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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). . .. | + | === Your motivation === |
- | * does it deal with issues | + | * Are you personally committed to initiating, engaging in and realising this project? |
- | * does it focus on whole lifecycle? | + | * Are you keen to collaborate |
+ | * How would this project benefit from being part of the FoAM network? | ||
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+ | === Research Streams === | ||
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+ | How does your project contribute to one or more of the following research streams: | ||
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+ | * environment: | ||
+ | * culture and society: social development, | ||
+ | * experience: embodiment, experiential learning, experience design, rituals and celebrations, | ||
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+ | === Principles === | ||
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+ | Can you answer YES to more than one of these questions - the more positive answers you get, the more ' | ||
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+ | * does it develop, support or engage different modes of inquiry (e.g. theoretical research, creative practice, participatory experiences...)? | ||
* 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? | ||
* does it include moments of reflection? | * does it include moments of reflection? | ||
- | * 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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+ | === Not a FoAM project === | ||
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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, | ||
+ | * [...] |