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What can design do for commons?

 
Commons are resources/projects/creations that are managed by groups of people, who are not owners, but rather co-responsible and more or less equal users and creators. The verb »commoning« emphasizes that commons have to be created, designed, maintained, defended and/or reclaimed. Commoning is gaining traction as an alternative economy and culture.
 
We will tackle issues related to the question »What can design do for commons?« with international experts and local heros, coming from very diverse backgrounds. As always our conference offers a convivial mix of inspiring presentations, challenging discourses, intense workshops and delicious food in a sunny environment.
 
Preliminary Program

• Thursday 22
  18:00 Opening of the Exhibition of student projects of the MA Eco-Social Design
  

• Friday 23
  10:00 Greetings
  10:30 Salvatore Iaconesi & Oriana Persico (IT)
  11:30 Adelheid Biesecker (DE)
  14:00 Assemble Studio (UK)
  15:00 Officine Zero (IT)
  16:00 Viktoria Heinrich / IDRV (AT)
  17:30 Theatre of the Oppressed
  

• Saturday 24
  10:00 Connecting the dots – a summary of day 1 by Alvise Mattozzi
  10:15 »Learn To Act, manual for mutual local and trans-local learning«, book presentation by Brave New Alps
  10:45 Pecha Kucha Session (see Open Call)
  12:00 – 14:00 Lunch
  14:00-16:00 Open Space
  16:35 – 18:38 Train ride to Mals–Malles
  19:00 Dinner music, dance, … at the Hier & Da Festival in Obervinschgau
  Stay the night in Obervinschgau
  

• Sunday 25
  10:00-14:00 Walking idea workshops in Obervinschgau (one of them by Laura Heym, student of the MA Eco-Social Design), incl. Lunch
  15:00 Last gathering & good bye with coffee & snacks in Mals–Malles
  

More information and registration coming soon. Questions and suggestions are welcome via email.