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Kyle Wiens: Making Products Last (Video)

In this video specially made for OSCEdays, Kyle Wiens of iFixit explains the importance of sharing information on how products are made, taken apart, and repaired – to increase the lifespan of products, reduce waste and slow the tempo of our throwaway linear economy. As well as telling iFixit’s story, he also outlines his open 

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David Li’s vision for OSCEdays in Shenzhen (Video)

In this short video message, David Li from the Shenzhen Open Innovation Lab outlines his vision for the OSCEdays, focused on the area of open source electronics manufacturing and recycling, and introduces us to the open-source-like concepts of ‘gongban’ and ‘gongmo’, which are part of the ethos of manufacture in Shenzhen, the electronics factory to 

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What is OPEN SOURCE?

CREDITS, LINKS & MORE DIRECT YOUTUBE LINK > For many people who are joining the OSCEdays community, the concept of OPEN SOURCE is relatively new. But it is important to have a good understanding of it in order to reach the full potential of the OSCEdays and an Open Source-driven development of a Circular Economy. 

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Design for Obsolescence

  The most comprehensive study to look at design for obsolescence is currently being led by Umwelt Bundesamt in Germany. Initial results confirm that the duration for which ‘consumers’ (users) retain their products during the use phase is reducing, the quality of goods is decreasing, with time to failure also shortening. A separate paper I recently 

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