John Thackara is Director and first Perceptron of Doors of Perception (Doors) in Amsterdam (the Netherlands). Doors organises a celebrated biannual conference about the future of design; it also organises events in which organisations - ranging from cities to universities - explore the consequences of the Internet for their business. John was the first Director (1993-1999) of the Netherlands Design Institute. An expert on design and innovation, he is a member of the Virtual Platform, a body which advises the Dutch government on media cultural policy, and is Visiting Professor in computer-related design at the Royal College of Art in London. He is on the Steering Committee of Interaction Design Institute Ivrea, in Italy, and on the Scientific Committee of the Interactive Institute in Sweden. He sits on expert groups that advise the European Commission on its innovation policies. john@thackara.com www.thackara.com
John Thackara