Taking on the Teenagers - Using Adolescent Energy to Reduce Energy Use

Lead Research Organisation: University of Birmingham
Department Name: School of Computer Science

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Publications

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Beale Russell (2011) Birmingham Post: Science Blog : Hacking made easy by design in Birmingham Post

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Benjamin Cowan; Russell Beale (2011) Cooler by numbers: Should we design for and influence people through cool? in Design for Cool: Workshop

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BR Cowan, K Avramides, R Beale (2013) Should cool be a design goal? in Proceedings of the 27th International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference

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Cowan B (2013) The stroppy kettle

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D Fitton; JC Read; Russell Beale; Benjamin Cowan; Y Guo; P Eslambolchilar; ML Wilson; I Oakley; A Dey (2011) Creating 'Cool' Mobile Technologies To Reduce Teen Energy Use in Proceedings of the 2nd international workshop on persuasion, influence, nudge and coercion through mobile devides

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E Mazzone; JC Read; Russell Beale (2011) Organising Co-Design Sessions with Schoolchildren in proceedings of workshop on opportunities and challenges when designing and developing with kids

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Guo Y (2013) Take it personally

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Hakvoort G (2013) Connect and connectivity

 
Title pod 
Description pod to investigate teenage engagement with energy saving 
Type Of Art Artefact (including digital) 
Year Produced 2011 
Impact research data, participant behaviour change 
 
Title stroppy kettle 
Description kettle that is energy-aware and evokes behaviour changing behaviours 
Type Of Art Artefact (including digital) 
Year Produced 2012 
Impact ongoing research 
URL http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2468621
 
Description 1. Teenagers can be used as willing and effective participants in the design process
2. Energy change behaviours are hard to affect
3. Visualisation is initially useful but does not lead to sustainable changes
4. Designing for cool is important for certain audiences, but is hard.
Exploitation Route Design findings; design process; interventions; evaluation techniques
Sectors Agriculture

Food and Drink

Communities and Social Services/Policy

Creative Economy

Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software)

Education

Energy

Environment

Healthcare

Leisure Activities

including Sports

Recreation and Tourism

Culture

Heritage

Museums and Collections

Security and Diplomacy

Transport

Other

 
Description Media pieces on behaviour change e.g. largest experiment with schoolchildren (over 1000) on digital detox for Radio 5 Live over 1 week; family digital detox over long weekend for BBC Inside Out; Radio 4 piece on energy saving with teenagers. Informed PhD student's work and submission of thesis. Some aspects taken on commercially. Further commercial trials.
First Year Of Impact 2014
Sector Creative Economy,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education,Energy,Healthcare
Impact Types Cultural

Societal

Economic

 
Description InnovateUK
Amount £100,000 (GBP)
Organisation Innovate UK 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 09/2014 
End 04/2015
 
Description behaviour change 
Organisation Aazureindigo Ltd
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution related work on behaviour change for healthcare
Collaborator Contribution apr, funding, pitching for other funding, design and build of prototype, project management
Impact prototype
Start Year 2012
 
Title POI software 
Description Point of intervention software - code for stroppy kettle 
IP Reference  
Protection Copyrighted (e.g. software)
Year Protection Granted 2016
Licensed No
Impact Shaping interventionist behaviour change research
 
Title Stroppy Kettle 
Description Kettle that responds to appropriate usage 
Type Of Technology Physical Model/Kit 
Year Produced 2015 
Impact Experimental rollout in dozen student residences. Shaped thinking on intervention techniques. Led to PhD work. 
 
Description Digital Detox for 5Live 
Form Of Engagement Activity A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact >1000 schoolchildren recruited to do digital detox for 1 week, reported live for R5live, and multiple local and national news websites
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Inside Out West Midlands 
Form Of Engagement Activity A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Family participated in digital detox - no phones/gaming.social media for long weekend - filmed and reported on for BBC regional new programme for ~12 minutes
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015
 
Description Radio 4 documentary 
Form Of Engagement Activity A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Production and presentation of R4 piece for 'Costing the Earth' - ~10 minutes discussing the research, approach, and outputs
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2011