Making New Neighbourhood Futures

TIME

Friday 22 September
14.00 – 15.30

TRACKS

Green Transition
Social Transition
 

ORGANISER

WeCanMake
KWMC

LOCATION

Auditorium Top 2

DESCRIPTION

The workshop is for participants to explore new tools and approaches for putting power and resources into community hands to re-imagine how we make homes and neighbourhoods in ways that are collective, regenerative, and care about the longview.

METHODOLOGY

14:00 – 14:05 Grounding Exercise 
Welcome & set people up for a participative co-creation session.
 
14:05 -14:30 Recipes for Regenerative Neighbourhoods 
Film to introduce regenerative approaches to neighbourhood development, using real life story of applying it in a living lab neighbourhood context in Bristol UK. Followed by an overview of the key ingredients for regenerative neighbourhoods.
 
14:30 – 14:50 Re-mixing Recipes for Regenerative Neighbourhoods 
Creative knowhow exchange process whereby participants reflect on the context where they live and/or work; share their experiences & perspectives on what makes a regenerative place, including what’s missing, & what might be possible.
 
14:50 – 15:15 Manifesting the Regenerative Neighbourhood 
Participants collectively decide a set of priority ingredients for their regenerative neighbourhood. Then take part in a creative movement/dance process to bring alive those ingredients. This process helps manifest theoretical ideas into embodied connections, experiences & emotions.
 
15:15 – 15:30 Reflection 
Closing reflections & exploration of how participants may wish to progress ideas & relationships they have developed through the workshop.

SPEAKERS

Athlyn Cathcart-Keays

Communications Lead at WeCanMake

Martha King

Creative Programme Manager at KWMC