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manual:interviews:session1 [2016-08-22 12:05] – michkamanual:interviews:session1 [2016-08-22 12:59] – michka
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 ====FoAM v0 - Starlab Cultural Department - ([?] - [?])==== ====FoAM v0 - Starlab Cultural Department - ([?] - [?])====
 +
 +===Members===
  
    * The members were    * The members were
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 ====FoAM v1 - Starlab non-profit spin-off - ([?] Before october 2001 ? - [?])==== ====FoAM v1 - Starlab non-profit spin-off - ([?] Before october 2001 ? - [?])====
  
-   * [?] Date ? +===Structure type=== 
-   * Starlab started a non-profit for proto-FoAM + 
-   * FoAM is a starlab spin-off +   * Starlab started a non-profit spin-off for proto-FoAM 
-   * Maja helped design the mission of this spin-off, but they did not wanted her to be on the board+ 
 +===Mission / Purpose=== 
    * The mission of this spin off was to    * The mission of this spin off was to
      * Connect Starlab’s scientific research with art & culture¨      * Connect Starlab’s scientific research with art & culture¨
      * Put Starlab’s research out in the world      * Put Starlab’s research out in the world
      * Explore forms at the frontier between art & technology      * Explore forms at the frontier between art & technology
-     * The members were 
-       * Maja, Lina and Nik 
-         * They spent their 6 first months without being paid as core members 
- 
    * Quickly make an organization in Belgium to receive money for the project (from Flemish government + Ars electronica) (October 2001)    * Quickly make an organization in Belgium to receive money for the project (from Flemish government + Ars electronica) (October 2001)
    * Create a structure to work with others in the Netherlands (April 2002)    * Create a structure to work with others in the Netherlands (April 2002)
  
-====FoAM v2 - Non-profit with possible commercial spin-offs - (October 2001 [?] - 2010)===+===Members===
  
-   * [?] October 2001 +     * The members were: 
-   * This structure was designed by FoAM’s crew, in the post-Starlab era+       * Maja, Lina and Nik 
 +         * They spent their 6 first months without being paid as core members 
 +     * Maja helped design the mission of this spin-off, but they did not wanted her to be on the board 
 + 
 +====FoAM v2 - Non-profit with possible commercial spin-offs - (After April 2002 [?] - 2010)=== 
 + 
 +===Structure type=== 
 +  
 +  * This structure was designed by FoAM’s crew, in the post-Starlab era
    * A non-profit with possible commercial spin-offs    * A non-profit with possible commercial spin-offs
      * Non-profit as a playground      * Non-profit as a playground
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      * The creation of spin-offs was not a core mission, but an economic feedback implementation to get revenue in case one was created      * The creation of spin-offs was not a core mission, but an economic feedback implementation to get revenue in case one was created
    * Creating multiple FoAM studios rather than one big FoAM    * Creating multiple FoAM studios rather than one big FoAM
-   * The mission of this organization was+     * Other FoAM studios based their statutes on FoAM Brussels statutes, but adapting to local situation 
 + 
 +===Mission / Purpose=== 
 +   * The mission of this organization was:
      * Still focused on art & technology      * Still focused on art & technology
      * However, opening to very broad collaborations across disciplines (not only art & technology) in an open way      * However, opening to very broad collaborations across disciplines (not only art & technology) in an open way
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        * Broader than art & technology        * Broader than art & technology
        * Open source        * Open source
 +
 +===Members===
    * Formally, regarding membership    * Formally, regarding membership
      * It started with Nik, Lina, Maja on the board + 1 belgium person in the general assembly      * It started with Nik, Lina, Maja on the board + 1 belgium person in the general assembly
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      * A lot of experiments ([?] on organizational re-design ? ) have been designed ever since      * A lot of experiments ([?] on organizational re-design ? ) have been designed ever since
  
-   * Other FoAM studios based their statutes on FoAM Brussels statutes, but adapting to local situation+===FoAM v2.1 - (2001-2005)===
  
-   * **2001-2005**+==Activities==
      * The two main focuses were around      * The two main focuses were around
        * Responsive environments        * Responsive environments
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      * No residencies at that time      * No residencies at that time
  
-   * **2006-2009**+==FoAM v2.2 - (2006-2009)== 
 + 
 +==Structure type==
      * FoAM became an artlab      * FoAM became an artlab
        * Which is a funding-driven organization        * Which is a funding-driven organization
 +
 +==Mission / Purpose==
 +
      * After the LETHA project (presented at the Fuckup night), the focus was re-directed on environmentally/socially sustainable projects      * After the LETHA project (presented at the Fuckup night), the focus was re-directed on environmentally/socially sustainable projects
        * For instance, luminous green         * For instance, luminous green 
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        * The mission was redefined around a broader social/cultural/environmental sustainability vision        * The mission was redefined around a broader social/cultural/environmental sustainability vision
        * The circles were opened further        * The circles were opened further
 +       * The mission also shifted contentwise
 +         * The world situation was quite optimistic at that time
 +           * Climate change was becoming mainstream
 +           * Multidisciplinarity was being praised for in Davos
 +           * And then, all came back as it was previously !!!
 +           * This led to the “resilients/what if thinking” phase, which started late 2009
 +   * In late 2009, FoAM became a lab for speculative culture
 +
 +==Activities==
        * The work was distributed between        * The work was distributed between
          * Projects          * Projects
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            * For instance for Grig, an EU project which lasted 3 years from 2006 to 2009            * For instance for Grig, an EU project which lasted 3 years from 2006 to 2009
              * [? TBChecked] FoAM had to manage 5 times its operational budget              * [? TBChecked] FoAM had to manage 5 times its operational budget
-         * The mission also shifted contentwise 
-           * The world situation was quite optimistic at that time 
-             * Climate change was becoming mainstream 
-             * Multidisciplinarity was being praised for in Davos 
-             * And then, all came back as it was previously !!! 
-             * This led to the “resilients/what if thinking” phase, which started late 2009 
  
-   * In late 2009, FoAM became a lab for speculative culture+====FoAM v3 - Funding-induced structural change - (2010 - now)====
  
-====FoAM v3 - Funding-induced structural change - (2010 - now)====+===Structure type===
  
    * A hierarchical structure was imposed by funding in 2010, extension of board + membership)    * A hierarchical structure was imposed by funding in 2010, extension of board + membership)
      * The funders requested       * The funders requested 
        * An extension of the board        * An extension of the board
-         * A larger general assembly +       * A larger general assembly 
-         * This change brought extreme excitement and hope, at the idea of finaly sharing benefits AND responsibility across more people (about 20 people involved in all studios) +     * This change brought extreme excitement and hope, at the idea of finaly sharing benefits AND responsibility across more people (about 20 people involved in all studios) 
-         * The idea was to map a circle-based flexible and hierarchical structure on the legal one, including the others studios in the structure+       * The idea was to map a circle-based flexible and hierarchical structure on the legal one, including the others studios in the structure
            * The structure intertwined the board and a core team            * The structure intertwined the board and a core team
              * The board included a member of the core team (Maja)              * The board included a member of the core team (Maja)
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        * Many comments of people saying “you cannot let this happen”        * Many comments of people saying “you cannot let this happen”
      * This is when the Resilients project started in June 2011      * This is when the Resilients project started in June 2011
 +
 +===Mission/Purpose & Activities===
  
    * From late 2009 onwards, FoAM Brussels is still running 100% in the “nurturing regime” - almost no “own work”    * From late 2009 onwards, FoAM Brussels is still running 100% in the “nurturing regime” - almost no “own work”
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