Facing the current climate crisis, there is an emergent debate over how our species should respon... more Facing the current climate crisis, there is an emergent debate over how our species should respond. Discussions, research, and practices are rapidly growing in many regions. Within the design community, there is an ever-growing perspective that these discussions represent a culturally diverse approach to design, challenging the current Western-centric design shaped by modernism and capitalist market economies. Instead, it reflects the emergence of an evolving design scene called "Pluriverse." This article demonstrates how design strategies, inspired by the lens of The Five Elements theory, have been transformed into a citizen and Taoism engaged oyster reef conservation project called "Hokkhi." The authors conducted in-depth field research, expert interviews in the Quanzhou region, and desk research to create a theoretical model of Daoism's token of honesty (Fǎ xìn 法信) system. This model was then integrated with the specific content needed for the product design, resulting in three prototypes of artificial oyster reefs (AOR) co-created by the supplicants and the faithful. As significant touchpoints in this project's product service system, these prototypes will serve as boundary objects and undergo further iterations through co-design activities. Emphasizing a Chinese cultural perspective, particularly Southern Fujian culture, these prototypes bring value to design for pluriverse and design for social innovation.
The present Report contains the results of an action-research developed in the context of the OD&... more The present Report contains the results of an action-research developed in the context of the OD&M Project (A Knowledge Alliance between Higher Education Institutions, Makers and Manufacturers to boost Open Design & Manufacturing in Europe), funded by the European Commission under the Erasmus+ Programme, Knowledge Alliances strand. The main objective of the research was to analyse how and to what extent the emerging open design and manufacturing paradigm (OD&M) is currently becoming the ground of progressive convergence and synergy between Universities, enterprises and maker communities, and how this ‘knowledge triangle’ is collaborating towards the creation of effective and meaningful value chains of innovation. The research started by investigating the key competences and skills that presently characterise the ‘maker profile’, in order to draw a general picture of how these are developed, in which contexts, and through which particular teaching and learning processes. Further, the research explored existing experiences of making-related initiatives promoted or partnered by Universities, and discussed with Higher Education’s representatives the drivers, barriers and possible scenarios stemming from the introduction of making education within formal learning. Then, the research involved professional makers and OD&M enterprises (i.e. enterprises that show strong and direct connections with the open design and manufacturing paradigm) in order to get an in depht understanding of how making-related values, skills and competences are contributing to shape and inform their businesses. Lastly, the research explored the perceptions and opinions of ‘traditional’ companies regarding these topics, and discussed with them the potential risks and benefits that may emerge for them from the OD&M paradigm.
Facing the current climate crisis, there is an emergent debate over how our species should respon... more Facing the current climate crisis, there is an emergent debate over how our species should respond. Discussions, research, and practices are rapidly growing in many regions. Within the design community, there is an ever-growing perspective that these discussions represent a culturally diverse approach to design, challenging the current Western-centric design shaped by modernism and capitalist market economies. Instead, it reflects the emergence of an evolving design scene called "Pluriverse." This article demonstrates how design strategies, inspired by the lens of The Five Elements theory, have been transformed into a citizen and Taoism engaged oyster reef conservation project called "Hokkhi." The authors conducted in-depth field research, expert interviews in the Quanzhou region, and desk research to create a theoretical model of Daoism's token of honesty (Fǎ xìn 法信) system. This model was then integrated with the specific content needed for the product design, resulting in three prototypes of artificial oyster reefs (AOR) co-created by the supplicants and the faithful. As significant touchpoints in this project's product service system, these prototypes will serve as boundary objects and undergo further iterations through co-design activities. Emphasizing a Chinese cultural perspective, particularly Southern Fujian culture, these prototypes bring value to design for pluriverse and design for social innovation.
The present Report contains the results of an action-research developed in the context of the OD&... more The present Report contains the results of an action-research developed in the context of the OD&M Project (A Knowledge Alliance between Higher Education Institutions, Makers and Manufacturers to boost Open Design & Manufacturing in Europe), funded by the European Commission under the Erasmus+ Programme, Knowledge Alliances strand. The main objective of the research was to analyse how and to what extent the emerging open design and manufacturing paradigm (OD&M) is currently becoming the ground of progressive convergence and synergy between Universities, enterprises and maker communities, and how this ‘knowledge triangle’ is collaborating towards the creation of effective and meaningful value chains of innovation. The research started by investigating the key competences and skills that presently characterise the ‘maker profile’, in order to draw a general picture of how these are developed, in which contexts, and through which particular teaching and learning processes. Further, the research explored existing experiences of making-related initiatives promoted or partnered by Universities, and discussed with Higher Education’s representatives the drivers, barriers and possible scenarios stemming from the introduction of making education within formal learning. Then, the research involved professional makers and OD&M enterprises (i.e. enterprises that show strong and direct connections with the open design and manufacturing paradigm) in order to get an in depht understanding of how making-related values, skills and competences are contributing to shape and inform their businesses. Lastly, the research explored the perceptions and opinions of ‘traditional’ companies regarding these topics, and discussed with them the potential risks and benefits that may emerge for them from the OD&M paradigm.
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Project (A Knowledge Alliance between Higher Education Institutions, Makers and Manufacturers to
boost Open Design & Manufacturing in Europe), funded by the European Commission under the Erasmus+
Programme, Knowledge Alliances strand. The main objective of the research was to analyse how and to what
extent the emerging open design and manufacturing paradigm (OD&M) is currently becoming the ground of
progressive convergence and synergy between Universities, enterprises and maker communities, and how this
‘knowledge triangle’ is collaborating towards the creation of effective and meaningful value chains of innovation.
The research started by investigating the key competences and skills that presently
characterise the ‘maker profile’, in order to draw a general picture of how these are
developed, in which contexts, and through which particular teaching and learning processes.
Further, the research explored existing experiences of making-related initiatives promoted or partnered by
Universities, and discussed with Higher Education’s representatives the drivers, barriers and possible scenarios
stemming from the introduction of making education within formal learning. Then, the research involved
professional makers and OD&M enterprises (i.e. enterprises that show strong and direct connections with the
open design and manufacturing paradigm) in order to get an in depht understanding of how making-related
values, skills and competences are contributing to shape and inform their businesses. Lastly, the research
explored the perceptions and opinions of ‘traditional’ companies regarding these topics, and discussed with them
the potential risks and benefits that may emerge for them from the OD&M paradigm.
Project (A Knowledge Alliance between Higher Education Institutions, Makers and Manufacturers to
boost Open Design & Manufacturing in Europe), funded by the European Commission under the Erasmus+
Programme, Knowledge Alliances strand. The main objective of the research was to analyse how and to what
extent the emerging open design and manufacturing paradigm (OD&M) is currently becoming the ground of
progressive convergence and synergy between Universities, enterprises and maker communities, and how this
‘knowledge triangle’ is collaborating towards the creation of effective and meaningful value chains of innovation.
The research started by investigating the key competences and skills that presently
characterise the ‘maker profile’, in order to draw a general picture of how these are
developed, in which contexts, and through which particular teaching and learning processes.
Further, the research explored existing experiences of making-related initiatives promoted or partnered by
Universities, and discussed with Higher Education’s representatives the drivers, barriers and possible scenarios
stemming from the introduction of making education within formal learning. Then, the research involved
professional makers and OD&M enterprises (i.e. enterprises that show strong and direct connections with the
open design and manufacturing paradigm) in order to get an in depht understanding of how making-related
values, skills and competences are contributing to shape and inform their businesses. Lastly, the research
explored the perceptions and opinions of ‘traditional’ companies regarding these topics, and discussed with them
the potential risks and benefits that may emerge for them from the OD&M paradigm.