The document summarizes an open school called SOS CheFare located in Bari, Italy. It aims to be an educational institute, research center, and consultancy for art, technology, industry, trade, and handicrafts. Over the years 2013-2016, it has hosted numerous events attended by hundreds of people, taught by tens of tutors and international teachers, and generating multiple research projects. The school utilizes various formats like hacker spaces, fablabs, and labs at different difficulty levels to provide education and research opportunities to a wide range of target groups. Research, teachings, and services are shared openly to generate value for students, researchers, companies, and public entities.

2. paraphrasing Gropius*,
we will be:
Educational Institute, Centre of Research and
Consultancy — in Art and Technology — for Industry,
Trade and Handicraft (digital or not).
*founder of Bauhaus School

3. #SOS CheFare

4. A School for social and technological
Innovation. Based in Bari.

5. #SOS Tour 2015

6. X / 2013
15
days
40
attendees
10
tutors (max 35 years old)
10
international teachers
4
research project works
XY / 2014
15
days
66
attendees
8
tutors (max 35 years old)
16
international teachers
6
research project works
SOS / 2016
365
days
> 200
attendees
> 30
tutors (max 35 years old)
> 30
international teachers
> 24
research project works

7. Education20%
Design10% Research15%
Hacking15% Making20%
Community20%

8. We greet people,
ideas
& projects
to share space,
knowledge
& values.

9. This project generates an osmosis
of skills and experiences,
creating new value for everyone.

10. Knowledge is magic:
it grows when you share it

11. Who’s our target?
> makers, hackers and digital artisans
> programmers, computer experts and curious people
> anyone who wants to share space, time and knowledge
> children, seniors-illiterate individuals
> anyone who wants to invest in research
> unemployed, unoccupied, immigrant people
> freelancers, managers, politicians and administrators
> anyone who believes that education is social
> you, reading this right now

12. How does
it work?

13. HACKER SPACE
FABLAB
open class, low cost and short duration
open class, free of charge
limited class, free of charge
limited class, medium-high cost and longer duration
bottom-upproposals
easy
theory
introduction
to tools
medium
theory
easy
lab
medium
lab
hard
lab
XYlab
FORMAT
Singularity
FORMAT
hard
theory
students
+18 years
researchers
+24 years
freelancers
+24 yers
manager
+24 anni
senior citizens
+50 anni
workers
+18 years
unemployed
*
youth
13-18 years
children
6-12 years

14. products services
students
+18 years
researchers
+24 years
freelancers
+24 yers
manager
+24 anni
senior citizens
+50 anni
workers
+18 years
unemployed
*
youth
13-18 years
children
6-12 years
bottom-upproposalsbottom-upproposals
new
techs
human
capital
easy
theory
introduction
to tools
medium
theory
internal
research
easy
lab
medium
lab
internal
research
hard
lab
internal
research
external
research
other
formats
XYlab
FORMAT
internal
research
external
research
other
formats
Singularity
FORMAT
internal
research
external
research
other
formats
hard
theory
internal
research
external
research
other
formats

15. students
+18 years
researchers
+24 years
freelancers
+24 yers
manager
+24 anni
senior citizens
+50 anni
workers
+18 years
unemployed
*
youth
13-18 years
children
6-12 years
bottom-upproposalsbottom-upproposals
new
techs
human
capital
easy
theory
introduction
to tools
medium
theory
internal
research
easy
lab
medium
lab
internal
research
hard
lab
internal
research
external
research
other
formats
XYlab
FORMAT
internal
research
external
research
other
formats
Singularity
FORMAT
internal
research
external
research
other
formats
hard
theory
internal
research
external
research
other
formats
RESEARCH
TEACHINGS
products services new
techs
human
capital

16. companies public
entities
mass retail
channels
foundations
& corps
EU Gov Regions Municipali-
ties
symbolic value
strategic value
economic value
products services new
techs
human
capital

17. companies public
entities
mass retail
channels
foundations
& corps
EU Gov Regions Municipali-
ties
products services new
techs
human
capital
students
+18 years
researchers
+24 years
freelancers
+24 yers
manager
+24 anni
senior citizens
+50 anni
workers
+18 years
unemployed
*
youth
13-18 years
children
6-12 years

18. All of the school’s output
will be distributed under
“open-source” licenses.
Profits generated in the first
two years of activity will be
reinvested in the school.

19. Communication:
In a full “open source” logic, the school’s
communication identity and strategies will
be co-planned during the “XYZ” incipit lab.
The following communication channels are already up:
social networks (Fb and Tw), video (YouTube)
and a website:
––> www.lascuolaopensource.xyz

20. Working group
Agostino Pellegrino, 3DNest
Roberto Ladisa, 3DNest
Roberto Rinaldi, 3DNest
Lucilla Fiorentino, XYLAB
Alessandro Balena, XYLAB
Giacomo Equizi, Nefula
Alberto de Leo, Social K
Elisa Perrino, Barimakers
Francesca Torre, Barimakers
Aurelio Carella, Barimakers
Piero Boccadoro, Barimakers
Maria Chiara Carulli, Barimakers
Annapaola Senerchia, Barimakers
Claudio Cesaroni, Barimakers
Gabriella Acciani, Barimakers
Loredana Basile, Barimakers
Marino Andriani, Barimakers
Alessandro Tartaglia, FF3300
Carlotta Latessa, FF3300
Nicolò Loprieno, FF3300
Rossella Tursi
Nico De Santis
Paolo Ammirati
Francesco Schino
Maurizio Di Luzio
Giancarlo Ostuni
Silvia Zotti

21. Regione Puglia
Bollenti Spiriti
ARCI
Lega Coop
LifeWatch
ExFadda
Isia Urbino
Politecnico di Bari
Università del Salento
Ateneo di Bari
Associazione “Bari Makers”
Societing
Open Lab Matera
Cooperativa How/Art
Post Digital Publishing Archive
Domus
Tom’s Hardware
Magic Lantern
Art is Open Source
Near Future Education Lab
Nefula
Rural Hub
EdilPortale
Alumni Mathematica
Radio frequenza libera
RENA
TimeRepublik
OuiShare
Gli Additivi
Partners:

22. Innovation is always social,
otherwise it’s just exploiting
people’s ignorance.