Market:Observatory/Planned-Obsolescence

💡 In simple words: A group of people watching companies that make things break too quickly. They study how long products last and help find better ways to buy things.

🎯 In 20 seconds (scientific summary): This emerging observatory monitors industry-driven obsolescence practices through participatory citizen research and durability comparative studies. The hypothesis suggests that systematic documentation of obsolescence patterns can inform cooperative market strategies, while integrating findings from parallel Living Lab initiatives to challenge throwaway consumption models.

This observatory is under construction and not yet active. It is part of the WikiDeal observatories: citizen-run, participatory and volunteer-based.

The Planned Obsolescence observatory is intended to watch obsolescence risks and practices: research on obsolescence by industry, comparative durability studies, and proposals feeding WikiDeal's market strategy. The approach, including a dedicated Living Lab observatory on obsolescence, is already documented on Planned Obsolescence, which remains the reference page.