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Indefinite Origin: Decentralizing Knowledge, Tong-June Moon
Indefinite Origin: Decentralizing Knowledge, Tong-June Moon
Masters Theses
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 …