Community participation + interaction design + storytelling = tangible results

NearLabs workshop series kicks off this weekend

Following the success of the Emotive Data, Narrative Mapping as a Tool workshop in April 2010 NearLabs return to Soundings office this weekend, Saturday 5th February 10am – 7.30pm to kick off a series of three workshops investigating various aspects of community participation and interaction design, mixed up with a dash of storytelling.

From NearLabs:

“A phenomenon of urban enterprises where citizen participation is implicit is on the rise. These community projects are about connecting like-minded members and localised services to each other within a local setting acting as Urban Apps.”

Find out more and sign up here or read on below.

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Guest Speakers

A suite of high profile guest speakers will join Crystal Campbell and Nina Honiball, organisers of the NearLabs workshops. Speakers include:

David Barrie of David Barrie & Associates

Charlie Tims (Demos)

Heather Ring (Urban Orchard)

Steve McAdam (Fluid and Soundings)

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Real-life case studies ground the conversation

Speakers will present case studies from their professional experience. These will be used to frame the workshop content and lead you towards the creation of a jointly told story, which is then scrutinised and transformed into a series of tangible goals.

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Find out more and sign up here

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