Designing (with) Tools — the work of Local Projects

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Designing with Tools JOHN RYAN, LOCAL PROJECTS @johndryan, @LocalProjects

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Eisenhower E-Memorial 4

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Tool-making

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The most significant step that ever was taken in human history, the thing that turns animal into man was making tools… — Louis Leakey, Paleontologist

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The Universe is made of stories, not of atoms. — Muriel Rukeyser, Poet

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Tools… invite self-expression

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Cleveland Museum of Art TOOLS FOR EXPLORING

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— Brett Victor

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A tool addresses human needs by amplifying human capabilities. — Brett Victor, Designer

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— Brett Victor

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Tools… invite self-expression amplify capability

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Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum TOOLS FOR MAKING

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I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. — Confucius

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Tools… invite self-expression amplify capability facilitate learning

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New York Hall of Science TOOLS FOR NOTICING

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We shape our tools, and thereafter our tools shape us. — Father John Culkin

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Tools… invite self-expression amplify capability facilitate learning shape us & our understanding

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Tech Museum of Innovation TOOLS FOR KNOWING OURSELVES

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Tools are intended to bring about change. They exist so that we may do more, see better, gather information, transform things, make decisions, investigate new frontiers, interact more fluidly and precisely, achieve higher forms of aesthetic satisfaction—extend our reach. — Tools Exhibition, Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum

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Tools… invite self-expression amplify capability facilitate learning shape us & our understanding

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Technology is nothing. What’s important is that you have a faith in people, that they’re basically good and smart, and if you give them tools, they’ll do wonderful things with them. — Steve Jobs

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Thank You Sources and project links: talks.johndryan.me/post/tools @johndryan, @localprojects localprojects.com