A new global summit for culture, entrepreneurship and technology tackling the big ideas shaping the future of the cultural sector. (Would love to see what comes out of this)
This blog entry and following discussion brings up some very important issues regarding how best to engage visitors when dealing with socially-charged issues, in this case slavery.
The heart of the game design seeks to create a playful, inclusive common ground where information and idea sharing happens, where everyone's thoughts about the future have a place, and where a meaningful dialog and a common ground can be created to replace the animosity that these topics can evoke. And this is done using an "old-time" technology: voicemails!
A cautionary tale...I saw lots of references to this on blogs I track in Feedly. Thought my brother-in-law should know about it since he works in electrical engineering. Tracked down the source to Kickstarter. It's an idea -- and probably a good one -- but not real yet.
I found this article an interesting take on the idea using futures thinking in a personal way to help potential customers/users/visitors think about all kinds of choices they make in terms of how those choices will affect them -- as individuals -- in the future.
A thought-provoking list. The "Corporate Disorganizer" could be the strategic foresight specialist who helps the organization see how they fit or might fit with plausible futures.
Not sure what they're up to at this site, but I thought it was interesting that they choose the word "Television" to convey the idea of everyone being involved and sharing in a community.
Nice questioning of what foresight and futures thinking are and could/should be. I like the idea that we shouldn't be looking for best practices as that partially defeats the purpose.
The paper, Places in the Making, casts aside the idea of the monolithic expert, and argues clearly and cohesively for the importance of Placemaking as a vital part of community-building, rather than a fuzzy "extra."
The Hammer Museum won a Goldhirsh Foundation LA2050 prize for its ideas about how to redevelop nearby Westwood Village. Their pop-up called Arts ReStore includes 18 different vendors spread out in various temporarily re-claimed storefronts.
Rock on, Hammer Museum!