Fablabs appeared over a decade ago, embodying for some, the potentialities of a new industrial revolution. Since then, these Fablabs have spread everywhere within the science engagement field. Surprisingly, these tools have emerged as a formidable way for digital acculturation, audience mobilisation and personal achievement.
Fablabs have made it possible to develop new forms of learning or engagement for different audiences with their customised approaches according to the target audience. In this session, we will be sharing our Fablab experiences and discussing the potential and opportunities they offer, as well as the challenges and risks they encounter.
Facilitator
Session speakers
Consultant and trainer
Freelance
Paris
France
Vanessa Mignan develops and evaluates educational programs with a special focus on marginalized groups. She will present the E-FABRIK' project designed to support both social and digital inclusions and empowerment of young people and people with disabilities. More than an educational project E-FABRIK’ is also a network of regional makerspaces, a professional training for NEET,… that pushes social inclusion agenda in the "maker" world.
Tinkering Studio R&D lead
San Francisco
United States
Sebastian Martin is an educator and developer of learning experiences at the Exploratorium’s Tinkering Studio. In the Tinkering Studio, learners follow their own ideas and create personally meaningful projects. Sebastian will speak about the social impact of the Tinkering Studio's work, not least thanks to a new dynamic between student and "teacher" which allows students to take agency over their learning.
Systemic design researcher
Fab Lab Barcelona
BARCELONA
Spain
Marion Real is a systemic design researcher working on the SISCODE project in FabLab Barcelona.
She will share with you experiences based on co-creation practices and active learning approaches to empower local communities and promote diversity around projects that particularly address circular food systems or environmental problems.
Deputy director
Bordeaux
France
Marianne Pouget is working with Cap Sciences' teams in charge of territorial networks and inclusion to develop youth empowerment formats thanks to FabLab and its mobile version. She will present the EFRAN project which aims to fight against early school leaving and UP UP UP courses that support young people towards social and professional integration.