Objectives: The set of statements below represent our hypotheses and expectations for the offices. The objectives have been broken into three categories to illustrate their value in more specific contexts. Some statements can be found in multiple categories, as their meaning may be definable in multiple contexts.
01. Social Objectives:
> To suggest the need for our communities to experience and explore design at all levels.
> To suggest respect for design among all levels of society.
> To suggest that collaboration and cooperation can be effective tools for positively changing our society.
> To suggest that a student office can stimulate a local economy.
> To suggest that strategic social networks can positively influence the fundamental elements of standard business
practices.
> To suggest that individuals can be catalysts for change
> To suggest that designers have a responsibility to the community they depend on
02. Design Objectives:
> To suggest that communication between disciplines can produce more complete solutions.
> To suggest honor and pride for design.
> We believe students have the ability to deliver professional design.
> We believe collaboration encourages good design.
> We believe creativity improves the work environment and message.
> To suggest a positive learning environment.
> To suggest sophistication achieved through the attention given by a focused group of students.
> To suggest value in co-development
> To suggest innovation through a more comprehensive situational analysis.
> To suggest the importance of educating those unaware of the opportunities design affords
> To suggest that an environment that supports the pursuit of passions will be more innovative than a purely discipline
focused environment
> To suggest the value of diverse but focused approach to problem solving
03. Business Objectives:
> To suggest great design at a great price.
> To suggest teamwork and collaboration.
> To suggest growth.
> To suggest a modular system that is easily adaptable nationally as well as internationally.
> To suggest a combination of experience levels and disciplines working together to meet a common goal.
> To suggest that a student office can stimulate a local economy.
> To suggest that many businesses existing within a local or regional setting can benefit from new perspectives.
> To suggest that strengthening the value of local businesses can stabilize small-scale economies.
> To suggest that stronger localized economies can secure the future of innovation.
> To suggest that real social and professional relationships made through the business will create a strong cooperative
community.
These statements represent our hypothesis' and expectations for the offices on three major levels; 1 social: how this business will fit within our current understanding of the socio-cultural atmosphere currently 2 design: what can this alliance do to benefit our design community as a whole, how we plan on being a proactive force in the progress of "design" in it's broadest sense 3 business: these are the principle ideas we think create a strong argument for the development of a network of this nature
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Monday, October 23, 2006
Identity: Values
Values: The values listed below represent the foundation of this project’s ideals. They act as a basis for development and standards to test decisions against.
01. Empower
> The nature of the office is one of free choice. The students/ workers are free to develop their own workflow, which they will fight, modify and refine until it functions adequately. They won't allow failure, as it would be a waste of such a great opportunity, As for clients, the skill, tools, methods shown to them by the students should be an eye opener, and will create a feeling of potential and opportunity, essentially a whole new way of working to consider.
02. Interaction
> The success of the projects within each situation rely on adequate interaction, student to student, student to client, student to project, and client to project. Only in this way will solutions created be valid. Open lines of communication are the foundation for the office’s success.
03. Collaboration
> Truly the core. People working together to reach a common goal, using all the skills they command to follow through. The real key here is finding a way to balance and utilize each person's abilities; many times in ways they didn't know they could, to solve problems.
04. Sustainable
> A network of people, be they customers, professionals, workers, interested students, etc. the system is set up to check and balance itself. Actively pursuing a way to perpetually spread the methods and ideals exemplified without losing sight of what they stand for.
05. Learning
> This model represents the value of being versatile and malleable, it can sustain and perpetuate, within it's means, as long as it never stops addressing the changes in its environment. Whether the changes are to it's business environment or the community surrounding its offices, these changes create opportunities to find a better fit through analysis.
01. Empower
> The nature of the office is one of free choice. The students/ workers are free to develop their own workflow, which they will fight, modify and refine until it functions adequately. They won't allow failure, as it would be a waste of such a great opportunity, As for clients, the skill, tools, methods shown to them by the students should be an eye opener, and will create a feeling of potential and opportunity, essentially a whole new way of working to consider.
02. Interaction
> The success of the projects within each situation rely on adequate interaction, student to student, student to client, student to project, and client to project. Only in this way will solutions created be valid. Open lines of communication are the foundation for the office’s success.
03. Collaboration
> Truly the core. People working together to reach a common goal, using all the skills they command to follow through. The real key here is finding a way to balance and utilize each person's abilities; many times in ways they didn't know they could, to solve problems.
04. Sustainable
> A network of people, be they customers, professionals, workers, interested students, etc. the system is set up to check and balance itself. Actively pursuing a way to perpetually spread the methods and ideals exemplified without losing sight of what they stand for.
05. Learning
> This model represents the value of being versatile and malleable, it can sustain and perpetuate, within it's means, as long as it never stops addressing the changes in its environment. Whether the changes are to it's business environment or the community surrounding its offices, these changes create opportunities to find a better fit through analysis.
Saturday, October 21, 2006
NEWBIE>>>
So this is my first public blog, a little nervous about it, strangely enough for the same reasons i'm excited. Content is going to be mixed, initially most of it will probably be about a project i'm working on, definately not boring. My hopes though, are not only to get feedback on the project, but to start conversations about the theory integrated into it. So without further adieu...
A Multidisciplinary Network: Empowering People
purpose>
To introduce and explore the opportunities for the development of a social network of multidisciplinary design offices, with emphasis on educating students, professionals and businesses on the advantages of working with “design” together.
vision>
An opportunity to deviate from our current socio-cultural heading has emerged in the form of networked information economies. The value of this situation is currently best exemplified by the open source software movement on the internet. A foundation is built, released to the public, and freely modified by the consumer to meet their actual requirements, making these “designs” or solutions perfectly intune with the users goals.
I propose the appropriation of this model to create a network of multidisciplinary “design” offices that function together through a shared infastructure, while acting independently to meet the exact needs that their specific situation affords them.
method>
Since this concept is rooted in the value of bridging social and professional communities, it only makes sense to utilize existing networks. So a team of current classmates, graduated classmates, teachers and professionals was assembled simply by talking about it so much that they got interested in either; a. helping out the cause, or, b. helping out the cause to get me off their back. This group is responsible for developing the identity and method of communication, as well as, keeping each other from running in circle. The second development team is you, the interested public. Hence the blog. So go ahead and comment, that's the only way this project can try out it's legs.
Over the next couple of months i'll update you all with the most current developments. Hopefully this becomes something so undeniablly positive, that it happens.
A Multidisciplinary Network: Empowering People
purpose>
To introduce and explore the opportunities for the development of a social network of multidisciplinary design offices, with emphasis on educating students, professionals and businesses on the advantages of working with “design” together.
vision>
An opportunity to deviate from our current socio-cultural heading has emerged in the form of networked information economies. The value of this situation is currently best exemplified by the open source software movement on the internet. A foundation is built, released to the public, and freely modified by the consumer to meet their actual requirements, making these “designs” or solutions perfectly intune with the users goals.
I propose the appropriation of this model to create a network of multidisciplinary “design” offices that function together through a shared infastructure, while acting independently to meet the exact needs that their specific situation affords them.
method>
Since this concept is rooted in the value of bridging social and professional communities, it only makes sense to utilize existing networks. So a team of current classmates, graduated classmates, teachers and professionals was assembled simply by talking about it so much that they got interested in either; a. helping out the cause, or, b. helping out the cause to get me off their back. This group is responsible for developing the identity and method of communication, as well as, keeping each other from running in circle. The second development team is you, the interested public. Hence the blog. So go ahead and comment, that's the only way this project can try out it's legs.
Over the next couple of months i'll update you all with the most current developments. Hopefully this becomes something so undeniablly positive, that it happens.
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