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__NOTOC__ Ivan Illich's ideas about [[Convivial Tools]] could be applied to the design of appliances, in order to give them the [http://conviviality.ouvaton.org/article.php3?id_article=2 characteristics of convivial tools], notably [http://conviviality.ouvaton.org/article.php3?id_article=4 reparability]. Designing appliances to be easily reparable by their owners would both give consumers more control over technology, and reduce waste by making appliances more durable and easier to recycle. Provide highly usable maintenance manuals and garanteed long-term online availability of all necessary spare parts. identify the best available existing products (via a consumer reports type of website) have a pilot machine manufactured by a sub-contractor to "convivial" specifications create a community around this theme a cooperative, as for example with the [[Cooperative Social Network]]). ==See also== *[[Convivial Tools]] *[[Michael's Projects]] [[Category:Projects]]
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