Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Class Brainstorming

During my day to brainstorm, this is what we came up with:

Brainstorm Topic:
Ways to facilitate interaction btw people in communities.

People want to feel useful and wanted


People want a sense of Community again
- like the Gilmore Girls

What’s been done in the past?

Who wants it today?

Is there a current version?
Community newsletter, connecting people/ services
Welcome people
Holiday Cookies
Progressive dinners

Obstacles
People have communities
People are busy
Who will participate?

Product: The result of gathering people


Website-
Engage with 3-5 people per week that you come in contact with on a regular basis, comment about it on a blog.
-Craigs List
- Baltimore Freestore

Object-
- jewelry talking stick/ community stick- share stories- on blog, event to start the ball rolling
-People add to an object, community sculpture
-swap crafts. Art swap, unify
- Bigger and Better game, trading, rearranging objects, bartering,

Non- Art object
-Making the community a better place, gardens, Living room, barnraising
-Community event- games, walking, something athletic, hiking, event that utilizes other’s skill sets, party, information sharing, each person can bring someone- subvert chain letter
Places?
- Locally like Art Dept
Or World

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