Daniel Charny is an independent curator of contemporary design, Director at From Now On and Professor of Design at Kingston University.

1. Open Design | Daniel Charny at Design Council | 27 September 2013
‘Just because it’s open, does it mean it’s good ?’
BEYOND THE BUZZWORDS
Daniel Charny
Professor of Design
Kingston University
@danino
daniel@fromnowon.co.uk

2. Open Design | Daniel Charny at Design Council | 27 September 2013
GOOD FOR WHAT?

3. Open Design | Daniel Charny at Design Council | 27 September 2013
GOOD FOR WHO?

4. Open Design | Daniel Charny at Design Council | 27 September 2013
OPEN WHAT?
PRACTICE
PROCESS
PRODUCT

5. Open Design | Daniel Charny at Design Council | 27 September 2013
Eilis, Ruby and Billy Steel,UK
Jacek, Warsaw Academy, PL
Edna,Kingston, UK
Whippersnappers, Brixton, UK
Thingking , Capetown,ZA Foridha, Sugru, UK
Denise, Fixperts, UKBobby, Imagination, UK
Nicole, Kortrijk, BE
“Open innovation communities connect
latent supply (talent not already
employed in the field) with latent
demand (products not already
economical to create the usual way).”
Chris Anderson, Makers, 2012

6. Open Design | Daniel Charny at Design Council | 27 September 2013

7. Open Design | Daniel Charny at Design Council | 27 September 2013
@fixperts
September 2013

8. Open Design | Daniel Charny at Design Council | 27 September 2013
Excite people with
making skills...
1.
...they solve
problems for
others...
2.
...and share their
inspiring results online!
3.

9. Test / Improve
Identify a problem
Finding the Fixpartner
Celebrate the fix
Prototype
Conversation with the
Fixpartner
Review
Explore possible solutions
Introduce the team
Open Design | Daniel Charny at Design Council | 27 September 2013
HOW TO MAKE A FIXPERTS FILM

10. Open Design | Daniel Charny at Design Council | 27 September 2013
Eilis, Ruby and Billy Steel,UK
Jacek, Warsaw Academy, PL
Edna,Kingston, UK
Whippersnappers, Brixton, UK
Thingking , Capetown,ZA Foridha, Sugru, UK
Denise, Fixperts, UKBobby, Imagination, UK
Nicole, Kortrijk, BE

11. Open Design | Daniel Charny at Design Council | 27 September 2013
USEFUL
EMPOWERING
COLLABORATIVE
CREATIVE
SOCIAL

12. Open Design | Daniel Charny at Design Council | 27 September 2013
“In Open-innovation communities,
participants self-select.”
Chris Anderson, Makers, 2012

13. Open Design | Daniel Charny at Design Council | 27 September 2013
Thank you