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foam_project_criteria [2016-08-09 17:32] – ↷ Page name changed from foam_projects to foam_project_criteria nikfoam_project_criteria [2017-06-17 17:16] maja
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-If you are thinking of starting a project at FoAM, here's a list of questions to ask yourself:+==== FoAM project criteria ====
  
 +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 at least one of these questions (as of 02010) - the more, the better:+=== Your motivation ===
  
 +  * Are you personally committed to initiating, engaging in and realising this project?
 +  * Are you keen to collaborate with other people in one or more of the FoAM studios?
 +  * 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: climate change, climate futures, environmental literacy, eco-technologies, panpsychism...?
 +  * culture and society: social development, social inequality,  (organisational) transitions, futures literacy, uncertainty...?
 +  * experience: embodiment, experiential learning, experience design, rituals and celebrations, poethics...?
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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 'foamy' the project is likely to be:
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 +  * does it develop, support or engage different modes of inquiry (e.g. theoretical research, creative practice, participatory experiences...)? if it has a single mode of inquiry, is it complementary with other FoAM projects or practices?
   * does it approach complex issues from different perspectives?   * does it approach complex issues from different perspectives?
   * does it encourage 'unholy alliances' (connections between unexpected fields, cultures and worldviews)?   * does it encourage 'unholy alliances' (connections between unexpected fields, cultures and worldviews)?
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   * 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?   * does it focus on whole lifecycle and has a holistic worldview?
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 +==== Not a FoAM project ====
  
 If the answer is YES to any of the following questions, the project could not be considered by FoAM without substantial changes: If the answer is YES to any of the following questions, the project could not be considered by FoAM without substantial changes:
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