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design of disruption-ideation processes >> deconstruction + reconstruction of systems >> interactive journeys + programmes on inner-artificial-natural-social spaces we exist
stories, journeys, questions & games. N
2017+x? explorations & creations / 100% unfinished
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public collaborations social systems experiential learning through P
artists education games [1] on voting,senses,
workshops hierarchy, value, laws E
schools live games culture & diversity
theatres gang violence N
teaching interactive narratives [2] for
musicians research alternative futures community theatre D
community groups social experiments public space E
modelling alternative
culture organisations social role-play futures [3] by reactivating N
think tanks widening perspectives
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NGOs community storytelling
universities food security connecting strangers that
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architects healthcare collaborative, cooking
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musicians language agency for expansive
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make sound come alive [12]
schools workshops senses / redefine movement [13] / /
farms custom performances innovation collaborate with nature [14]
public fashion shows food
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art districts art collaborations nature e
creative / ad agencies social experiments sustainability war-themed live action [16] l
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