Pictogramming
The pictogramming method is a participatory method that can reveal how communities can use a place to further create dialogue on the behavioral patterns of the users. It is well suited in the early stages of a project, in analysis of the area and can work as a good starting point to further discuss the […]
Open Call for Ideas Handbook
The “Open Call“ is a tool for the joint appropriation and design of public space that mobilises the local community to engage. The temporary activation of public spaces (“enabling spots”) in the frame of an Open Call aims to show its potential uses and to encourage the local community to make them their own. By […]
Mobile Research Station
This tool guides you through how to take your research outside by using a simple wooden structure on wheels that allows passersby to answer various questions and express their opinions. Moreover, it allows to conduct a neighborhood research at a safe social distance .
Huasipichanga Methodology
This manual is thought to guide you through the process of co-creation in the (re)activation of public spaces. It explains every phase you can implement while linking them to a specific tool and validation practice that will help you prove the previous step and facilitate the development of the next one. If you are starting […]
Eye Level Game
Bring new liveliness in your street by hosting an Eye Level Game: celebrate the importance of human scale and approach an urban area from the pedestrian’s point of view. This game will not only help with the engagement of the local community in improving their own street, it will also give those with a background […]
Exploring at Home
The educational tool is an exploration diary called “Exploring at home”, designed for children to express their emotions during a period of lockdown, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. By using this booklet, children will be able to reflect on the issues related to the pandemic and discuss hygiene and healthy distance measures recommended by the […]
Creating a digital communal dinner
In 2019 CREWS invited all residents of Oslo to join their communal dinner with Oslo’s longest dining table. They served dinner made from ingredients harvested in the park and other urban gardens in Oslo. In 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, they developed a concept to create a free digital communal dinner inviting people to […]
An activity trail: Encouraging exploration and play in underused public spaces
At Nabolagshager we created a fun and engaging tool that is winter and pandemic proof. The manual on how to create an activity trail aims at creating a place people can be active and playful in. It’s a tool to engage people in exploring a place and was developed under the Covid-19 pandemic. It describes […]
