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Economic Vitality

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Session 1: All-In (Monday, Feb. 5th)

  • Welcome from Around the World: Sherry Lassiter, Beno Juarez, Pradnya P Shindekar, Rico Kanthatham, Nuria Robles
  • Academany Overview: Luciana Asinari, United States
  • Tech/Learning Bias + Solution Making Through Inclusion: Megan Smith, Shift7, United States
  • Highlights from Cohort 1: Vaneza Caycho, Peru
  • Participant Introductions

Project Guidance: Observe patterns of interaction in a Fab Lab;

  • Rose, Thorn, Bud Observations (Megan Smith, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, and Beno Juarez)

Session 2: Systemic All-In Impact (Monday, Feb. 19th)

Check in and Stories:

  • Gender Inclusion: Nuria Robles, Fab Lab León, Spain
  • Rural Sustainability: Pradnya P Shindekar, Pioneer edu tech pvt ltd, India
  • Connected Social Networks: Adrián Torres, Spain
  • iFurniture, the Digital Carpentry Ecosystem: Vaneza Caycho, Peru
  • Neighborhood Outreach: Dan Meyer, Chicago MSI, United States

Project Guidance: Test out a “positive nudge” in the patterns of interaction

Session 3: Natural/Cultural Context (Monday, Mar. 4th)

Check in and Stories:

  • Growing the Next Generation of Materials: Pilar Bolumburu, Santiago, Chile
  • Fab Cities: Tomas Diez, Barcelona, Spain
  • Amazon Wardens: Beno Juarez, Amazon, Peru
  • Intergenerational Learning 1: Grace Coles, Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Anchorage, United States
  • Intergenerational Learning 2- Senart-Lab Rancen - Remy DuCros, France
  • Self-Sufficient Community and Culture 1: Blair Evans, Incite-Focus, Detroit, United States
  • Self-Sufficient Community and Culture 2: Indonesia, Setyawan WIbowo

Student Sharing - 5Ws+H homework share

Project Guidance: Document early indicator results; Assess underlying forces and factors; Adapt and adjust

Session 4: Skills Session (Monday, Mar. 18th)

  • Welcome/Any Announcements
  • Ask-Listen-Engage
    • Check in - Break Out Rooms
    • Popcorn Share out
  • Stakeholder Mapping - Role Play Simulation
    • Overview/Orientation
    • Role Play Simulation
  • Brief “Design Thinking to Inform Project Choice”

Spring Break - note: 4 weeks to next session (session 5) not regular 2-weeks

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All-In Curriculum (cont.)

Session 5: Economic Vitality (Monday, Apr. 15th)

Welcome+ HW check-in: ASK-:LISTEN-ENGAGE

Economic Vitality Intro Rico

  • Italy COVID response: Martina Ferracane, Sicily, Italy
  • Lab Perspective: Alex Ntale, Rwanda
  • Lab Perspective: Ilaria La Manna, Studio 5, Qatar
  • (TBD Worker Ownership and Self-Sufficiency Danny Beesley USA)
  • Fabricademy, Textile & Technology Academy: Nuria Robles, Fab Lab León, Spain
  • Considering UN SDGs in Fab Labs: Pieter van der Hijden, Netherlands

Teamwork on Network Shared Resource - Economic Vitality

Final Project Guidance: Project Plan – goals/whys, insights/situations, some project details/ action plan Document continued indicator results; Include sustainability plan

Session 6: Skills + Office Hours (Apr. 29th)

  • CREATIVE SOLUTIONS: Limited Resources and Community #s (generate abundance, integrate the unexpected)
    • Distributed Fab Lab (Pradnya) and

Distributed Networks+Community Collaboration- (Beno)

    • Creative supply chain - Þórarinn (Thorarinn) BB + Reina Raveles (Suriname)
    • Adjacent communities – example early thinking Earth Conservation Corp/Corps Network (Megan)
  • ECON-VITALITY with these new lenses - Rico
    • intro/revisit session 5 + above
    • Discussion Cowork on the doc/miro
  • Check in on final project Office Hours + Co-work Time

Session 7: Final Co-work Session (Monday, May 6th - Optional)

Project Guidance: Final opportunity to collaborate with your cohort and fine-tune your action plans

Session 8A & 8B: Solutionspalooza (Monday, May 13th and Tuesday, May 14th)

Participant project and already-existing-work stories: All presenters and alumni encouraged to come!

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https://miro.com/app/board/uXjVNseNkBc=/#tpicker-content

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Ask-Listen-Engage

Check-in Breakout Discussions

(10m)

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Ask-Listen-Engage Conversations

(breakouts)

  1. Share any kind of engagement exercise(s) you were able to facilitate or try
  2. Did you have a target group/groups? Share any details (who, how many people, any useful context)
  3. Share any results, any key learnings / patterns / surprises?
  4. Is this activity / the results helping build on the “Rose, Bud, Thorn” exercise and the “5Ws + How” exercise?
  5. Any insights for your Action Plan? Helpful?

Followed by

Popcorn Report-out Reflections after (3-5mins)

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ITALY COVID RESPONSE

Martina Ferracane and Team

Fab Lab Western Sicily | Italy

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Venturi valve

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Venturi valve

3D printing in times of supply shortages

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Charlotte valve

From snorkeling mask to emergency breathing device

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Calls to print

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Local groups

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Local groups

  • Sharing updates
  • Exchange information (technical and legal)
  • Coordination for purchases

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Nationwide coordination

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LAB PERSPECTIVE

Alex Ntale and Team

ICT Chamber| Rwanda

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LAB PERSPECTIVE

Alex Ntale and Team

ICT Chamber| Rwanda

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LAB PERSPECTIVE

Ilaria La Manna and Team

Studio 5, MCIT | Qatar

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BIO BREAK (5m)

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WORKER OWNERSHIP & SELF-SUFFICIENCY

Danny Beesley

| USA

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Danny Beesley

Facility Design and Technology Specialist

PatonGroup.com

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No Longer a Luxury

Danny Beesley

Facility Design and Technology Specialist

PatonGroup.com

  • PPE Production
  • Piloted a Worker Owned Co-op
  • Highlighted a need for a FabCity mentality

PPE production for C-19 Response

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Facility Design

Danny Beesley

Facility Design and Technology Specialist

PatonGroup.com

Current Projects

SMII

Tampa Bay FL

AZ Venture Studio

Phoenix AZ

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FABRICADEMY:

TEXTILES & TECHNOLOGY

Nuria Robles and Team

Fab Lab Léon | Spain

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Distributed program at the intersection

of Textiles, Digital Fabrication and Biology.

The second currently running program of the Fab Lab Network, part of Academany.

Founded in 2016 by Anastasia, Cecilia and Fiore with the goal to expand the fab lab infrastructure, skills and audience to textiles, bioengineering, arts and crafts.

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SKILL CAPSULES

A series of intensive Masterclasses that combine weekly tutorials and Hands-on advanced prototyping.

FABRICADEMY

PROGRAM

PHASE 1

SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER

PHASE 2

JANUARY - MARCH

PHASE 3

APRIL - JULY

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

In-depth applied research and development of a personal project accompanied by international mentors

TEXTILE TECH INCUBATOR

Mature development and funding opportunities of selected projects using research methodologies, and business development tools

Fabricademy | textile & technology academy

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Fabricademy | textile & technology academy

class.textile-academy.org

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RESEARCH AGENDA

SUSTAINABILITY

INDUSTRY 4.0

WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION NARRATIVES

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Fabricademy participants demographics

AGE RANGE:

18 to 65 years old

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163 countries

Total plays: 37.723

Unique viewers: 7.995

Fabricademy’s Global impact analytics, Source: Vimeo Analytics from September 2017 to September 2021, Pistofidou A, 2021

Global impact analytics

2017-2021

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FASHION TECH INCUBATOR

EDU TECH STARTUP

ATELIER

ARTIST STUDIO

COWORKING SPACE

FAB LAB

TEXTILE LAB

BIO LAB

MAKERSPACE

HOME LAB

DIVERSITY OF ENTITIES

SCHOOL

UNIVERSITY

SCIENCE MUSEUM

LIBRARY

RESEARCH CENTER

CREATIVE SPACES

INSTITUTIONS

FABRICADEMY

NETWORK

LABORATORIES

STARTUPS & INCUBATORS

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JOIN TODAY!

Textile & Technology Academy 2022 | SEPTEMBER 20 2022 WORLDWIDE

FABRICADEMY

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CONSIDERING UN SDGs IN FAB LABS

Pieter van der Hijden and Team

ZapLab | Suriname

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LOOKING AHEAD

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All-In Curriculum (cont.)

Session 5: Economic Vitality (Monday, Apr. 15th)

Welcome+ HW check-in: ASK-:LISTEN-ENGAGE

Economic Vitality Intro Rico

  • Italy COVID response: Martina Ferracane, Sicily, Italy
  • Lab Perspective: Alex Ntale, Rwanda
  • Lab Perspective: Ilaria La Manna, Qatar
  • (TBD Worker Ownership and Self-Sufficiency Danny Beesley USA)
  • Fabricademy, Textile & Technology Academy: Nuria Robles, Fab Lab León, Spain
  • Considering UN SDGs in Fab Labs: Pieter van der Hijden, Netherlands

Teamwork on Network Shared Resource - Economic Vitality

Final Project Guidance: Project Plan – goals/whys, insights/situations, some project details/ action plan Document continued indicator results; Include sustainability plan

Session 6: Skills + Office Hours (Apr. 29th)

  • CREATIVE SOLUTIONS: Limited Resources and Community #s (generate abundance, integrate the unexpected)
    • Distributed Fab Lab (Pradnya) and

Distributed Networks+Community Collaboration- (Beno)

    • Creative supply chain - Þórarinn (Thorarinn) BB + Reina Raveles (Suriname)
    • Adjacent communities – example early thinking Earth Conservation Corp/Corps Network (Megan)
  • ECON-VITALITY with these new lenses - Rico
    • intro/revisit session 5 + above
    • Discussion Cowork on the doc/miro
  • Check in on final project Office Hours + Co-work Time

Session 7: Final Co-work Session (Monday, May 6th - Optional)

Mentor and Co-work sessions: Final opportunity to collaborate with your cohort, get feedback on early action plan work and/or fine-tune your action plans

Session 8A & 8B: Solutionspalooza (Monday, May 13th + Tuesday, May 14th)

Participant share work/stories: All presenters and alumni encouraged to come!