Amplify parsons desis_forum_paris 2011
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This document discusses a two-year project by Parsons DESIS Lab at The New School University to help communities in NYC promote more sustainable lifestyles through exhibitions and workshops. The context is that communities are organizing their own resources for sustainable living instead of waiting for governments or businesses. The design role is to find examples of social innovation, help initiatives become easier using service design, and show others how to create similar alternatives.
Amplify parsons desis_forum_paris 2011
- 1. more on http://amplifyingcreativecommunities.net Amplify Amplifying Creative Communities in NYC Parsons DESIS Lab, The New School University
- 2. Project: a two-year action based on exhibitions and workshops to help NYC communities to promote sustainable lifestyles.
- 3. Context : communities in NYC are no longer waiting for governments or businesses to take action but are starting to organize their own resources for more sustainable city living.
- 4. Design role : · Find often-hidden examples of social innovation in the city; · Help those initiatives become easier and more enjoyable using service design methods and tools; · Show others how they could create similar alternatives for themselves.