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Seven observations and research questions about Open Design and Open Source Hardware
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Seven observations and research questions about Open Design ... cambridge.org Oct 19, 2021 10 facts
claimThe authors of 'Seven observations and research questions about Open Design and Open Source Hardware' identify Open Design as an expression of postmodernity and a critique of progress.
accountThe authors of 'Seven observations and research questions about Open Design and Open Source Hardware' developed seven observations based on six years of research on Open Design and Open Source Hardware, which they intend to serve as an agenda for further research.
perspectiveThe authors of 'Seven observations and research questions about Open Design and Open Source Hardware' suggest investigating the role of product architecture in supporting Open Design strategies because it is independent of process and governance models and may apply across all types of Open Design initiatives.
claimThe authors of 'Seven observations and research questions about Open Design and Open Source Hardware' define 'process openness' as the collective nature of processes that allow the participation of any interested person.
claimThe authors of 'Seven observations and research questions about Open Design and Open Source Hardware' investigate how Open Design practices challenge available descriptive theories of design and established prescriptive design methods.
claimTo explain the concept of process openness, the authors of 'Seven observations and research questions about Open Design and Open Source Hardware' utilize terms including 'community', 'participation', 'volunteer', 'external people', and 'core team'.
accountThe authors of the article 'Seven observations and research questions about Open Design and Open Source Hardware' collaborated for six years within European research projects on the topic of Open Design.
perspectiveThe authors of 'Seven observations and research questions about Open Design and Open Source Hardware' suggest that design processes where requirement management and product architecting are decentralized among a swarm of participants need to be experimented with at a larger scale to understand their relevance.
claimThe authors of 'Seven observations and research questions about Open Design and Open Source Hardware' define 'structure openness' as an aspect of openness that is often disregarded in design literature but has practical implications for Open Design.
claimThe article 'Seven observations and research questions about Open Design and Open Source Hardware' addresses three essential questions: What is the definition of Open Design, how does Open Design work and differ from closed design, and when is Open Design a successful practice?