The External Effect (a term borrowed from Stephen Wright) is an optional register of secondary results that emerge through use. It is inspired by an understanding of “use” as an open process, in which, alongside planned outcomes, unforeseen forms of the project’s further life may also appear. This register is not a mandatory criterion, does not function as an evaluation gate, and does not affect the T/O/M framework. Its role is simply to make it possible to note valuable extensions that arise beyond the original PROPOSAL.
Definition
An External Effect is a secondary, unplanned result that emerges through use. It may take the form of a new tool, an offshoot of the practice, a new community ritual, a network of collaboration, or an external inspiration. What matters is that it exceeds the project’s original aim while still generating real value.
An External Effect is a secondary, unplanned result that emerges through use. It may take the form of a new tool, an offshoot of the practice, a new community ritual, a network of collaboration, or an external inspiration. What matters is that it exceeds the project’s original aim while still generating real value.
In what situations might an External Effect appear?
⇒ when new ways of using the project emerge from the bottom up,
⇒ when the practice spontaneously extends to other groups or places,
⇒ when independent adaptations or reinterpretations arise,
⇒ when the project’s language, procedures, or rituals enter everyday practices beyond the project itself.
⇒ when new ways of using the project emerge from the bottom up,
⇒ when the practice spontaneously extends to other groups or places,
⇒ when independent adaptations or reinterpretations arise,
⇒ when the project’s language, procedures, or rituals enter everyday practices beyond the project itself.
Where might it potentially be expected?
U1 / U2 — expansion of use and deepening of practices,
U4 — rootedness in local rituals and customs,
U6 — bottom-up transfer of the formula.
U1 / U2 — expansion of use and deepening of practices,
U4 — rootedness in local rituals and customs,
U6 — bottom-up transfer of the formula.
The External Effect should be treated as a bonus factor — one that makes it possible to notice and appreciate creative offshoots that extend beyond the project’s intended frame.