the power of generative AI. What possibilities and challenges would emerge? ThingsCon aims to explore this frontier by inviting designers to create […]
As AI and generative technologies reshape our relationship with physical objects, ThingsCon presents a new edition of the report RIOT 2025, themed Generative Things. The RIOT publication is the fifth edition of the report, which ThingsCon started in 2017 as the State of Responsible IOT. “The State of Responsible IoT is a collection of essays […]