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Open Design School
Published on 01 June 2020
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Italy
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About this good practice
Open Design School is a laboratory of interdisciplinary experimentation and innovation born as pillar project at service of the cultural program of Matera 2019
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The total budget allocated by the Foundation Matera 2019 for the Open Design School project was of €2Millions. The ODS staff consisted in 5 people, more a variable group of professionals who had a temporary involvement depending on the projects.
Evidence of success
ODS is the very first example of design laboratory ever built by an ECoC and other future ECoCs (Bad Ischl 2024) are interested in adopting and implementing the same model of Matera.
The ODS Matera is also active part and coordinator of the European project called DeuS. An 11 partners network recognising the universal value of the ODS and aiming to shape on it a learning and training approach, a co-creation process involving regional CCI communities, design a Knowledge Creative Platform.
The ODS Matera is also active part and coordinator of the European project called DeuS. An 11 partners network recognising the universal value of the ODS and aiming to shape on it a learning and training approach, a co-creation process involving regional CCI communities, design a Knowledge Creative Platform.
Potential for learning or transfer
ODS has already been appreciated for its universal value of transferability on many levels.
In terms of learning, is a unique methodology of co-creation both between professionals and between these and the local community.
At a policy level, the ODS has a strong impact on local small economies, creating new economic and innovative networks that can involve professionals, artisans, institutions and the active community, having a common creative house and an observatory for the co-creation and co-design of new urban spaces.
The ODS is based on the easily shareable idea that nowaday all urban contexts need a place where communities can express themselves and, helped by professionals and institutions, can be proactive in the common spaces re-thinking.
Potentially, as proved in Matera, model can be transferred in any region, also in internal areas and small-medium communities that can become a point of interest of many professionals that can bring innovation and visions for the locals.
In terms of learning, is a unique methodology of co-creation both between professionals and between these and the local community.
At a policy level, the ODS has a strong impact on local small economies, creating new economic and innovative networks that can involve professionals, artisans, institutions and the active community, having a common creative house and an observatory for the co-creation and co-design of new urban spaces.
The ODS is based on the easily shareable idea that nowaday all urban contexts need a place where communities can express themselves and, helped by professionals and institutions, can be proactive in the common spaces re-thinking.
Potentially, as proved in Matera, model can be transferred in any region, also in internal areas and small-medium communities that can become a point of interest of many professionals that can bring innovation and visions for the locals.
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Good practice owner
Organisation
Fondazione Matera Basilicata 2019
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Italy
Basilicata
Contact
Director