Suggested Challenges
- Post a picture of 7 unassembled parts and ask 5 specific people to predict what will be made out of them.
- Write a worst-case scenario to describe the outcome of an existing plan.
- Test out an original how-to instruction by recruiting another people to try and build from your plan.
- Starting with a DYI plan, write a one-page post that speculates on the business, social and technical impact of using cheaper materials.
- Investigate Todd McClellan’s process for ‘Things Come Apart’
Making Activities
Invent something from random parts
Follow an existing plan
Create a new plan for others to follow
Try a plan using different materials
Tear something apart to see how it works
Marketplace Activities
Raise awareness of a project
Recruit project participants
Research similar ideas
Write descriptive copy
Predict the impact of a project