TY  - Type of reference 
TI  - From Kolòn to Digital Making: A Collaborative Platform to Support Innovation and Co-designing in Communities of Practice 
AU  - Valérie Payen Jean Baptiste
 
AU  - Kalliopi Benetos
 
AU  - Schallum Pierre
 
AU  - Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay
 
AU  - Laurent Moccozet
 
AU  - Valéry Psyché
 
AU  - Jocelyne Kiss
 
AU  - Giulia Ortolova 
AB  - This research presents an innovative digital platform that combines the Haitian kolòn model with the communities of practice theory to support projects’ co-design and collaborative learning in maker spaces. Built on a study involving 57 participants and five international maker communities, this platform has been designed to facilitate peer learning and skills development through a distributed mentoring system. Our results show significant improvements in collaborative capabilities and project success rates. The results highlight the co-creation process of a technological solution centered on a community-based, collaborative and inclusive approach. This work contributes to advancing innovation and skills development in the field of digital fabrication by providing a framework for ‘learning by making together’ that bridges virtual and physical maker spaces. 
DO  - 10.21494/ISTE.OP.2026.1431 
JF  - Technology and Innovation 
KW  - Communities of Practice, Kolòn Model, Collaborative Learning, Digital Fabrication, Maker Community, Communautés de pratique, modèle Kolòn, apprentissage collaboratif, fabrication numérique, communauté des makers,  
L1  - https://openscience.fr/IMG/pdf/iste_techinn26v11n2_4.pdf 
LA  - en 
PB  - ISTE OpenScience 
DA  - 2026/03/13 
SN  - 2399-8571 
TT  - De Kolòn au Digital Making : Une plateforme collaborative pour soutenir l’innovation et la co-conception dans les communautés de pratique 
UR  - https://openscience.fr/From-Kolon-to-Digital-Making-A-Collaborative-Platform-to-support-Innovation-and 
IS  - Issue 2 
VL  - 11 
ER  -