Replication

Here we outline educational methods for replicating each part needed to produce the Global Village Construction Set (GVCS). Hypothetically, after prototype testing, these methods can be put to practice beginning with the first product order, constructed by a first time Maker under supervision of an experienced Maker of the same product. This page provides the basis for a strategic plan to replicate GVCS.

Replication Strategy

Advance working prototypes into production

Contact True Fans, Gaia University, The Farm, and other potentates to focus on refining current prototypes to market and resale, like LifeTrac and the Liberator, to fund Factor e Farm and our partner organizations and individuals. An applied Open Business Model will help put products into action and fund Factor e Farm and our partners to help accelerate the assembly of the Global Village Construction Set. For the business plan outline view Network, Optimize, and Replicate. Also view neocommercialization, the foundation for our open business models.

Replication-in-Focus

• What tools are used?
• What materials are needed and where are they optimally located?
• How are parts assembled, from start to finish, A to Z?
• The rationale for decisions made as needed.

Step-by-Step

Document how parts are assembled in detail (e.g. weld Widget A to Widget B). This makes use of written and verbal language, CAD graphics, and video footage.

Tool Location

Collaborators list tools to lend or donate by geographical region. They can also be sold if liquid capital is needed or sell for less than Industrial retailers. Trade agreements can be made (e.g. Tool for Materials, Materials for Finished Product, ect). Lending or donating is most preferred.

Materials Location

Collaborators list by geographical region the most optimal materials locations on a product's wiki. Materials possessed by a collaborator can be given for free or a fee lower than competing Industrial retailers.

Step 1. Replicate the Workspace

We can begin by replicating the FlexFab Workshop itself. This is essential for a learner to more easily replicate each product. Explain what is needed in a workshop environment with instructions on how to construct the workshop and acquire or build the manufacturing tools.

When production begins an additional workshop environment will be needed at either Factor e Farm or another location. This is to have a workshop available at all times for development of GVCS prototypes and other research and creative endeavors.

Learn by Viewing & Doing

In a video format show from beginning to end the construction of a product. The goal is to transfer the knowledge of how to construct each tool with no prior experience to young child. This assumes we live in a world of young children.

Scenario Example

With the help of avid knowledge and financial collaborators on the web, Nick, Marcin, and Jeremy successfully construct the final prototype of the Solar Power Generator and are now ready to share construction knowledge with a student and the world simultaneously. Nick knows the design in detail, so he then decides to become an instructor while Marcin, Jeremy, and the core team work with collaborators to continue developing prototypes for GVCS.

Like the viewer, the student has no knowledge of the product design before it is built. This is very helpful for both the student and the viewer! Dialogue between instructor and student is recorded with special attention to 1) what tools are used, 2) what materials are needed and where they are optimally located, 3) how parts are assembled, from start to finish, A to Z, and 4) The rationale for decisions made as needed.

All activity is video recorded. The director's role is to ensure that he himself understands how to assemble the design. This will mean at least two individuals, the film director and the student will learn how to assemble the design. In a matter of days the footage is edited. Voice overs, and close-up footage of "widget A assembled to widget B" condense the instruction information in a manner that a small child can understand.

Video is uploaded to YouTube and posted on the Solar Power Generator wiki. A list of required tools and materials locations are sited by geographical region. Now anyone in the world can build an energy source to power a small community.