Date of Award
Spring 6-1-2021
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Industrial Design
Department
Industrial Design
First Advisor
Soojung Ham
Second Advisor
Benjamin Jurgensen
Third Advisor
Mindy Seu
Abstract
The RISD Digital Commons notes that “graduate education is focused on producing original contributions to a field, based on research and advance practice."
What is collaborative thesis, and what value does it bring to the process?
Indefinite Origin, is a thesis advocating for knowledge to be decentralized and treated as a shared resource. Deviating from a focus on originality, it engages in the creation of knowledge as a collaborative effort. Design flexibility is practiced through intellectual humility, negotiating methodologies and welcoming chance. This thesis explores ideas from Furtherfield’s Do-It-With-Other (DIWO) or Do-It-Together (DIT)4 philosophies that promote synergy around commons5, cultural and natural resources that are accessible to all members of society.
Recommended Citation
Moon, Tong-June, "Indefinite origin: decentralizing knowledge" (2021). Masters Theses. 751.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/masterstheses/751
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Comments
View exhibition online: Tong-June Moon, Indefinite Origin