Difference between revisions of "Michael's Projects"
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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. | 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 | + | My original wish was to foster design of household appliances that could be more easily repaired by their users ([[reparable tools]]). Only later did I discovered that Illich's ideas could provide a framework for this project. I have created |
| + | two websites to promote Illich's ideas: a [http://conviviality.ouvaton.org Convivial Tools Encyclopedia] and a [Convivial Tools Database]. Their contents are largely the same, but the "Encyclopedia" site became overly formal, and moreover I prefer the software of the "Database" site. | ||
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| + | 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. I should continue | ||
==The Convivial Internet== | ==The Convivial Internet== | ||
