Plant and seed swap tool
The free manual will walk you through all steps of how to organize a plant or seed swap and provide you with information on how you can engage your community in the best way. You will learn about how this is a great way to explore sharing economy and how saving seeds is a political […]
Placemaking Pils Manual
The “Placemaking Pils” combines listening to speed presentations of some of the most inspiring placemaking examples from your network, while socializing over a beer. It was the answer to the question: “how to share the amazing placemaking projects with other placemakers in order to create a supporting group and make it accessible to people from […]
Place Game Manual
If you want to improve the sense of place in an area you work on, create a higher sense of involvement in the local community using a simple, flexible, and effective tool, we offer a solution – the place game! A place game will not only ignite a robust source of creative ideas, it will […]
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 […]
Park(ing) Day
In cities around the world, parallel parking stimulates car dependency leading to increased congestion, rising pollution, and less space for people. The approaches that generate these conditions are no longer sustainable or ecological, nor do they promote a healthy, vibrant urban human habitat. It is therefore time to reimagine the way streets are used and […]
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 .
Light Interventions Handbook
Creating a light intervention can be a great way to enliven a place even in winter. Additionally, used by the community, it can increase the sense of ownership of a place and let people experience a sense of belonging. It is a fairly easy process. The projector is a simple, accessible and flexible technology. Projection […]
Impact Measurement Tool
Placemakers are creating multiple values, as proven by diverse research studies in the field. With local governments and semi-governments stepping back, the societal challenges of our cities need those initiatives. Placemakers are in a constant process of proving themselves and justifying the value of their work to the different stakeholders in order to convince them […]
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 […]
