Difference between revisions of "Roving Community Innovation Lab"
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==What is it?== | ==What is it?== | ||
| − | * To promote mutual aid and build supportive communities, the Roving Community Innovation Lab will set up a '''pop-up exhibition''' at different neighbourhoods featuring ideas for peer-driven projects or ground up initiatives. Residents can browse these ready-to-run ideas and indicate interest to participate in or organise such activities. | + | *To promote mutual aid and build supportive communities, the Roving Community Innovation Lab will set up a '''pop-up exhibition''' at different neighbourhoods featuring ideas for peer-driven projects or ground up initiatives. Residents can browse these ready-to-run ideas and indicate interest to participate in or organise such activities. |
| − | * Those interested will be equipped with '''playbooks''' that acts as a 'DIY manual' so that residents can self-organise these initiatives. There will be a half-day workshop where a facilitator helps run through the mechanics of each concept. | + | *Those interested will be equipped with '''playbooks''' that acts as a 'DIY manual' so that residents can self-organise these initiatives. There will be a half-day workshop where a facilitator helps run through the mechanics of each concept. |
| − | * The half day workshop also includes an '''ideation session''' where residents can propose solutions to address local issues. Good ideas will then be added to the list of curated solutions that can be shared with other communities as the Lab moves from place to place. | + | *The half day workshop also includes an '''ideation session''' where residents can propose solutions to address local issues. Good ideas will then be added to the list of curated solutions that can be shared with other communities as the Lab moves from place to place. |
==Why do this?== | ==Why do this?== | ||
| − | If you decide to do something tomorrow with your friend or neighbour that helps your community, that is a 'ground up initiative'. The Roving Lab hopes to encourage people who may not ordinarily think of themselves as 'social innovators' or people mobilisers to start such local initiatives. By curating ideas and then sharing them on posters exhibited in a community space, we hope to reduce the barriers to getting involved. Our theory is that people do not participate in the life of their local community because they do not consider themselves to be the 'sociable' type and find most current community gatherings awkward or boring. | + | If you decide to do something tomorrow with your friend or neighbour that helps your community, that is a 'ground up initiative'. The Roving Lab hopes to encourage people who may not ordinarily think of themselves as 'social innovators' or people mobilisers to start such local initiatives. By curating ideas and then sharing them on posters exhibited in a community space, we hope to reduce the barriers to getting involved. Our theory is that people do not participate in the life of their local community because they do not consider themselves to be the 'sociable' type and find most current community gatherings awkward or boring. If asked to join the grassroots, or to 'volunteer' for some social cause, many people might not want to step forward. |
| − | + | However, if people become aware of an interesting and doable idea--a meaningful way to get involved and contribute--they may be more likely to come forward not just to participate, but even to organise. What if we simply offered parents the opportunity to organise their kids in peer-to-peer learning circles, or play host in a neighbourhood orientation tour, or to join a group to share energy savings or sustainability tips? | |
| − | == | + | ==Venue and Dates== |
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| − | == | + | ==== Jurong ==== |
| − | Jurong | + | Local Partner Organisation: Tasek Jurong |
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| + | Venue: Taman Jurong Community Centre / Tasek Jurong Youth Drop-in Centre | ||
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| + | Address: | ||
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| + | Dates: | ||
| + | * Preliminary Ideation (May 2023) | ||
| + | * Week long pop-up exhibition (July 2023) | ||
| + | * Half day Ideathon (July 2023) | ||
| − | Yishun | + | ==== Yishun ==== |
==Curated Solutions== | ==Curated Solutions== | ||
Revision as of 15:10, 11 April 2023
What is it?
- To promote mutual aid and build supportive communities, the Roving Community Innovation Lab will set up a pop-up exhibition at different neighbourhoods featuring ideas for peer-driven projects or ground up initiatives. Residents can browse these ready-to-run ideas and indicate interest to participate in or organise such activities.
- Those interested will be equipped with playbooks that acts as a 'DIY manual' so that residents can self-organise these initiatives. There will be a half-day workshop where a facilitator helps run through the mechanics of each concept.
- The half day workshop also includes an ideation session where residents can propose solutions to address local issues. Good ideas will then be added to the list of curated solutions that can be shared with other communities as the Lab moves from place to place.
Why do this?
If you decide to do something tomorrow with your friend or neighbour that helps your community, that is a 'ground up initiative'. The Roving Lab hopes to encourage people who may not ordinarily think of themselves as 'social innovators' or people mobilisers to start such local initiatives. By curating ideas and then sharing them on posters exhibited in a community space, we hope to reduce the barriers to getting involved. Our theory is that people do not participate in the life of their local community because they do not consider themselves to be the 'sociable' type and find most current community gatherings awkward or boring. If asked to join the grassroots, or to 'volunteer' for some social cause, many people might not want to step forward.
However, if people become aware of an interesting and doable idea--a meaningful way to get involved and contribute--they may be more likely to come forward not just to participate, but even to organise. What if we simply offered parents the opportunity to organise their kids in peer-to-peer learning circles, or play host in a neighbourhood orientation tour, or to join a group to share energy savings or sustainability tips?
Venue and Dates
Jurong
Local Partner Organisation: Tasek Jurong
Venue: Taman Jurong Community Centre / Tasek Jurong Youth Drop-in Centre
Address:
Dates:
- Preliminary Ideation (May 2023)
- Week long pop-up exhibition (July 2023)
- Half day Ideathon (July 2023)
Yishun
Curated Solutions
The solutions we have curated are skewed towards those that can already be run by a community without the need for any professionals, philanthropy or permission.
Neighbourhood Orientation Tours
Dancing in Pitch Darkness / No Lights, No Lycra