Notes for future research on the impact of the Fab Lab network
Citation
Massimo Menichinelli: Notes for future research on the impact of the Fab Lab network. In: Andrés Briceño, Tomás Vivanco (Ed.): Fabricating Society - Research Book: 13th International Fab Lab Conference and Symposium Santiago, Chile | August 2017, pp. 34–44, DID, 2017, ISBN: 978 956 14 2115 8.
Abstract
Throughout the years, research initiatives related to the global Fab Lab network emerged by addressing several issues with scientific articles and popular books, among the many publications. However, there are still many issues in the Fab Lab network that should be addressed by future research, specially regarding the impact of Fab Labs on society. This short contribution aims at proposing a set of research questions and methods for the Fab Lab network, that should be considered more as notes shared among members of the community than as a structured research proposal. The notes presented in this article reflect upon this topic and emerged from working in a Horizon 2020 research and innovation project of the European Union, MAKE-IT, that is specifically oriented at understanding and improving the social impact of Makers and therefore also of Fab Labs. Understanding the impact of the Fab Lab network on society is one of the most strategic directions for improving the network and its role in society. This short contribution proposes a framework, a list of research questions for moving forward in this direction, in order to start a discussion, research initiatives and potential collaborations in them.
@inproceedings{menichinelli_notes_2017,
title = {Notes for future research on the impact of the Fab Lab network},
author = {Massimo Menichinelli},
editor = {Andrés Briceño, Tomás Vivanco},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1183307},
isbn = {978 956 14 2115 8},
year = {2017},
date = {2017-08-04},
booktitle = {Fabricating Society - Research Book: 13th International Fab Lab Conference and Symposium Santiago, Chile | August 2017},
pages = {34--44},
publisher = {DID},
abstract = {Throughout the years, research initiatives related to the global Fab Lab network emerged by addressing several issues with scientific articles and popular books, among the many publications. However, there are still many issues in the Fab Lab network that should be addressed by future research, specially regarding the impact of Fab Labs on society. This short contribution aims at proposing a set of research questions and methods for the Fab Lab network, that should be considered more as notes shared among members of the community than as a structured research proposal. The notes presented in this article reflect upon this topic and emerged from working in a Horizon 2020 research and innovation project of the European Union, MAKE-IT, that is specifically oriented at understanding and improving the social impact of Makers and therefore also of Fab Labs. Understanding the impact of the Fab Lab network on society is one of the most strategic directions for improving the network and its role in society. This short contribution proposes a framework, a list of research questions for moving forward in this direction, in order to start a discussion, research initiatives and potential collaborations in them.},
keywords = {Fab Lab, Platform},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {inproceedings}
}