REMODEL Toolkit: A Practical Experimentation to Design Sustainable Open SourceBusiness Models

The REMODEL Toolkit provides a practical framework for developing sustainable, open source business models around physical products. It guides organizations and makers through experimentation processes that align value creation with transparency, shared knowledge, and collaborative production. Within the Fab City framework, this toolkit supports the economic layer of distributed manufacturing by helping local producers design viable models that balance openness with financial sustainability. It contributes to strengthening place-based value chains where design knowledge circulates globally while production, employment, and economic benefits remain rooted locally.