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| + | If you are thinking of starting a project at FoAM, here's a list of questions to ask yourself: | ||
| - | A proposed project can be considered a FoAM project if the answer is YES to a few of these questions (as of 02010). . .. | ||
| - | * does it deal with issues | + | A proposed project can be considered a FoAM project if the answer is YES to at least one of these questions (as of 02010) - the more, the better: |
| - | * does it focus on whole lifecycle? | + | |
| * does it approach complex issues from different perspectives? | * does it approach complex issues from different perspectives? | ||
| - | * does it encourage unholy alliances? | + | * does it encourage |
| - | * can it function as a connector | + | * can it function as a connector, or a ' |
| * will it engage people from a field that is unknown to you and/or FoAM? | * will it engage people from a field that is unknown to you and/or FoAM? | ||
| * does it have a (pseudo)scientific or technological element? | * does it have a (pseudo)scientific or technological element? | ||
| * is it playful? | * is it playful? | ||
| + | * does it foster speculative culture? | ||
| * will it provide a pause, a fresh breath, an opening, a moment of stillness in people' | * will it provide a pause, a fresh breath, an opening, a moment of stillness in people' | ||
| * does it encourage participation? | * does it encourage participation? | ||
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| * are you personally committed to engaging in this project? | * are you personally committed to engaging in this project? | ||
| * does it create a world - a total or complete, synaesthetic experience? | * does it create a world - a total or complete, synaesthetic experience? | ||
| + | * does it focus on whole lifecycle and has a holistic worldview? | ||
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| + | If the answer is YES to any of the following questions, the project could not be considered by FoAM without substantial changes: | ||
| + | * is it one dimensional (i.e. is it dealing with a single issue, using a single approach, by a single individual)? | ||
| + | * is it wasteful (in terms of human & electrical energy, waste products, time…)? | ||
| + | * is it unsustainable (environmentally, | ||
| + | * does it focus on producing an artefact for its own sake (without taking the whole lifecycle of the artefact into account)? | ||
| + | * is it one-directional (i.e. is it ' | ||
| + | * does it require a big, expensive production to produce a temporary result (e.g. a large installation on a 2 day festival)? | ||
| + | * does it separate thinkers from makers? | ||
| + | * does it treat scientists & technologists as technicians, | ||
| + | * [...] | ||
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