RECHARGE Diary
In this section you will read updated contents and news about our project and its implementation.
On June 15, EMM held their second LivingLabs workshop, this time in the studios of the VIVITA Creativity Accelerator for youth. The workshop was carried out in cooperation with VIVITA.
Children and young adults between the ages 11-23 were invited along as co-creators (and eventual end users) of the designed pilot product. Other workshop participants included GLAM sector representatives and three digital innovators, companies that engage in extended reality solutions.
The aim of the second LL workshop was to brainstorm for creative solutions that open up and breathe new life into the Maritime Mu...
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Between May and June, the team at Museo del Tessuto di Prato held a series of bilateral co-creation workshops to engage more people in the definition and implementation of the proposed business model the museum is working on in the context of the RECHARGE project.
The meetings saw the participation of seven artisans, designers and companies working with upcycling, circular materials and sustainable production processes, engaged with creative recovery and reuse of discarded fabric, with social sustainability and the promotion of ethical working conditions to disadvantaged people in the fashion ...
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Thoughts after the field trip carried out by Sound & Vision's RECHARGE team
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At Sound & Vision's we believe that understanding the ins and outs of the daily work of cultural heritage spaces, such as museums, is important to better develop the work and the team contributions to the project. So, on the 5th of April 2023 we set out on our first field trip. We chose the Museum Catharijneconvent, where we visited the Gospel - musical journey ...
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The concept of ‘business model’ has more haters than lovers, especially in the cultural sector (we analysed some of the reasons here). Still, looking at how it has been framed by scholars, it may resonate with many institutions and people. Within RECHARGE, we aim at a clearer and fairer use of the terms, and this is why we want to define it for CHIs, in all its nuances.
In general, a business model is defined as a (logical) story that explains who the customers of an organisation are and what they value, and likewise how that organisation expects to receive returns for creating this value. In s...
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