BucketLabs was founded by the management team of NEC NZ Smart Cities with the aim of providing a platform for contributors and consumers to collaborate on data in a way that encourages communities of all sizes to share learnings. We strongly believed that there was a better way to use data for public good while simultaneously fueling entrepreneurial endeavours in IoT and AI, thereby empowering citizens to become true stakeholders in community data and decisions.

I was responsible for leading the design of the Perspectives platform, which was created to provide insights and a deeper understanding of the physical, social and natural challenges faced by cities.

The platform adopted a unique approach to offer a well-balanced comprehension of a particular aspect of a city or any other location by providing customised data visualisations using an exploration tool. By combining several correlated datasets and utilising frameworks and models, each Perspective distilled complex, interrelated measurements into an easily comprehensible and shareable format.

The Perspectives platform offered valuable insights into core strategic areas, which helped stakeholders identify the right questions to ask.