“Productive Public Space”: Community-driven design solutions for peace, planet and prosperity
We think public space is a vital development strategy in vulnerable communities. And we're developing a tool that shows you how to do it.
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We think public space is a vital development strategy in vulnerable communities. And we're developing a tool that shows you how to do it.
Thank you for your kind comments Asel! It is true that a group can dream up and do so much more than one person alone.
Hi Heath,
Thanks so much for all your clarifications. So exciting! We're replying to your email too.
To answer your question, "Community outreach" is a term we use to describe how we "reach out" to local members of the community for a particular reason/goal, whether it's inviting them to come to a workshop like yours; understanding the challenges and needs in a neighborhood; or asking people to sign a petition or take some other action. It usually happens at the beginning of our projects and in the streets or other public areas with high foot traffic, so we can reach lots of people. We begin all our PPS projects with community outreach/research so we have a solid basis of knowledge from which to co-design a useful public space.
More widely, "Community engagement" means any method by which you work with the community toward a certain goal. Our community engagement strategies include outreach (described above) but also meetings, workshops, focus groups, etc. Our PPS model is based on "community-engaged design", which means the design of a PPS and accompanying programs happens through an in-depth series of community engagements. It's a bit like Our Workshop but often more structured due to the technical nature of a PPS project.
Does that clear things up? We'd be interested to hear other people's thoughts on these two terms.
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