Comments on: In Praise of Taking Things Apart

By: Tinkerable Technology Equals Green Technology at Many Possibilities

Tinkerable Technology Equals Green Technology at Many Possibilities — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:04:23 +0000

[...] if the innovation afforded by making technologies tinkerable wasn’t a good enough reason to promote technology that you can take apart. Making technology tinkerable also makes it more recyclable and recycling is arguably the most [...]

By: OLPC XO-2 goes Open Hardware at Many Possibilities

OLPC XO-2 goes Open Hardware at Many Possibilities — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:20:37 +0000

[...] Hardware is much more programmable, adaptable than it used to be so the possibilities multiply. Opening up the hardware components mean that we are not just sitting at the restaurant table waiting for our order, now we can get busy in the kitchen. Here’s to open hardware kitchens in Africa, in South America, in Asia developing their own tasty recipes. Opening up the OLPC hardware design opens up the potential for innovation. [...]

By: Using Constraint to Design for Innovation at Many Possibilities

Using Constraint to Design for Innovation at Many Possibilities — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:36:13 +0000

[...] Putting it another way: create a culture of tinkering. [...]

By: Information and Communication Technologies for the Poor | Many Possibilities

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:29:29 +0000

[...] more hackable a technology is, the more opportunity there is to tinker with it, to shape it to meet the needs of the user, the more innovation we are going to see in ICTs [...]

By: Tinkerless or tinkermore? at Many Possibilities

Tinkerless or tinkermore? at Many Possibilities — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:08:00 +0000

[...] given current trends, what does the future hold, more tinkering or less tinkering? If you read my earlier post on tinkering, you’ll know I’m pretty enthusiastic about the power and importance of taking things [...]