Sarah Wong

When someone's daily struggle with instability is met with lectures about macroeconomic indicators, it doesn't change their reality, it only deepens their alienation from institutional expertise.

There is also a lack of appreciation for the role that

engagement in design and placemaking can play in catalysing

connections and collaborations within a place. If we begin

to see engagement less as a space to gain community buy-

in and instead as a space to activate those we engage as

potential contributors and partners, then we can move from a

positio

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How will the shifts from ownership to access, but also from productive to reproductive work affect society at large and design in particular? How will these shifts redefine the notion of the individual, community and society, and their respective relations?

Stakeholder relations of conflict and opposition always require the greatest investment of time and energy to resolve, but relations of affinity, agreement and alignment (that are always present) often go unseen and acknowledged. Transition Design argues that relations of affinity and alignment are the “low hanging fruit” in a system and show us... See more

this was probably amongst the biggest challenges to helping US neighborhoods come together: most people don’t have good reasons to meet their neighbors.

This orientation reinforces the idea that the city itself is something to be consumed, rather than co-created among its residents.