Published inLabs Notebook·Mar 28, 2022Building Community Wildfire Resilience with Multifunctional Smart ProbesAccenture Labs partnered with CSAA Insurance to democratize wildfire risk preparation. The world, as we know it, is burning. Over the past 70 years, nearly 100 million acres have been burned in the United States. More than half of that has occurred in the last 20 years and the size…Wildfires5 min readWildfires5 min read
May 19, 2021A Slice of Life in ‘Smart Metropole’This is part 3 of ‘Living in the Material World’, a series presenting a vision of how smart materials can be applied to create more human-centric smart cities. So far in the series, I introduced smart materials and discussed how they can potentially overcome the challenges associated with establishing more…Smart Cities6 min readSmart Cities6 min read
Feb 16, 2021What are Smart Materials?This is part 2 of ‘Living in the Material World’, a series presenting a vision of how smart materials can be applied to create more human-centric smart cities. “The fundamental importance of materials is made clear from the naming of ages of civilizations — the stone, iron and bronze ages…Materials4 min readMaterials4 min read
Jan 11, 2021Reconciling Humans and Technology through Smart MaterialsThis is part 1 of ‘Living in the Material World’, a series presenting a vision of how smart materials can be applied to create more human-centric smart cities. As we move towards an increasingly connected and automated world, our cities are transforming into complex, versatile organisms — ingesting huge amounts…Smart Material4 min readSmart Material4 min read
Dec 17, 2020Wildfires are no longer seasonal. Are you prepared?Accenture Labs is breaking new ground in innovating for community wildfire preparedness. We are no strangers to the fact that mega wildfires have caused colossal damage in the past couple of years around the world. In California, the wildfire season is now year-round, with over four million acres burned in…Wildfires3 min readWildfires3 min read
