POC The Saillysienne Factory Citizens’ Initiative Local Factory The adventure began 3 years ago, at the end of the film screening “Tomorrow”, with a question raised by many saillyssians: what do we do? Since then, the municipality of Sailly-Lez-lannoy, a metropolitan city of less than 2,000 people, has been accompanying citizen initiatives through workshops, wherein Read more about Citizens’ Initiative Local Factory[…]
POC Nomadic Café in Five Nomadic coffee break in your neighbourhood “I discovered the Nomadic Café in June. The appointment in a park, a bit like a treasure hunt, and then arriving at our host’s home. A pleasant garden, discussions, meeting new people and lots of new tips about my neighbourhood” says Fanny, resident of Read more about Nomadic coffee break in your neighbourhood[…]
How can the design of collaborative neighbourhood services, neighbourhood concierges and local communities (continue) to connect populations that live side by side or cross paths, but often ignore each other? Explore all the POC in the category : Talk (always) to your neighbours .
POC GAC, Active Consumption Management What is the energy today? We use our washing machine and all other home appliances whenever it suits us. However, rooftop photovoltaic panels produce electricity only during daylight and especially during sunny days, leading to moments of overproduction and non-use of the energy. This implies that there is a need Read more about What is the energy today?[…]
POC Attention Currency System Attention as community currency What is the impact of the virus on our attentiveness to personal and shared experiences as we begin to navigate our daily lives outside our homes? Do we touch each other as easily as before? Do we trust as easily as before? This scenario takes “attention” as a Read more about Attention as community currency[…]
POC Doorman’sRoom 2.0, Shanghai- CN The community’s doorman’s room Could the doorman’s room be connected to a community service? Could the doorman’s room hold community gatherings? How could a doorman’s room play a key role in rebuilding the community into a more resilient one, by investing in a welcoming and meaningful place for all? Promoting engagement Doorman’s Room Read more about The community’s doorman’s room[…]
POC Espace culturel Tisserands Lomme Did you get lost? In Lomme, everyone spends their lives around their house, with the impression of belonging more to the neighbourhood than to the city. Hence the question, “Well then, did you get lost?”when you find someone from Lomme a little bit too far from home. Espace Culturel Les Tisserands Read more about Did you get lost?[…]
POC Electricity shapes my neighbourhood Electricity shapes my neighbourhood What if public substations took on new colours and told us all about the local history, heritage’s secrets and citizen’s dreams for the world of tomorrow? Found in every town, every neighbourhood, these electrical substations, just like the walls and street furniture, could be turned into artistic Read more about Electricity shapes my neighbourhood[…]
POC Neighbourhood Manager, Ghent- BE Brokering between the citizens and the city “Citizens starting a community garden are expected to match administrative requirements and complete all paperwork related to spaces receiving public, this is too much on their shoulders”comments Wendy De Man, a member of Ghent’s city administration. Wendy is one of the “Neighbourhood Managers” in charge of establishing Read more about Brokering between the citizens and the city[…]
POC Brico-conciergerie From DIY to eco-renovation “With eco-renovation policies, it is the most vulnerable that are the hardest to reach. You need to work at a neighbourhood level, with local stakeholders and residents.” Supporting and simplifying Many households, including low-resource and energy poor households, do not receive the support to which they are entitled. A Read more about From DIY to eco-renovation[…]