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Designing Dublin : Learning to Learn

Designing Dublin : Learning to Learn is a Design Twentyfirst Century project, supported by the Creative Dublin Alliance in partnership with Dublin City Council.

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Team

Ethos

01 / Discover

03 / Ideate

04 / Prototype

05 / Implement

02 / Understand

Brief

Love the CityA. Grow awareness of the city centre B. Improve the destination experience

AGrow AwAreness of the city centre

Project deliverables

› An exhibition and book called ‘100 hundred exciting things you did not know about the city centre.’

› Identified project working area

‘100 Exciting things’ 15 streeet conversations4 scheduled conversations100 hidden gems

‘100 Exciting things’ Book & exhibition

Project working area 4 general areas identified

Bimprove the destinAtion experience

Project deliverables

› Discover area potential

› Transform the Markets Area

› Prototype Extravaganza - test projects

Discover area potential1 site study3 open days

Transfrom the Markets Area8 concepts developed

Transfrom the Markets Area8 projects developed

› 10 Enterprises / 10 Days / 10 Tests› Microcosmic Intervention› City Works› Golden Path› Pimp your Pavement› Broadcasting People› Urban Living› Creativity Network

Prototype Extravaganza - test projects8 prototypes1 day

10 Enterprises / 10 Days / 10 Tests Fresh enterprises transform our city

AFinding needs in the

Markets Area

BApplying open source

& new business modelsArea

transformation

HistoryGardaBelong ToBradogCarparkArchitectsDIT Bolton StreetArtist studiosMarketsDublin bikesLuasMACROLegal professionPlaygroundResidential blocksWholesale

BankTattoo parloursDry cleanersCredit unionDCCChristian missionEmpty unitsCafe RestaurantsGet up and growArmy bargainsSoup kitchenHomeless shelterHairdressersABC Fishing TackleSchoolsPubs

SocialisersDCC officersSARIHACEMACROChristian missionService workersShoppersTouristsOld residents New residentsForeign nationalsIrishBargain huntersParentsElderlyDisabledChildrenArtists

YouthStudentsHomelessPedestriansCyclistsDriversLuas usersMarket suppliersMarket shoppersDelivery workersMarket workersWholesale workersSolicitorsGardaTeacherProfessionals

OPPORTUNITY

TOURISMFOREIGN NATIONALSMARKETS DIVERSITY OF PRODUCECORNER SHOPANCHOR LEGAL FIRMSERVICES FOR PROFESSIONALS COMMUNITY SPACE SOCIALISINGENGAGING THE PASSERS-THROUGHPARENTS & CHILDRENDIVERSITY OF BUSINESSSPORTS & PLAY SERVICES FOR YOUTHGRAB & GO CULTURERECREATION THERAPY FOR PROFESSIONALPUBLIC SEATING OR GATHERING SPACE

ASSETS PEOPLE

City Works Showing how people are conected to eachother and the city

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Total

180 days work

259, 200 minutes of learning

5,000 people engaged

12,000 post-its used

10 birthdays celebrated

350 blog posts

27 inspirational speakers

16 books reviewed for book club

5 project presentations to outside groups

11 weekly hour long radio shows recorded

100,384 visitors to the blog

12steps to deliverinG powerful projects

01 / Engage in projects with optimism

02 / Work with people of different perspectives and backgrounds

03 / Ask questions and listen for the needs of the end user

04 / Search for hidden insights in conversations

06 / Develop many ideas and don’t be precious with them

07 / Think big, start small, scale fast

08 / Nurture failure and mistakes

10 / Work quick and dirty to try many iterations of an idea

11 / Prototype

12 / Implement

05 / Look broad and wide for initial inspiration

09 / Allow processes to produce outcomes

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