360° Fulldome. An Incomplete Manifesto for Growth

43 paragraphs. 43 fulldome short films. (2010 – 2014)

Remember: Growth is only possible as a product of history. Without memory, innovation is merely novelty. History gives growth a direction. But a memory is never perfect. Every memory is a degraded or composite image of a previous moment or event. That’s what makes us aware of its quality as a past and not a present. It means that every memory is new, a partial construct different from its source, and, as such, a potential for growth itself.

This design manifesto was first written by Bruce Mau in 1998, articulating his beliefs, strategies, and motivations. The manifesto outlines BMD's design process.

www.brucemaudesign.com

3. Process is more important than outcome.

3. Process is more important than outcome.  
When the outcome drives the process we will only ever go to where we’ve already been. If process drives outcome we may not know where we’re going, but we will know we want to be there.

Lea Weber Schäfer (2011) -> Projektdokumentation

4. Love your experiments

4. Love your experiments (as you would an ugly child).  
Joy is the engine of growth. Exploit the liberty in casting your work as beautiful experiments, iterations, attempts, trials, and errors. Take the long view and allow yourself the fun of failure every day.

Julia Wiesner (2011) -> Projektdokumentation

13.Slow down

13.Slow down. 
Desynchronize from standard time frames and surprising opportunities may present themselves.

Henning Herholz (2011) -> Projektdokumentation

32. Listen carefully.

32. Listen carefully. 
Every collaborator who enters our orbit brings with him or her a world more strange and complex than any we could ever hope to imagine. By listening to the details and the subtlety of their needs, desires, or ambitions, we fold their world onto our own. Neither party will ever be the same.

Sebastian Hilgetag (2012) DISSOLVING SPACE AWARD und AUDIENCE AWARD @ Fulldome Festival Jena 2012 -> Projektdokumentation