Exercise 01. Principles and Practices, presentations, introductions
Assignement: Plan and sketch a potential final project.
Plan
For planning a final projet, I'll try to use the G.O.S.T Model, defining my goals, objectives, strategies, and tactics, which is a new model to me.
Goals
- Long-term goals
- Co-facilitate relationships between Presencing Institute and FabFoundation;
- Co-facilitate in the evolution of the geografical area of Verona, Italy, as a Fab City.
- Medium-term goals
- Co-facilitate relationships between u.lab Hubs and Fab Labs around the world;
- Open with colleagues a Fab Lab in the South of Verona.
- Short-term goals
- Follow the six-month Fab Academy 2018 program;
- Hold a final object;
- Finish the Fab Academy 2018 program in time.
Among my above goals, I will plan here below a short-term one: "Hold a final object at the end of the six-month Fab Academy 2018 program" called:
Generative FabLab Collective Knitting: a piece of work.
Objectives
- Reach the following learning outcomes:
- Create my own integrated design;
- Demonstrate 2D & 3D modelling capabilities applied to my own designs;
- Select and apply appropriate additive and subtractive techniques;
- Demonstrate competence in design, fabrication and programming of my own fabbed microcontroller PCB, including an input & output device.
- Have a personal finished product in hand, at the end of the course, which has been built partly with digital fabrication tools teached in their use during the Fab Academy 2018 program.
Strategy
- Envision the weekly assigments as new components of my final project;
- Listen and observe the live sessions and groups' meetings with a generative attitude;
- Plan my activities every week;
- Work with discipline every day;
- Ask for help when necessary.
Tactics
- Envision, prototype and document my ideas through many hours of hands-on experience with digital fabrication tools;
- Evidence/proof/things I need to show about what I've learnt each week (what I did and how I did it).
- Take care of my health and stress with well-balanced diet, sleep, and regular Qi Gong practice.
Sketch
My potential final project could be a blanket, sized 50 x 50 cm, with connected flowers in different materials and functions.
I got some first inspirations from:
- earlier Fab Academy Alumnae projects as "hordable heart" by Jasmin Chen, "flower2sound" by Skúlína Hlíf Kjartansdóttir, and "Starry Art" by Rachel Legerski;
- the 2nd Fab Academy 2018 live session on Jan 24, with the student, Minsu Choi, from FabLab Seoul, interested in digital fabrication for traditional craft. Neil Gershenfeld told us about projects from FabLab Kamakura, Cook Inlet Tribal Council's Fab Lab, and Haystack FabLab, I would explore;
- a talk with our instructor at Opendot, Milan, Enrico Bassi.
Thank you all for inspiring me.
