[Open Design + Hardware] opendesign Digest, Vol 50, Issue 4

Paul Smith p.smith at gsa.ac.uk
Mon Feb 13 14:59:25 UTC 2017 

Thanks Christian,

I have another shameless project plug from our most recent re-make-a-thon
textile hack.

https://remantleandmake.wordpress.com/2017/02/10/re-make-a-thon-forres-2017/

Next for us will be a round table discussion and showcase of the open
source designs we have created as part of the research. We hope to engage
local manufacturers, advocacy groups and industry players in a debate on
circular economy in textiles.

I'll be sure to post it nearer the time!

Paul





On Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 8:44 AM, Christian Villum <villum at autofunk.dk> wrote:

> Hi Paul
>
> Sounds good. And just to say, the 'city' bit of the Fab City name is not
> to be taken too literal. We already have a country (Georgia) and couple of
> regions (Kerala, Occitane) signed up as well. See the full list here:
> http://fab.city/ (scroll down a bit until you see the world map).
>
> Highly recommend speaking with Fi and her gang - I'm happy to introduce if
> useful.
>
> And by all means please do keep posting links and thoughts here on the
> list - thanks!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Christian
>
>
>
> On 1 February 2017 at 20:23, Paul Smith <p.smith at gsa.ac.uk> wrote:
>
>> Hi Christian,
>>
>> Thank you for the response and the recommendations. I have definitely
>> heard of the Fab City project and I think it's brilliant! I would love us
>> to connect with it somehow, I'll keep posting about our project so
>> hopefully there will be shared insights.
>>
>> Moving away from a product in and waste out model and a re-focus on local
>> supply, data sharing and data flows is something we are looking at with the
>> project. It certainly makes sense to me about how we think of material
>> flows and products in the future. Currently half of my research is situated
>> out of the urban in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, so I'm really
>> interested in what the Fab Rural would look like or even the Fab Island?
>> Perhaps another conversation for another time. :)
>>
>> I do know of Make Works and the great work they do. I've met Fi around
>> MakLab in Glasgow and at a few other bits and bobs in the past. We're not
>> in touch, yet.
>>
>> I'll keep on shamelessly posting links to out research and keep an eye on
>> Fab Cities.
>>
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 5:40 AM, Christian Villum <villum at autofunk.dk>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks Paul, very exciting. Are you in touch with Scott Fi and the Make
>>> Works initiative? Sounds to me like your project and theirs would fit right
>>> together and they are right in your neck of the woods.
>>>
>>> Also, I am also working on another project, Fab City, which you might
>>> find relevant to connect with. We are building a large global coalition
>>> that aims to create a new urban operating system for large cities, making
>>> them into locally productive, globally connected self-sustainable entities
>>> that share solutions (data) for local, decentralized manufacturing and
>>> circular waste management. In effect going from a product-in-waste-out
>>> model to a data-in-data-out model. So far cities like Barcelona, Boston,
>>> Paris, Amsterdam and Detroit have pledged their commitment - and many more
>>> underway. One of the objectives is to develop the future business models of
>>> the circular economy, so very aligned with your objective it seems. Read
>>> more on http://fab.city/.
>>>
>>> In any case, please do keep us in the loop of how your study develops.
>>>
>>> -Christian
>>>
>>> On 31 January 2017 at 18:06, Paul Smith <p.smith at gsa.ac.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> Would like to say this is a great topic and lots of interesting stuff
>>>> to chew over so thank you. I have a shameless project plug of my own. I am
>>>> currently working on a feasibility study into the role of make spaces in
>>>> the circular economy. We are working with textile surplus in Scottish
>>>> textile manufacturers and two micro manufacturers. The model we are
>>>> adopting produces open source garments. Just about to host our second
>>>> re-make-a-thon! Link to our project blog below. It only has a few posts
>>>> juts now but we will update as we go along.
>>>>
>>>> https://remantleandmake.wordpress.com
>>>>
>>>> Paul
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 4:22 PM, Christian Villum <villum at autofunk.dk>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Greg,
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for chipping in. I agree that it's time to crack the nut on
>>>>> open source hardware business models to allow for much wider adoption.
>>>>> Hopefully we can help that happen with the REMODEL venture.
>>>>>
>>>>> We'll share our progress and setbacks here on the list and would enjoy
>>>>> continued feedback. Any ideas, comments and viewpoints - now and further
>>>>> down the line - are more than welcome.
>>>>>
>>>>> -Christian
>>>>>
>>>>> On 30 January 2017 at 14:18, Greg Austic <gbathree at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I don't know if i can make that conference, though it's very close to
>>>>>> me (Ann Arbor MI) perhaps I should try, but I just wanted to say thanks for
>>>>>> bringing it up.  In my opinion, the business model is the thing that is
>>>>>> most holding open source hardware back from scaling the way open software
>>>>>> did and continues to do.  It's been one of the major topics of last years
>>>>>> Gathering for Open Science Hardware and I expect will be again this year.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As someone who's trying and failing and trying again to make business
>>>>>> models work in open science hardware, I'd just love more peers + discussion
>>>>>> + support.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Greg
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 3:52 AM, Christian Villum <villum at autofunk.dk
>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks Peter - adding to top of reading list right away.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> @everyone else: Please don't hold back on shameless self-promotion
>>>>>>> either ;-)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Christian
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> man. 30. jan. 2017 kl. 08.34 skrev Dr. Peter Troxler <
>>>>>>> trox at fabfolk.com>:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Warning: shameless self-promotion ahead:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Regarding the business model 101 my recent research might be of
>>>>>>>> interest:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Community-based business models: Insights from an emerging maker
>>>>>>>> economy
>>>>>>>> http://www.mifav.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/doc/30_5.pdf
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> / Peter
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 28 Jan 2017, at 14:26, Christian Villum <villum at autofunk.dk>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Dear Irene,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks for responding. Your plans for Rizoma.uy sounds great,
>>>>>>>> although my Spanish is a little rusty. I would very much like to
>>>>>>>> stay in the loop of your work and hear about the outcomes and insights from
>>>>>>>> the event as well as from developing the planform, if possible?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> As for reading material: We are actually in the middle of building
>>>>>>>> an open source (hardware) business model 101 reading package (comprised of
>>>>>>>> articles, book-links, TED-talks, etc.) that aims to give its reader an
>>>>>>>> understanding of the concept, the relevant terms and a general overview).
>>>>>>>> As soon as it is ready we would love to share it here.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> In the meantime I would like to take this opportunity to ask
>>>>>>>> everyone on the list what open source hardware business development
>>>>>>>> materials you would suggest including in such a reading package?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Christian
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 26 January 2017 at 20:06, Irene Maldini <irene.maldini at gmail.com
>>>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Dear Christian,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Very interesting post (REMODEL). I cannot participate in the event
>>>>>>>> in Toronto but I would be very interested in reading material about
>>>>>>>> business models in open design/hardware (from you or other members in this
>>>>>>>> forum).
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> We have recently launched an open design platform in Uruguay
>>>>>>>> (Rizoma.uy) and together with the local Creative Commons and the Design
>>>>>>>> cluster we are planning a specific event on the issue of business/economic
>>>>>>>> sustainability models for 2017. It would be nice to  know what is going on,
>>>>>>>> as I have not been following the topic for a couple of years already.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Can you recommend any texts?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thank you
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Irene
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>    1. Open hardware business model session(s) @ CC Global Summit?
>>>>>>>>       (Christian Villum)
>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>> Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2017 06:25:15 +0100
>>>>>>>> From: Christian Villum <villum at autofunk.dk>
>>>>>>>> To: Open Design Definition - mailing list <
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>>>>>>>> Subject: [Open Design + Hardware] Open hardware business model
>>>>>>>>         session(s) @    CC Global Summit?
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>>>>>>>> Anyone going to CC Global Summit in Toronto in April who's up for
>>>>>>>> submitting one or more session proposals on open source hardware
>>>>>>>> business
>>>>>>>> models? I have a few ideas rooted in, among other things, my work
>>>>>>>> on the
>>>>>>>> REMODEL program: http://danskdesigncenter.dk/en/remodel. Happy to
>>>>>>>> elaborate
>>>>>>>> if anyone's interested as well as discuss ideas for a joint session
>>>>>>>> proposal.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Call for submissions: https://summit.creativecommons.org/
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Christian Villum
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> https://www.linkedin.com/in/christianvillum
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