While we work on bigger issues of financing Collision Works we are plotting our first demonstration unit pop-up in collaboration with Eastern Market! We will be setting up two units, hopefully by mid spring, to show a mini version of what can happen in the space. Read the rest
We’ve been talking all year about collecting stories from the people of Detroit and partnering with people who are already busy doing this work. We are excited to get going on that work. But we have some pre-work to take care of. In order to make sure we get stories that are meaningful to the people using the space we’ve put together a plan to involve our local community in the creation of a Story Framework.
On March 15th at University of Detroit Mercy in partnership with the Detroit Collaborative Design Center, we invited students, local entrepreneurs, developers, architects, activists, and artists to hear about our ideas and contribute their thoughts, experience and hopes for this project. We are so grateful for all who shared their valuable time with us. We’ve put together a quick summary of what we talked about and what we learned. If you have more questions about the process please don’t hesitate to ask. Read the rest
Participatory Design has roots in 1960’s Scandinavian design projects involving trade union workers. It was actually called cooperative design and intended to involve all stakeholders in group exercises to collectively solve shared challenges – like the design of tools, work environments, and public spaces. It comes from a principle that the people who use a product, service, or space are best suited to design it or should at the least have voice for meaningful input. Typically designers, architects, and planners will engage a broad range of people in exercises that will help articulate needs, wants, and preferences. At Awake we talk about it in terms of designing with people, and not for them.
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