[p2p-research] Moving Open Manufacturing Forward

[Michel Bauwens]

Hi nathan ,

also announced via
http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/a-strategy-to-advance-open-manufacturing/2009/03/03

On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 6:15 PM, Nathan Cravens <knuggy at gmail.com> wrote:

> Alright,
>
> I recieved one response from Marcin on and and one from Paul off this list.
> 2/6 was the active result.
>
> Thank you. Now I will focus on the first proposal, previously under the
> name MakerFocus, now called Fab Focus. I ask that you invite our peers to
> develop with us this series of useful collaberative strategies to put into
> action.
>
> Fab Focus
> http://www.appropedia.org/Fab_Focus
>
> Objective:
> Make fabrication facilities and resources accessible.
>
> Contents as of this writing:
>
>    - 1 Context <http://www.appropedia.org/Fab_Focus#Context>
>       - 1.1 Nathan Cravens<http://www.appropedia.org/Fab_Focus#Nathan_Cravens>
>    - 2 PreFoundation <http://www.appropedia.org/Fab_Focus#PreFoundation>
>    - 3 MiniCollaboration Platform<http://www.appropedia.org/Fab_Focus#MiniCollaboration_Platform>
>       - 3.1 Make collaborators<http://www.appropedia.org/Fab_Focus#Make_collaborators>
>    - 4 Resources <http://www.appropedia.org/Fab_Focus#Resources>
>       - 4.1 Fab Lab Organization<http://www.appropedia.org/Fab_Focus#Fab_Lab_Organization>
>       - 4.2 Fab Instruction<http://www.appropedia.org/Fab_Focus#Fab_Instruction>
>       - 4.3 Physical Resources<http://www.appropedia.org/Fab_Focus#Physical_Resources>
>       - 4.4 Fab Lab Benefits<http://www.appropedia.org/Fab_Focus#Fab_Lab_Benefits>
>       - 4.5 Open Business Models<http://www.appropedia.org/Fab_Focus#Open_Business_Models>
>       - 4.6 Community Marketing<http://www.appropedia.org/Fab_Focus#Community_Marketing>
>       - 4.7 General Development Ideas<http://www.appropedia.org/Fab_Focus#General_Development_Ideas>
>
>
> The strategy begins with the outline for practice called the
> MiniCollaboration Platform, a working method for communicating
> collaberatively to the OM list and a hub for other essential fabrication
> related strategies called 'Resources'. Fab Focus is a fabrication centered
> approach which defines what I believe is the essense of the Open
> Manufacturing enterprise: The Fab Lab, workshop, factory, means of
> production, or whatever you wish to call it.
>
> I will ruthlessly promote and write for the Fab Focus wiki and related
> resources. I will list a link to the resources throughout the OM list as I
> apply discussion that seems relevant to organizing fabrication until
> approached with a better format for organization. I hope you do the same and
> join me in our effort. The outcome will be brighter, sooner when you do. We
> have a lot of organizational methodology to flesh out, but it is not as
> overwelming as we may have believed, though I'm sure we will have unforeseen
> challenges again and again.
>
> Organizational methodology means "how to act" or "what to do." I intend to
> generate a resource with you that produces THE BOOK on replicating the
> entire fabrication and fabrication related enterprise, which I believe will
> play a primary role in changing for the better the very way we live our
> lives. I believe simple text, video, and the sharing of CAD files is all we
> need, when organized properly, to move this entire priceless enterprise
> forward.
>
> I'm open to suggestions directly or in discussion at OM on this topic. If
> you know a better way to move forward, let's do that.
>
> Thanks for supporting the idea that is Open Manufacturing. Please support
> Fab Focus so we may have a working cook book for moving forward.
>
>
> Nathan
>
>
>



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