Presentation of the results of the project "Collaborative Sustainability in Open Workshops: The Potential of Co-creation Spaces to Contribute to Sustainable Development on the Case of Berlin" done by MEGA (www.megageneration.com) at IรW (www.ioew.de)
MEGA - Collaborative Sustainability and Eco-innovation
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2. Collaborative Sustainability and Eco-innovation:
The Potential of Co-creation Spaces to Contribute to
Sustainable Development on the Case of Berlin
Alexandr Iscenco
alexander.iscenco@ioew.de
alexander@megageneration.com
3. Todayโs Menu
โข Research results on Collaborative Sustainability in Open Workshops
โข Potential of open workshops in Berlin to support sustainability in the city
โข MEGA Generation collaborative platform for eco-innovation
โข Exclusive invitation to participate in the first test of the platform
โข Questions and next steps
4. Collaborative Sustainability in Open Workshops
Goal:
How can the collaborative innovation and commons-based peer production
in open workshops be linked to sustainable development of a city
on the case of Berlin?
Objectives:
โขIdentify, classify, and map all existing open workshops in Berlin;
โขAnalyze the governance structure, business model, social environment, and
technological potential of every type of open workshops;
โขAssess how each type operates in relation to sustainability;
โขIdentify good case practices of open workshops performing sustainable
collaborative innovation;
โขEvaluate the positive and negative effects of collaborative innovation and
peer production in open workshops.
7. Collaborative Sustainability in Open Workshops
โข Co-working space: co.up, Moabiter Werkstรคtten, and Impact Hub Berlin
โข Hackerspace: c-base and 3D Berlin Headquarter / YOUin3D
โข Makerspace: Betahaus and Open Design City
โข Fab lab: Fab Lab Berlin
โข Specialized workshop: Nadelwald Co-Sewing Space
โข 3D Printing Cafรฉ: Dimension Alley and Teptec Studios
โข Repair Cafรฉ: Repair Cafรฉ Berlin-Schรถneberg / BUND Berlin
9. Collaborative Sustainability in Open Workshops
Open workshops
โขVerbund Offener Werkstรคtten (2014): Collaborative spaces with equipment
and tools available to all technically and artistically active individuals
(hackers, makers, crafters, tinkerers, and artists) and their groups for them to
work on their software, hardware, or art projects
โขKostakis, Niaros, and Giotitsas (2014): Physical places working on the basis of
the community created around them, where individuals are immersed in the
culture and ethics of each place and are able to engage with meaningful and
creative projects
10. Collaborative Sustainability in Open Workshops
Open workshops
โขReal physical places, where people can come and work on projects
โขWelcome both to amateurs and professionals
โขCollaborative relations and common accountability based on mutual trust
among members of open workshops
โขFocus on independence and autonomy of open workshops
โขCommunity-driven functioning of open-workshops
15. Potential of open workshops to support sustainability
+ Reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from manufacturing and
transportation of products
+ Increased resource efficiency and reduced waste generation due to the
fact that modern machines in open workshop use no more raw materials
than they need
+ Shift away from overconsumption, planned obsolescence, and
disposability of goods
+ Sharing of open knowledge, designs, and manufactured creations
+ Projects and initiatives to integrate the circular flow of materials in the
activity of open workshops
16. Potential of open workshops to support sustainability
- Relative ease and freedom of personal manufacturing may result in
overproduction of unnecessary items
- Modern desktop manufacture machines, such as 3D printers, CNC mills,
and laser cutters, require large amounts of energy to operate
- Local fabrication of goods in an open workshop does not guarantee their
usage in the local area
17. Potential of open workshops to support sustainability
Primary reasons for starting and running an open workshop
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19. Potential of open workshops to support sustainability
The most common motives for people to visit and work in open workshops