Tell us what you think: Humanitarian Maker Principles

Tell us what you think: Humanitarian Maker Principles

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Please give is your feedback on the draft principles to guide Humanitarian Makers in their work: humanitarianmakers.org/.../HM-Principles-Action-Requested Over the past several months, Humanitarian Makers have been developing 8 principles to guide humanitarian making. The process has been to move forward a draft created at the Fab12 conference, to integrate reputable humanitarian and industry principles into the draft and then to invite input from humanitarians and makers to further refine the draft. Now we are opening up the discussion with the wider humanitarian making ecosystem and invite GIG members and friends to contribute. Please provide feedback on the principles and/or share principles that guide your efforts by the 19th October. Be honest and direct as it is our hope that these principles will be a relevant resource for people around the world engaged in humanitarian making. Also, if you have examples of statements of principles that you think would be relevant to our work, please include them in your submission too!! Link to the humanitarian makers principles feedback...
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MakerNet report on design and knowledge sharing

MakerNet report on design and knowledge sharing

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The MakerNet initiative has been making progress, and a report has just been released that looks at design and knowledge sharing and procurement from local manufacturers. The report is shaping where the MakerNet concept goes next. It shares the results of experiments, workshops and interviews with makers, humanitarian staff and GIG members. THANK YOU to everyone at GIG who participated! Key results include: the need for standardisation across design sharing platforms; the need for focus on in-person engagement; strong support for mapping of local manufacturing capabilities; and demand for a one-to-many contracting system for distributing production. Field Ready, the MakerNet initiative, Humanitarian Makers and others are securing funding to work on these priorities – so expect more good news soon! Access the report at humanitarianmakers.org/[…]...
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