Difference between revisions of "Michael's Projects"
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:''Main article:'' [[Convivial Tools]] | :''Main article:'' [[Convivial Tools]] | ||
| + | As originally defined by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Illich Ivan Illich] in his book "Tools for Conviviality," a convivial tool is one which allows the user to work with independent efficiency and with minimal reliance on external expertise. The underlying theme of all of Illich's work is how to give back to the average citizen some part of the control over knowledge and technology which is typically exercized by specialized elites. | ||
| − | + | My original wish was to foster design of household appliances that could be more easily repaired by their users. (See [[Reparable Tools]].) It was only later that I discovered that this project could be presented in terms of Illich's ideas. I thus created a [http://conviviality.ouvaton.org Convivial Tools] website to promote Illich's ideas. However, my project relating to Convivial Tools got bogged down in the task of writing detailed content for the websites that I created on the subject. | |
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==The Convivial Internet== | ==The Convivial Internet== | ||
