diario del proceso artístico-colaborativo de Ania en Labein Tecnalia.

lunes, 25 de febrero de 2008

4 and 1/2 days in Bilbao = 4+18+1+3+6+1+1+2+76+2















4 dynamics (with 18 people participating in total)
1 film shoot (with 3 actors playing 6 roles!)
1 journey to Donostia and 1 back from San Sebastian (& all Labein have heard about it)
2 hours in Bernedo
76 pens distributed in the restaurant during 2 days (have not managed to count all the drawings yet!)
=
114

martes, 19 de febrero de 2008

What can i do with my hands with NO PHONE & NO KEYBOARD?











The 'NO PHONE & NO KEYBOARD FOR 1 HOUR' week has started!

You are invited to work just for one hour away from the computer and phone between 18th and 22nd February and document and share the outcomes of this experiment and learn from it.

Feel free to post outcomes on the blog. Or if you prefer send them to me and I will upload it for you.

jueves, 14 de febrero de 2008

Imagine that the use of computer and phone while working is banned...













Being part of Disonancias Team means that you are also invited to be a TEST group to test some project ideas and share outcomes!

You are invited to TEST ONE PROJECT a MONTH.

This Month (February) you can take part in a pioneering project looking into new working methods! You are invited to work just for one hour away from the computer and phone between 18th and 22nd February and document and share the outcomes of this experiment and learn from it.

Why?

1. To try and test alternative ways of approaching our daily tasks!

2. To look for new, refreshing ways of approaching same daily tasks. Be more creative and adventurous in your work and fight stale working habits.

Who knows what might be the final outcome!

Proposed Rules:

- 1 h away from the computer and phone during the week

- the hour can be chosen by each Disonacias Team Member individually
(it is not fixed hour during the week for all members)

- the alternative way of working needs to be documented as i.e. a picture, a drawing, an essay, a spreadsheet - or anything else. It will be shared with Labein community via the Disonancias blog http://disanialia.blogspot.com/

If the project's outcomes will be positive who knows, maybe the initiative will be implemented across Labein!

Take part!

Sustainable Urban Environment Model (SUEM) - by Juan Carlos


















Sustainable Urban Environment Model by Juan Carlos.

The text from the image (for those who are too lazy to enlarge the image)

Sun chimney, rotatory solar panel, and vernacular bioclimatic systems...

Usable roof, usable ground, social and heterogeneous uses, vernacularplus modern

Collecting water, energy, food, creativity, proposals, economy...

Tower, symbol, live, energy, oriented, view, together...

Social sustainability, low impact materials, recycled material, different activities, vernacular references

Communal agriculture, communal tics, communal participation

Creativity, environmental balance, optimum energy...

Sustainable Urban Environment Model (SUEM) - by Leire


















The model of eco-construction by Leire!

Eco-construction:
"healthy, vernacular and innovative construction techniques; based on local materials, inspired by biomimicry, lacking polluntants and radiations; not giving birth to sick buildings neither occupying the ground contrary to the nature of the place"

martes, 12 de febrero de 2008

Sustainable Urban Environment Model (SUEM) - by Borja

























The model of Eco-construction and Bioclimatic architecture created by Borja

Eco-construction:
“healthy, vernacular and innovative construction techniques; based on local materials, inspired by biomimicry, lacking polluntants and radiations; not giving birth to sick buildings neither occupying the ground contrary to the nature of the place”

Bioclimatic architecture:
“a built heritage and territorial antropization designed with the sun, the rain, the wind, the terrestrial inertia; improving its environment, able to create diverse, qualitative and vibrant urban habitats”

Sustainable Urban Environment Model (SUEM) - by Karmele


















Karmele's model is exploring three vectors of sutainability: community, governance and quality of life.

Quality of life:
“a reasonable globally-oriented wellbeing, committed with the changing needs of persons and places, promoting a conscious culture, a moderated consume and a welcoming tolerance”

Governance:
“decentralized power relations managed to give citizens capabilities to take decisions at all levels, integrating the public and the private realm, reaching even the weakest citizens”


Community:
“a neighbourhood-scale, rich in relations, mixed, diverse, interdependent, networked with other communities, belonging to a local culture, rooted in its heritage and at the service of coming generations”

a space for reflection

















Could the working environment give you a chance to contemplate?

Is there a space within the company for reflection?

How? When? Where? - Share your ideas!

lunes, 11 de febrero de 2008

Creativity at work - BrainStore



















Watch the film! It's great!
(& Thanks Nieves for sending the link!)

http://www.infonomia.com/tv/video.php?video=81

To learn more about the company click at the image above.





Sustainable Urban Environment Model (SUEM) - by Alberto







































This model (top image) has been created by Alberto (bottom image) and apparently this is a low-tech version of the middle image.

Alberto, please explain what the model represents!

Sustainable Urban Environment Model (SUEM) - by Kiko




















Energetic efficiency according to Kiko

Kiko looked at the box with stationary and rearranged all objects inside it. You can see the final arrangement on the picture. He explained that this is the energetic efficiency for this box, an order of all elements that will ensure the best use of energy, my energy or other people's energy while using the objects from the box. I have to admit that the box returned to 'the total chaos state' the next day:(

Energetic efficiency:
“an efficient functioning of infrastructures and urban services, saving energy, and conscious of the embedded energy of all its objects, systems and processes; sensitive to the way it is used, intelligently distributed and controlled by the final user”

Los otros disonantes


Como ya sabéis, la colaboración de Ania entre nosotr@s está facilitada por el programa Disonancias, en el que participan otros 8 tándems empresa-artista.

Otros dos tándems se están documentando mediante un blog: POLO GARAIA + Mariano Maturana & Consol Rodríguez, y EITB + Victor Iriarte. Así mismo, ReD está poniendo noticias de su colaboración con IMAR en su web.

Mañana tendremos entre nosotros a Victor Iriarte, incorporando, para su documental, material de nuestra colaboración.

La semana que viene, cuando Ania vuelva a visitarnos, coincidirá también Jaron, el evaluador externo.

mujiperiódico



ancestors standing at my desk found their own way of using the mujigift during weekend:

they were reading the news as i arrived this morning!

EfficienCity

friends from Greenpeace have developped this virtual model with sustainable energetic solutions for a city.

Playful and inspiring!

The Art of Using Handmade Elements in Graphic Design


egunon,

este finde he estado viendo un libro inspirador y práctico para sacar el creativo que llevamos dentroooo!

(click en el titulo)

viernes, 8 de febrero de 2008

este objeto/ este cacharro (5)


After a long time thinking about what I culd do with this marvellous cacharro, and after these last busy weeks, I ve decided to build a Time Reservation Tickets for Labein Staff!!










Explanation:
this is like a butcher's shop: when you need to talk to someone what you need to have is a ticket in order to book that one's time. There is one copy for the Time Owner and another for the Time Borrower.... Sometimes you may not find free time till hours later... So, before going to the fruit shop, go first to get your ticket in the butcher's shop.... ;)

a space for blue-sky thinking


















Could the working environment inspire?
Is there a space within the company for blue-sky thinking?

How? When? Where? - Share your ideas!

este objeto/ este cacharro (4)















Este objeto ayuda a reflejar!/This object helps to reflect!

The object above belongs to Izaskun and is used as a reflective device.

"At the end of the day I write down the most interesting/nice thing that I´ve done, learned, found out ..." - Izaskun

jueves, 7 de febrero de 2008

este objeto/ este cacharro (3)























Este cacharro le da indpendence en otra lengua/

This object gives you indpendence in another language.

The object featured above belongs now to me! I got it from Elena who looks after my Spanish.
(Unfortunately I am very lazy and I am still at the level 0:( )

And where is your object?????

Sustainable Urban Environment Model (SUEM) - by Alex
























Regional Innovation model created by Alex
(work in progress)

Regional innovation:
“a big-scale investment in talented persons, value, atractivity, creativity, technological research, advanced education and professional excellency in symbiosis with a territorial ecosystem which becomes “intelligent” through this investment”

Sustainable Urban Environment Model (SUEM) - by Igone R.























Quality of life & community model created by Igone R.
(work in progress)



Quality of life:

“a reasonable globally-oriented wellbeing, committed with the changing needs of persons and places, promoting a conscious culture, a moderated consume and a welcoming tolerance”

Community:
“a neighbourhood-scale, rich in relations, mixed, diverse, interdependent, networked with other communities, belonging to a local culture, rooted in its heritage and at the service of coming generations”


miércoles, 6 de febrero de 2008

Sustainable Urban Environment Model (SUEM) - by Gemma



































Models of territory (top), urban metabolism (middle)
and diversity (bottom) by Gemma
(work in progress)


Urban metabolism - "functioning of a model city to that of eco-systems, characterised by an inward flow feeding the internal processes, and by an outward one, constituted by the sink of wastes and emissions into surrounding environment, thus closing the cycle of metabolism. While eco-systems are closed-circular systems, where a network of negative feedbacks leads to a substantial "homeostasis", urban systems are instead energetically and materially open systems".

Diversity:
“variety of persons, creative chaos, cultural mix, network collaboration, multidisciplinary teams, polilandscaping, abundance, high degree of biodiversity, intergenerational communication and peace”

martes, 5 de febrero de 2008

The top 10 reasons to add FUN to work

1. Above all... TO HAVE FUN IN ITSELF

2. Mondays will never be the same again

3. Spark creativity

4. Strengthen teamwork

5. Facilitate open communication

6. Minimize stress levels

7. Increase personal energy (and efficiency!!! ;-)

8. Improve trust between management and employees

9. Offer better customer service

10. Improve productivity

We should take fun more seriously! And I am sure Ania could help us!

lunes, 4 de febrero de 2008

Sustainable Urban Environment Model (SUEM) - by Elena
























Quality of life model created by Elena

(work in progress)


Quality of life:
“a reasonable globally-oriented wellbeing, committed with the changing needs of persons and places, promoting a conscious culture, a moderated consume and a welcoming tolerance”

Sustainable Urban Environment Model (SUEM) - by Aitor























Regional Innovation & Diversity model created by Aitor

(work in progress)

Regional innovation:
“a big-scale investment in talented persons, value, atractivity, creativity, technological research, advanced education and professional excellency in symbiosis with a territorial ecosystem which becomes “intelligent” through this investment”

Diversity:
“variety of persons, creative chaos, cultural mix, network collaboration, multidisciplinary teams, polilandscaping, abundance, high degree of biodiversity, intergenerational communication and peace”

viernes, 1 de febrero de 2008

the natural advantage of nations


yesterday i finished reading this clarifying book.

i must say it started very exciting but finished rather heavy; perhaps, more than as a must-read book, i'll define it as a must-be-on-the-shelf book.

some remarcable pages:

[48]
"Summary of emerging principles to guide activities into the 21st century:

  • respect for life and intrinsic right of all species to exist now and in the future.
  • first do no harm.
  • waste no want not.
  • efficient use of energy and resources.
  • we reap what we sow (we are responsible)
  • learn from nature: design for sustainability.
  • clean up after yourself.
  • achieve radical resource productivity - beyond factor 10.
  • develop close loop and zero waste systems.
  • ensure non-toxic products and production.
  • economy based on renewable resources.
  • protect and enhance a rich biodiversity.
  • reduce major risks."
[193]
"Allars characterist of effective voluntary agreements:

confining-structuring-checking."

it shows very interesting indicators and best cases of governance (sorry, i couldnt find a link in the web)

[278]
"old style development is characterized by language such as:
balance-limited impact-competition-acceptable levels of-meeting all statutory requirements-consultation-experts-planning-no major effects-you cant have development without-financial benefit-im only the-its not my responisibility-in the ideal world, but-...

sustainability is characterized by language such as:
net benefit-change-ongoing management-efficiency-inclusive-innovation-design-best practice-long term-participation-engagement-altruism-repair-enhance-sense of place-sacred-economic performance-externalities-broad based benefit-partnership-network-..."

[310]
"design principles for Goa 2100 :

A Dynamic Fractal Morphology:
  • Cellular structure: nuclei, cores, spines and skins
  • Hierarchical networks adapting to topography
  • Optimal densities, settlement structure and heights enabling security
  • Contiguous and hyperlinked with interpenetration of living nets
  • Dynamic consolidation and nucleation around fractal boundaries and surfaces.
Three Goals:
  1. Well-being of all people, communities and ecosystems (Sufficiency and Equity),
  2. using a minimal throughput of matter-energy-information (Efficiency),
  3. with least impact on nature, society and future generations (Sustainability)
Seven Organizing Principles:
  1. Satisfying the basic human needs of all people and providing them an equal opportunity to realize their humanpotential.
  2. Material needs should be met materially and nonmaterial needs non-materially.
  3. Renewable resources should not be used faster thantheir regeneration rates.
  4. Non-renewable resources should not be used fasterthan their substitution rates by renewable resources
  5. Pollution and waste should not be produced faster than the rate of absorption, recycling or transformation
  6. The Precautionary principle should be applied where the ‘response’ time is potentially less than the ‘respite’time
  7. ‘Free-energy’ and resources should be available to enable redundancy, resilience and reproduction
Five Strategies for Land-use Management:
  1. Enable a long-term ecological transition from forest >> cropland >> city >> forest
  2. Design the landscape first; situate the city in the interstitial niches
  3. Land-use transition ‘rules’ governed by the demandfor ecosystem services, resource potential, natural ecological succession and contiguity
  4. Identify static and dynamic elements in the city,design the former, and provide a dynamic vocabulary forthe latter to co-evolve with the landscape
  5. Devolve governance and taxation to the lowest viable level
Six Tactics to manage physical stocks and flows:
  1. Use less with Factor 4 technologies for supply and social limits of sufficiency and equity on demand
  2. Grow your own, tapping harvestable yields as autonomously as possible
  3. Build two-way networks for security; every consumer is also a producer
  4. Store a lot because renewable resource yields are often diurnal and seasonal
  5. Transport less and over shorter distances using least life-cycle cost technologies
  6. E-change using intelligent wireless networks to enable real-time trade and delivery of goods

[449]
"the ISIS method:
Indicators-Systems-Innovation-Strategy,

in conjunction with the compass of sustainability (see pic above) and the Pyramid planning framework."

IR and IU have a copy at their desk.

alquimia de la innovación y arte


ayer asistimos unos cuantos del grupo de ideas a la jornada de innovación con alfons cornella, gurú de infonomía.

among the very interesting things we heard, there was this company of collaborative manufacturing of ideas, "brainstore", from Zurich, which projected me absolutely of ania's activity in a few years.

también me impresionó el de "sketch furniture" de front, que dibujan en el aire y luego lo imprimen en 3D.

por otro lado, viendo las imágenes que está colgando ania y que hemos hecho entre todos, pienso:

we are artists!

gracias ania por ayudarnos a sacar esta vena.

Sustainable Urban Environment Model (SUEM) - by Eguz











The model created by Eguz concentrates on VALUES

(work in progress)