Signs of Change in Schmalkalden
This workshop was addressed to teenagers and young adults in rural areas of Thuringia/ Germany. Together with Radical Norms and Bettina Schwalm, who developped the signs of change project, we created signs that lifted youth relevant challenges such as the disappearance of local landscape forest due to invasive species, water, the lack of accessible public transport, mental healthcare and cultural gathering space.
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The aim was to further future literacy as well as an openness to the thoughts and ideas of others, including different climate, environmental, economic and socio-political attitudes and to give impulses to discover new scope for action in the present context.
The workshop was a first iteration of the co-creative development of a path of futures in the city of Schmalkalden. By helping teenagers and young adults raise their voices in public space, the intent is to strengthen the participants’ sense of self-efficacy and trust in democratic processes and to encourage civic engagement in local development.
The workshop was a first iteration of the co-creative development of a path of futures in the city of Schmalkalden. By helping teenagers and young adults raise their voices in public space, the intent is to strengthen the participants’ sense of self-efficacy and trust in democratic processes and to encourage civic engagement in local development.
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Commissioner:
BUKS e.V.
Funded by: Demokratie leben!
Place:
Schmalkalden
Year:
2024
Collaborators:
Radical Norms, Bettina Schwalm
Tasks:
Conception, Research, Organisation
Topics:
Futures Literacy, Speculative Design, Future Studies, Regional Development
Project website: www.signsofchange.io
Signs of Change for Schmalkalden, Photo: Stefan Schwabe
Zone for Regulated Reality, Photo: Stefan Schwabe
Drones Delivery Pathway, Photo: Stefan Schwabe
Protect Water Hertage, Photo: Stefan Schwabe
Discussion during the Workshop, Photo: Stefan Schwabe