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The Creative Exchange Final Report to the AHRC 1

AHRCKNOWLEDGEEXCHANGEHUBSFORTHECREATIVEECONOMYKEHubFinalReporttotheAHRC: 1January2012–31December2015KEHubName: TheCreativeExchangeKEHubDirector: ProfessorRachelCooperLeadInstitution: LancasterUniversity


TABLEOFCONTENTS

1. KEHubAchievements........................................................................................................4FourParadigmShifts............................................................................................................4Value.....................................................................................................................................4NewThinkingonDigitalPublicSpace...................................................................................5NewServicesandProducts..................................................................................................6NewPhDModels..................................................................................................................6NewFormsofKnowledgeExchange....................................................................................6

2. KnowledgeExchangeforArtsandHumanities..................................................................8BusinessMapping:IdentifyingtheNeeds............................................................................8CXLabs:BuildingTeamsandProjects..................................................................................8PhD-ledProjects:EnhancingtheNetwork...........................................................................8NationalKEConference........................................................................................................9

3. KEHubDemonstrableImpact.........................................................................................10a)Demonstrableimpactonthecreativeeconomy............................................................10b)Contributiontoeconomicimpactandleveragedfunding.............................................12c)AnticipatedimpactfromHub’sactivitiesafterfundingperiod......................................13

4. KEHubEngagements.......................................................................................................14a)OverviewofengagementswiththeCreativeEconomy.................................................14b)AsummaryoftheHub’ssignificantengagementswithexternalstakeholders.............15c)AsummaryoftheHub’ssignificantengagementswithpolicymakersand/orinfluenceonpolicymakersorpolicymaking......................................................................................17

5. SupportingInnovation.....................................................................................................22a)HowtheHubhasfacilitatedtheprocessesandoutcomesfromnewandinnovativeinteractions.........................................................................................................................22b)ExamplesofwherechangesinpracticewithinHEIs,creativeenterprisesandotherorganisationshaveenhancedcapacity...............................................................................24c)KeyexamplesofwheretheHubhasdevelopeditsowncapacityandthesharingofpracticeacrossHubs...........................................................................................................25

6. NewKnowledgeAssetsCreatedorFacilitatedbytheHub.............................................26AsummaryofthekeynewknowledgeassetscreatedorfacilitatedbytheHub..............26OtherAssets.......................................................................................................................26Assetsrelatingtotheprocessofknowledgeexchange......................................................27

7. TalentDevelopment........................................................................................................28a)CareerdevelopmentopportunitiesdirectlyassociatedwiththeHub...........................28b)NurturedanddevelopedentrepreneurialcapacityintheCreativeEconomy...............29

8. AcademicSuccesses........................................................................................................30TheCXPhDModel..............................................................................................................30KEKnowledgeandTools.....................................................................................................32DigitalPublicSpace.............................................................................................................33NewResearch.....................................................................................................................33Benefitstoindividualacademicsworkingonprojects.......................................................34

9. AcademicDisciplines.......................................................................................................3510. Cross-disciplinary/InterdisciplinaryCollaborations......................................................3611. LessonsLearnt...............................................................................................................37


a)HowtheworkoftheHubhasevolved,thebarriersfacedandmitigated,b)ReflectionsandLessonslearnt..............................................................................................................37

12. HubManagement.........................................................................................................3813. FuturePlans..................................................................................................................401.DoctoralTraining:...........................................................................................................402.KEandPractice-BasedResearchandCollaborationwithIndustry:................................403.Research:........................................................................................................................414.Product/ProjectDevelopment:......................................................................................415.DigitalPublicSpace:........................................................................................................426.TheCXLegacyWebsiteandBrand:...............................................................................42

14. CaseStudies..................................................................................................................43RedNinja(section3,5).......................................................................................................43PublicMaking(section5,6)................................................................................................44AppMovement,EventMovement(section5,6)...............................................................45CreativeExchangeConferenceonKnowledgeExchangeintheArtsandHumanitiesandFollowOnTools,ACross-HubsActivity(section5,6,8)....................................................46NewPhDprogrammes(section5,8)..................................................................................46StatesofMind(section6)..................................................................................................47IcosahedronSoundSystem(section6)..............................................................................48MadeWithGlove:AWearableDeviceProduct(section6)................................................50LaraSalinas’PhDJourney(section7).................................................................................51WalkinthePark(section7)................................................................................................51ColdSun(section10)..........................................................................................................53PolyphonicFutures(section10).........................................................................................54PlayfulNarrativeRealms(section10).................................................................................55

15. AppendixA:Projects.....................................................................................................57CXProjects..........................................................................................................................57AssociatedProjects.............................................................................................................71

16. AppendixB:AcademicPartners....................................................................................7617. AppendixC:IndustryPartners.......................................................................................7818. AppendixD:DataAnalysis.............................................................................................80FurtherFundingResultingfromCX....................................................................................80FundingLeveragedthroughCXProjects.............................................................................80TimeinKindGiventoCXProjects......................................................................................80

19. AppendixE:ProductOutputs........................................................................................82ArtisticandCreativeProducts............................................................................................82SoftwareandTechnicalProducts.......................................................................................84

20. AppendixF:QuotesfromProjectPartners...................................................................86ImpactSurvey.....................................................................................................................86


1. KE Hub Achievements

Overitsfour-yearfundingperiod,apartnershipofLancasterUniversity,NewcastleUniversityandtheRoyalCollegeofArtbuiltadynamicknowledgeexchangeprogrammecalledtheCreativeExchange(CX)tostimulatethecreativeeconomyintheUK,withaparticularfocusontheNorthofEngland.Throughnovelpartnershipsofacademic,industry,publicandthirdsectorexpertise,andcreativeapplicationsofdigitalmediaandtechnologyinsocialandculturalcontexts,theCXHubexplorednewgroundintermsofmethodandapproach.Itcatalysedaseriesofparadigmshiftsinthesectoranddeliveredvaluethroughitsoutputs.

Four Paradigm Shifts

• Ashifttoamoreintegrated,cohesiveandeffectiveapproachtoworkingwithsmallandmicrocreativeanddigitalbusiness,whichhavenottraditionallyengagedwithacademicresearch

• AshiftfromtheconceptofDigitalPublicSpaceasanonlineculturalarchive,asinitiallyproposedbytheBBC,toaseriesofinteractivedigitalpublicspaceswithbroaderscopeforbusinessinnovation

• AshiftbeyondtraditionalmodelsofPhDresearchtoamoreflexibleanddynamicapproachbettersuitedtoworkingwithcreativeandculturalSMEsinthesector

• AshiftfromKnowledgeExchangetoCreativeExchange,focusingonthedistinctivequalityandvalueofcross-sectorcollaborationintheArts&Humanities.

Value

TheCXHub:• Invested£333,237in94projects(coreandassociated),generatingsignificant

valueforanetworkof176contributorsfrom107connectedorganisationsaswellasattractingleveragedfundingofmorethan£1.8million

• Generatedmorethan100conceptsandprototypesfornewproductsandservices,creatingnewIPand45newjobsincreativeanddigitalSMEsandinacademia

• Produced21highlyskilledpeopleatDoctorallevelwhocanleadnew‘hybrid’thinkingbothinacademiaandindustryinthecreativeeconomy

• Engagedwith150academicsacrosstheArts&Humanitiesandotherfieldsandsignedup42academicstocollaborationagreements,developingnewmodelsofcollaborationthathavesubsequentlybeenadoptedoutsidetheCXHub

• Securedfurtherresearchfundingofmorethan£17.5millionbyCXpartnerstoaddressrelatedtopicsinthecreativeanddigitalsector.


ThemajorachievementsoftheCXHubcanbesummarisedunderfourheadings,asshowninthediagrambelow:NewThinkingonInnovationinDigitalPublicSpace(industry-theorysphere);NewProduct,ServiceandTechnologyDevelopment(industry-practicesphere);NewPhDModelsandCapacity(academia-theorysphere);andNewFormsofKE(academia-practicesphere).

New Thinking on Digital Public Space

TheCXfocusedfromthestartontheinnovationpotentialofDigitalPublicSpace(DPS),initiallyworkingwithcorepartnertheBBCatMediaCityUKinSalfordanditscreativehinterlandinthenorthwesttoexploretheCorporation’svisionofopen-accessonlinenationalculturalarchives.AnachievementoftheCXprojectasawholehasbeentoradicallybroadentheconceptofDPStoembracethevalue-creationopportunitiesinarangeofadditionaldigitalpublicspacesresultingfromsocial,civic,healthandco-workingflowsofdata.Throughpapers,eventsandthinktanks,theCXstartedaprofounddebateaboutthefutureofDPSintheUK,builtanautonomousexpertforumcomprisingrepresentativesfromsuchbodiesastheBBC,BritishLibrary,WellcomeTrust,WikipediaandOfcom,andissettocatalyseaCharterforDigitalPublicSpace.ThiswilldefineandseektoprotectthepublicinterestinDPSandwillbeofhugebenefittothemanysmallcreativefirmsseekingtoinnovateinthisarea.


New Products and Services

AkeyachievementoftheCXHubhasbeentodevelopnewproducts,servicesandtechnologiesdesignedtocreatenewopportunitiesforcreativebusinesseswhilebringingbenefitstocommunitiesintheNorthofEnglandandbeyond.Wehaveevidenceofnewapps,gamesandsoftware,alongsidespinoutcompanyformationandjobcreationinmicrofirms.FourserviceandproductdevelopmentthemesemergedoverthelifeoftheHub:• Heritage,placeandtourism:novelapplicationsofdigitaltechnologywereused

tore-envisionheritage/tourismoffers• Citizenparticipation:creativedigitaltechnologieswereadoptedtoencourage

moreopendemocraticprocessesinlocalcommunities• Publicserviceredesign:opendataandothertechnologyresourceswereco-

optedtoimprovelocalservices,fromtransporttohealth• Entrepreneurship:therewasparticularemphasisonworkingwithhard-to-reach

micro-businessesCasestudiesinthisreportwillexpandthesethemes.AcommonfeatureacrosstheCXwastheinvolvementofpublic-facingandpubliclyfundedartsorganisationsintheNorth(suchasFACTLiverpool,EnglishHeritage,BBCMediaCity,andTyneandWearArchivesandMuseums)tofacilitatepublicfieldtrialsaspartofprojects.Thisprovedtobeasuccessful,high-valuestrategy,althoughwealsorecognisedthattraditionaluniversitymodelsof‘techtransfer’andIPmanagementneedtoberevisedinthelightofthenewcreativeeconomyofdigitalflows,andinthecontextofsocialengagementandco-creationwithcommunities.

New PhD Model

AdistinctiveachievementoftheCXHublayintherecruitmentandsupervisionofacohortof21PhDstudentsacrossthethreeinstitutions.ThesePhDsengagedinaseriesofmini-projectswithacademicsandcompaniesasinnovationcollaboratorsandfacilitators.ToeffectivelycombinedoctoralworkwithinnovationpracticeandKErequiredanewmixed-modePhDmodelbetweentheoreticalenquiryandreal-worldapplicationtobedeveloped.Theresultisanew‘hybrid’cohortofresearchersinKEwhoaddcapacityinthefieldandwill,astheytakeupnewroles,helptore-calibrateapproachesacrossthesectorinthefuture.ThePhDcohortalsoplayedasignificantroleinadeliberateshiftofstrategyduringtheprojecttointroducemoreinformal,iterativeandorganicmodelsofengagementwiththecreativeeconomy.

New Forms of Knowledge Exchange

TheCX’sfinalmajorcontributionliesinitsworkonnewKEplatformsandmodels,leadingtoourpromotionoftheideathatthedigitallyenabledcreativeeconomyrequiresswift,agileandnetworked‘CreativeExchange’andnotsimplyalinear


‘tech-transfer’modelofknowledgeexchangewhichpresumesasimplebi-directionaltransactionalongasingleaxisofdemand-produce-supply.Thisnewapproachwasfirstcrystallisedinamajortwo-dayKEconferenceatLancasterUniversityinSeptember2013,andsubsequentlydevelopedinPhDtheses,academicpapers,furtherprojectsandotheroutputs.Inthiscontext,theCXachievementliesinpilotingnewapproachesthatdemonstratethedifferentanddistinctivequalitiesthattheArts&HumanitiesbringtoKE,inadditiontochallengingbothacademicsandsupportinguniversitysystemstobemoreresponsiveandflexibleinhowtheyoperate.ThesenewformsofKEarenowevidentinthethreepartnerinstitutionsintheCXHub.


2. Knowledge Exchange for Arts and Humanities

TheCXapproachtofacilitatingknowledgeexchangebetweenArts&HumanitiesresearchersandtheUKcreativeeconomyfollowedthreemainstages:

Business Mapping: Identifying the Needs

RecruitmentofdigitalandcreativebusinessesbyeachpartnerHEIvialaunchmeetingsandforumswasfollowedupwithaninitialscopingstudytoidentifyneeds.Researchersvisitedallcompaniesrecruitedtothenetworktoconductinterviewsanddevelopa‘needsroadmap’,whichwasanalysedtoidentifykeythemesandsharedinterests.Anoutputofthisphasewasaspecialtooltomapbusinessneeds(seeCXwebsite:http://thecreativeexchange.org).

CX Labs: Building Teams and Projects

Themesarisingfromthemappingofbusinessneedswerethendevelopedassubjectsforaseriesofformalone-dayCXLabsledbytheseniorCXresearchteam.ThereweresixCXLabsintotal(twoledbyeachpartnerHEI)onthefollowingthemes:• PublicServiceInnovationandDemocracy• Performance,Liveness,andParticipation• MakingtheDigitalPhysical• RethinkingWorkingLife• Stories,Archives,andLivingHeritage• BuildingSocialCommunitiesTheseCXLabsweredesignedspecificallytobringtogetheracademics,businesses,CXPhDresearchers,otherexperts,andcommunitygroupsaroundtheidentifiedthemes.AcollectionofdedicatedKEtoolswasdesignedforthesefast-trackinnovationeventstoaidrapidideagenerationandselection,prioritisationofpotentialprojectsandformationofcollaborativeteams.Insomecases,publicartsinstitutionseitherjoinedorhostedtheseeventsasapreludetohostingco-creationactivitiesandpublicfieldtrials.TheCXLabmethodofgeneratingmini-projectsformedthedominantplatformforyears1and2ofthenetwork.Atotalof42projectsweregeneratedthroughthisprocess.

PhD-led Projects: Enhancing the Network

Withanetworkofpartnersandprojectsinplace,andwiththePhDcohortacquiringnewskills,perspectives,andconfidenceoverthefirsttwoyearsoftheCXprogramme,theHubswitcheditsapproachforyears3and4.ThiswasadeliberatestrategytotestalternativemodelsofKE.Therapid-fire,‘bigbang’projectformationoftheCXLabswasreplacedbyKEmethodsthatwereslower,more


organicandmorereflective.Engagementwithpartnerswasled,notbythePIandCo-IsoftheCXHub,butbythe21Doctoralstudentsinthecohort,whodesignedcustomisedKEtoolstosuitdifferentresearchandinnovationcontexts.ThisapproachresultedinadeeperconnectionwithpartnersandafurtherseriesofCXprojects.Formatsincluded‘creativelounges’,hackathons,publicgalleryworkshopsand‘citizenscience’engagements.ThetoolsusedinthisworkhavebeencriticallyanalysedandfullydocumentedinthePhDtheses.

National KE Conference

AmajormilestoneintheCXHub’sKEjourneywasanationalKEpeerreviewedconferenceatLancasterUniversityinSeptember2013.Thisgenerated21peerreviewedpapersexploringinnovativeknowledgeexchange.WealsousedtheeventasanopportunitytoradicallyredesigntheconferenceasanexperimentalKEplatform.Fournewmodesof‘ConferenceExchange’weredeveloped,eachonesupportedbynewtoolsandapproaches.ThemodesexploitedArts&Humanitiesvaluesandcapabilities,utilisingforexamplethepoliticsofthecoffeeshop,performance,singingandmovement,creativefacilitation,andboundaryobjecttheory.Astrategicoutcomefromthistwo-dayconferencewasamanifestoforKEthatproposedreplacingknowledgeexchange–atransactionaltermstillinthrallto‘techtransfer’–withcreativeexchange,atermbettersuitedtothedistinctivecontributionofArts&Humanitiesresearchtothecreativeindustries.


3. KE Hub Demonstrable Impact

a) Demonstrable impact on the creative economy

Throughcollaborationwithmorethan100publicandprivatesectororganisationsoverfouryears,theCXHubdevelopedandpilotedconceptsandprototypesfor61artisticandcreativeproductsand42softwareandtechnicalproducts,thusexpandingthecreativeeconomyintheUK.Throughthisactivity,wealsodevelopedcapacityandcapabilityincreativebusinessesanddevelopedpublicserviceinnovation.ThedemonstrableimpactoftheCXHubcanbedescribedunderthreeheadings–economicimpact,socialimpactandculturalimpact.

Economic Impact

AkeycontributionoftheCXnetworkwastoworkwithhard-to-reachmicrobusinessesintheUKcreativeanddigitalsectors–fledglingenterprisesthathadeitherpoorornoexperienceofworkingwithacademia.Atotalof46microswereengagedinthisway(seeAppendixC,p78).TheCXPhDcohortactedasminiR&Ddepartmentsforthesecreativeentrepreneurs,mirroringtheiragileandoftenimprovisatorywaysofworking.Liverpool-basedtechmicroRedNinja,forexample,multiplieditsstafffromthreeto15andboosteditsturnoversix-foldfollowingaCXengagement,OpenPlanning,tousedigitaltechnologytogivebetterpublicaccesstolocalplanningprocesses.RedNinjacollaboratedwithLiverpoolUniversityacademics,LiverpoolCityCouncilandtwoCXdoctoralresearchersfromLancasterUniversityontheproject;thecompany’sCEOLeeOmardescribedtheimpactasgivingconfidenceandcredibility,andopeningavenuestonewclientsandsectors:“TheCreativeExchangeprocesswasfantasticforus.”(SeeRedNinjacasestudy,p43).Attheotherendofthescale,theCX’sKEecosystemalsofocusedonstimulatinginnovationwithinthein-housedevelopmentteamsoflargeorganisationssuchastheBBCandMicrosoft.Forexample,theCXledtoacollaborationonthePastPathsprojectbetweenNewcastleUniversity,TyneandWearArchivesandMuseums(TWAM)andMicrosoft,developingnewtechniquesandencouragingnewthinkingwithinthetechgiant.AsProfessorRichardHarper,PrincipalResearcheratMicrosoftResearchCambridge,explained:“Thisprojectpushestheboundariesofwherepeoplecanuseandexperiencethetreasurestobefoundinmuseums.Itdoessowithsomereallynovelapproachestosearchandinterfacedesign.”(SeePastPathsprojectlistinginAppendixA,p73)InJanuary2016weconductedasurveyofbusinessesengagedintheCXnetworktoevaluateeconomicimpact.From45responses,73%saidthattheCXHubbuiltnewnetworksandcontacts;35.6%saidithelpedthemdevelopnewproductsandservices;33%saidtheyhadanewunderstandingofbusinessandmarkets;and20%saiditenabledthemtogetfurtherfunding.


Social Impact

AkeycontributionoftheCXHubwastoreachouttocommunityandthirdsectorgroupsandbringthemintotheinnovationnetworkascollaboratorsalongsidebusinessesandacademics.SeveralCXprojectsfocusedonaspectsofsocialinnovationsuchashealthandwellbeing,activetransport,localdemocracy,andcommunity-basedmedia,thuscreatingsocialimpact.Forexample,acollaborationbetweenLancasterUniversityPhDresearchers,academicsatWestminsterUniversityandGoldsmiths,ResonanceFM,andproductdevelopmentbusinessBlazeontheNearMissprojectuseddigitaltechnologytocollectdataoncyclingaccidentsandnearmissesinLondon.Thiscreatedaplatformforanationalcampaignforsafercyclingand,inthewordsofDianaDanovaofBlaze,expanded“thedefinitionofwhatcountsascyclesafetyresearch”.(SeeNearMissprojectlistinginAppendixA,p64)

Cultural Impact

AkeycontributionoftheCXnetworkwastoworkwithpubliclyfundedandpublic-facingartsinstitutions,withgalleryprogrammesandoutreachactivitiesthatcouldbeusedtoconductco-creationactivitiesandpublicfieldtrialsofCXprototypesandconcepts.FACTLiverpool,EnglishHeritage,andTyneandWearArchivesandMuseumswereamongthoseartsinstitutionsthatjoinedcorepartnertheFutureEverythingfestivalinManchesterincontributingtotheCXprogramme,whichinturninfluencedtheseculturalvenuesandinstitutions.FACTLiverpool,forexample,hostedaone-dayCXLabonthethemeofredefiningworkinglife.ThisleddirectlytotheRoyalCollegeofArt’sPhDcohortcollaboratingwitharangeofUKacademicsandcreativebusinessesonatrioofprojects(Rhythmanalysis,WhereDoYouGoTo?andHybridLives–seeCXprojectlistingsinAppendixA,p67,p70,p62respectively).TheseprojectswerethenincludedinFACT’SpublicexhibitioncalledTime&Motion:RedefiningWorkingLife,whichusedartworks,researchprojects,archivalmaterialsandinterventionstotrackhumanjourneysthroughtheworldofwork,examiningtheimpactofdigitaltechnologyonthewaysinwhichpeoplework,andsettingupaco-workingspaceopentolocalbusinesswhichpilotedinnovations.“FACThasbeenamajorcollaboratorwiththeCreativeExchangenetwork.Rightfromthestart,werecognisedthepotentialvalueofbringingacademicandresearchexpertiseintothedynamicenvironmentofinnovationinthedigitalarts…theCXhasbeeninstrumentalinFACT’sdevelopmentofitsowninnovationlabsincludingFACTLab.Focusingonandintegratingartists’issueslikehealth,wellbeingandworkhaslentresonancetoourprogrammeandprovidedplentyofcontentandideasforfurtherdevelopment.”ProfessorMikeStubbs,Director,FACT


b) Contribution to economic impact and leveraged funding

Impact Totalamount/

numberRegionalimpact?(Y/N)

Summaryandlocation

Inter-nationalimpact?(Y/N)

Where?

AmountofleveragedfundingtodirectlysupportHubactivities

£1,837,852**includes£929,600timeinkindcontributionscalculatedbasedonaveragerateof£400perhour,8hourday

Y Leveragedfundingwasacross51projectscoveringallUKregionsbutfocussedonNorthEastEnglandandNorthWestEngland.

Y ProjectswereundertakenwithpartnersinTheUnitedStates,Germany,China,Japan,France,IndiaandSwitzerland

AmountoffurtherfundingrelatedtooraffiliatedwithHubactivities

£17,559,170

Y FurtherfundingisacrossallUKregionsbutfocussedonNorthEastEngland,NorthWestEnglandandGreaterLondon,aswellasamajorScottishproject.

N

NumberofjobscreateddirectlyresultingfromHubactivities

45**Includes13Industrycreatedjobspluspostsonfurtherfundingprojects

Y JobscreatedsignificantlyinNorthWestEngland

Y CompanydevelopingworkinIndia

NumberofspinoutsorcompaniesformedfromHubactivities

1

Y NorthWestEngland N

NumberofSMEsengagedwithHubactivities

130micro-businessesandSMEsengagedwiththehub,ofwhich44wentontoparticipateinCXprojects.

Y SMEpartnersacross51projectscoveringallUKregionsbutfocussedonNorthEastEnglandandNorthWestEngland.

N


c) Anticipated impact from Hub’s activities after funding period

WeanticipatethattheimpactfromtheCXHub’sactivitywithitspartnerswillbebroad-basedanddiffusedovertime.Herearesomespecificactivitiesthatweknowwillresultinfurtherimpact:• RedNinjaisworkingwithaCXinterntodeveloptheOpenPlanningsoftware

applicationandimplementwithcitycouncils2016-17(contact:LeeOmar,RedNinja,[email protected])

• NHSPrestonHospitalisworkingonphasetwooftheBloodDataVisualisationappthroughtofulltrials2016-17(contact:JeremyDavenport,[email protected])

• DevelopmentofSMEdigitalengagementwiththeDigitalCatapultCentreintheNorthEastJanuary2016–June2016(contact:DavidDunn,[email protected])

TheCXprogrammehasledtofurtherresearchinvestmentandwillresultinsignificantandwiderimpactonindustryandsocietyingeneral:• EPSRCIOTPETRASgrant(announcedJanuary2016)incollaborationwithUCL,

Imperial,Oxford,Warwickand40companiesincludesourpartnersinCX,BBCandMicrosoft,CooperandCoulton(aCXcollaboratingacademic)areleadingonadoptionandacceptability,designandbehaviourinrelationtoprivacy,ethicsandtrust(allresearchtopicscoveredundertheCXprogramme)

• EPSRCDigitalCivics(WrightandOlivier).ThisCentreforDoctoralTrainingissupporting55doctoralstudentsovereightyearsinthedesign,deploymentandevaluationofcommunity-drivendigitaltechnologiesandservicesthrough,forexample,theredesignoflocalserviceswithcommunities,andthedevelopmentofat-scaleplatformswhichallowcitizenstoengagewithlocalgovernment,andcommissiontheirownservices(http://digitalcivics.org.uk)

• AHRCLEAPFROG(Cruickshank).Co-designingnewtoolsandapproachestofacilitatenewcreativeengagementactivitiesinthepublicsector.

ThemodelsofCreativeExchangearenowbeingappliedtotheN8consortiumprogrammedrivingclustersofKEandResearchundertheUrbanLivingtheme(CooperleadforN8)andCreativeandDigitaltheme(CoultonleadforN8)withsupportforKEfromProfessorCruickshank(directorKEonCX).Furthermore,thePhDmodelisnowembeddedinthepartnerorganisationsandwillbefurtherdevelopedandapplied.Anticipatedimpactisalsointernationalaswecontinuetosharethemodelwithotheruniversities,forexampleGothenburgUniversityandIEUniversityMadridviastaffvisits.


4. KE Hub Engagements

a) Overview of engagements with the Creative Economy

TheCXHubwassetupinJanuary2012todeliberatelyengagewiththechanginglandscapeoftheCreativeEconomyintheUK,andinparticulartorespondtotrendsincitizen-led(user-generated)contentexperience,interactivenarrative,andradicalpersonalisation.Theseemergingtrends,identifiedinouroriginalbiddocument,becameestablishedoverthedurationoftheCXHub,asthe‘experienceeconomy’–inwhichthebroadcast,performingandvisualarts,digitalmedia,designandgamingsectorsareprominent–expanded.ThelaunchoftheCXHubwasaccompaniedbyapredictionofa‘paradigmshiftincontentcreationandmodesofdistributioninadigitallyconnectedworld,whichhasaprofoundimpactfortheartsandhumanities’.Thisprovedtobethecase.TorespondtosuchprofoundemergingneedsintheCreativeEconomy,theCXidentifiedkeychallengesinthesectorthatitaimedtoaddress.InparticularwewantedtoconfrontthelackofscaleandmanagerialaspirationthatwereidentifiedasbarrierstosuccessfortheDigitalandCreativeIndustriesintheNorthwest(CreativeLancashireReportApril2008),aswellasplugginga‘skillgap’intheroleofleadersandmanagersindigitalfirmsinexploitingthepotentialofdigitaltechnologyadvances(SkillsetReportJan2010).Athree-stageengagementprocess(describedinSection2–KnowledgeExchangeforArts&Humanities,p8)enabledustoengageeffectivelywiththeUKCreativeEconomyoverthecourseoftheCXHub.Throughout,therewasacommitmenttoengagingwitha‘mix’oflargeandsmalldigitalandcreativebusinesses,includinghard-to-reachmicros,sothatsmallfirmscouldscaletheirideasandlargemediaandtechgiantscouldrefreshtheirideas.Initially,theCXfocusedonthedynamicNorth-westregionwithitsspecificcreative‘ecosystem’–aninternationallycompetitiveclusterofbusinessesbuiltoninnovationwithBBCMediaCityastheflagship–andlatermorewidelyacrosstheNorthandelsewhere.Givingsmalldigitalandcreativecompaniesaccesstobothgrassrootslocalcommunitiesandtothegalleriesoflargepublic-facingartsinstitutionsforco-creationandpilotingactivitieswasastrengthoftheCX’sengagementwiththeCreativeEconomy,creatingstrategicnetworksandalliancesbeyondthescopeofthecollaborativeprojectsthemselves.


b) A summary of the Hub’s significant engagements with external stakeholders

Forafulllistofthe103partnerorganisationsinvolvedinCreativeExchangeactivitiespleaseseeAppendicesB(p76)andC(p78).Weprovideexamplesbelow.

PartnerOrganisation

Inter-national?(Y/N)

Sectorthird,publicorprivate

Sizemicro,SMEorlarge

Levelofengage-ment

Summaryofengagementincludingoutcome

Neworexistingrelation-ship?

Howwillyoumaintainthisrelationship?

FACTLiverpool

N Third SME KeyPartner

Projectpartner:TimeandMotion,StatesofMind,FabricatingFACT,SoundSpaces.HostforCXexhibitions,events.Connectionwithassociatednetworkofentrepreneursandcreativepractitioners.

E OngoingworkandcollaborationsresultingfromCXprojects.Hostingandco-curatingCXfinalshowcaseevent.

BBC

Y Public Large Keypartner

InvolvedinvariousprojectsandactivitiesincludingPhysicalPlaylist,PerceptiveMediaandCXShowcase

E Ongoingstrategicpartnershipandresearchwork

Tyne&WearMuseums

N Third Large Jointproject

ProjectdevelopedfrominitialengagementatCXLab.Successfulgrantapplication.SecondmentofCXPhDstudentstodevelopsoftware.

N Furtherapplicationofthesoftwaredevelopedduringcollaboration

TuftsUniversityBoston

YUSA

Private Large Jointproject

Developmentofdigital‘silklibrary’platform

N Ongoingdesignandsciencecollaboration

ImperialCollegeLondon

N Public Large Jointproject

InternetofThings.Developmentofdigital‘silklibrary’platform.

E CollaborationonInternetofThings3yearproject

Kinicho YGermany

Private Micro Projectpartners

SMEpartnerinSoundSpacesproject.Providedtechnicalresourcesandexpertise.Developednewmarketsandbecamecreativecollaborator.

New OngoingprojectswithCXcollaborators


ThevisualisationbelowshowsthevarietyoforganisationstheHubhasengagedwith,acrosssectorsandofvaryingsize.


c) A summary of the Hub’s significant engagements with policy makers and/or influence on policymakers or policy making

Organisation/individual

Type/location

Interna-tional?(Y/N)


Levelofengage-ment



PolicyConnectParliamentaryEvent

NationalGovernment

N New NationalPolicyEvent

Parliamentaryevent.ApaneldiscussionandreceptionwithChiOnwurahMP,ShadowMinisterfortheDigitalEconomy;andBenHowlettMP,whichpresentedsomecasestudiesgeneratedfromtheprojectandexploredthevalueofcreativityineducation,artisticpractice,industryandlocalcommissioning.FocussingontheconceptoftheDPS.

Astheprojectreachesitsconclusion,wewanttoshowcasethevaluecreatedbythenetwork,andtodebatetheimplicationsfordigitalpublicspace,thecreativeindustriesandpublicpolicy.

HelsinkiMasterclass:EngenderingEmpathyinDesignProcurement

Localgovernment–inter-nationalreach

Y-Helsinki

New Consult-ancy/jointproject

EmmaMurphyofImaginationLancasterandJussiSorsimoofCulminatumInnovationworkedtogetheronbuildingprototypesandlandscapesofdesignprocurement.Together,theyranaMasterclasswiththeCityofHelsinkionwhatgoodprocurementlookslike,andputachallengetotheparticipants:what'syourvisionforgoodprocurementandwhat'syourroleinmakingthishappen?ThisprojectwasincollaborationwithPROUD,whoareexploringthenotionofthemasterclassasknowledgeexchangetool.

RelationshipsbuiltthroughthisworkarebeingmaintainedviatheLEAPFROGproject.

OpenPlanning,LiverpoolCityCouncil,EngageLiverpool

Localgovernment

N New Jointproject

WorkinginconsultationwithLiverpoolCityCounciltolookatimprovingpublicengagementintheurbanplanningprocess

Continuingworkonopendatamanagementforpublicbodies.



Type/location



Levelofengage-ment



PeterboroughCityCouncil,PeterboroughCivicSociety,DepartmentforCommunitiesandLocalGovernment

Localgovernment

N New JointProject

ThisprojectdevelopedandtestedthepotentialofLocalNets,aninnovativesocialmediadigitalanalyticstoolcreatedbyCXPhDresearcherJimmyTidey,todrivecommunityactionandpromotethetakeupofcommunityrightsinPeterborough.

ContinuingdevelopmentoftheLocalNetsappforpolicymakers

Age-friendlyCity,NewcastleCityCouncil

Regional

N New JointProject

CXPhDresearcherClaraCrivellarousedmethods/toolsdevelopedinCXprojectincollaborationwithMyPlaceproject

MyPlaceprojectisongoing,alsofollow-onprojectsinCDTDigitalCivics(NCL).

EdVaisey,DigitalEconomyMinister

NationalGovernment

N New MinisterialvisittoCXprojectinSouthEastLondon

InOctober2015DigitalEconomyMinisterEdVaizeyvisitedErithParkhousingdevelopmentinEastLondontoseetheoutputsoftheCXprojectErithPark:WalktheTalk(incollaborationwithMicrosoftResearchandOrbitHousingAssociation).

OrbitHousingAssociationareusingthedigitally-supportedmodelofcommunityengagementdevelopedintheCXproject(“travellingdigitalsuitcases”)intheir“2020Journey”project.

BirminghamSouthCentralClinicalCommissioningGroupDigitalParticipation

Regional N New JointProject

ThisprojectusedtheLocalnets.orgTwitter-basedpublicconsultationsoftwaretoolcreatedbyCXPhDresearcherJimmyTideytogatherpublicopinionandinformrecommendationsonhowlocalNHSservicesshouldbedelivered.

Ongoingcollaborativeactivities.



Type/location



Levelofengage-ment



PolicyEventatWorkFoundationDPS/BillThompson

Policy N Existing Jointprojectdiscussingfuturepolicy

TheintentionistobringinnewvoicestohaveadiscussionundertheframeworkofCXandlooktomakeanintervention,aroundthreeaspects:1.TrytoformulatewhatwemeanbyDPS.Forexamplegameshavenotbeenfullyrepresentedinthethinkingtodatesothereisscopetomakesurethatgamesascultureisfullyrepresented.2.Thinkaboutthepublicserviceobjectivesthatsuchamodelmighthave.Continuingtension,DPSdoesnothavetobeasolelycommercialnonpublicallyrunspace.Howthisismanifestedisalivequestion.3.AskhowthoseobjectivesmightbeappliedtothecurrentdebateonthescaleandscopeoftheBBCgoingforwardthatwecouldpositionitasanintervention.

ItwasproposedthattheCreativeExchangeworkwithothersonaninitiativetocreateaCharterfortheDPSthatwouldseektodefinethepublicinterest,freefromcommercialandpoliticalinterests.

ScottishGovernment(CreativityTeam)

DevolvedGovernment

N N Workshop DeliveredaworkshoponinnovativeKEtoolsandapproachesforpolicy

OngoingpartnersintheLeapfrogproject

ScottishGovernment(CreativityTeam)

DevolvedGovernment

N Y Workshop A‘designconfessional’,expertworkshoponKEbetweenservicedesign,publicsectorfrontlinestaffandpolicymakers.

ScottishGovernment

DevolvedGovernment

N Y Workshop EvaluationofKEactivity



Type/location



Levelofengage-ment



ScottishGovernment(democraticengagementandparticipationteam)

DevolvedGovernment

N N Workshop Co-DesignofsitesfordemocraticEngagementpartoftheScottishGovernment'sparticipationweek2015

ScottishGovernment(GIRFEC:Getitrightforeverychild)

DevolvedGovernment

N Y Workshop

ScottishGovernment(CreativityTeam)andDutchDesignFoundation

EUrepresent-ativesfromRegionalandnationalgovernments

HeldaspartofDutchDesignWeek,Eindhoven2014

Y Workshop Aco-designmasterclassoncreativeKEinthecivilservice,co-developedwiththecreativityteamintheScottishGovernment.

RCAinvolvementinpolicymakerevents(Brody&Myerson)

FrenchRegionalGovernmentandinternationalpolicymakers

Y-France&others

NA-presentationstoaudiencesthatincludedpolicymakers

ConferencePresent-ations

Myerson,J.(2014)‘DesigningTomorrow’sNetworkedWorkplaces’,LIFTFranceconference,Marseilles,FranceMyerson,J.(2013)‘ThinkingSpace’atWorkTechHelsinkiconference,Helsinki,Finland

NearMiss Advicetolocalandnationalgovernmentoncyclingpolicy

Y-Phase2willcoverinternationalpartners

New Consultancy TheprojectaskedpeopleacrosstheUKtotellusabouttheircyclingexperienceonaparticularday–theOneDayDiary.Wehadover1500peoplereportallcycletripsandanyincidentshappeningontheirdiaryday.Wewantourfindingstobeusedbyplannersandpolicy-makers;to

ContinuationintoPhase2oftheprojecttoextendstudyintocyclingnearmisses.


informstreetdesign,forexample.We‘llworktoengagethepublicinaninformeddebateandhelpallroadusersbetterunderstandhowaminorincidentmightaffectapersoncycling.Thesecondstageoftheprojectwillincludeinternationalcyclists.

CreativeIndustriesCouncil

AdviceoncreativeindustriesengagementwithHEI

UKGovernment

New AdvicetoBoard

AttendanceatBoardofCreativeIndustriesCouncil

MembershipoftheRegionalClusterssub-committee


5. Supporting Innovation

a) How the Hub has facilitated the processes and outcomes from new and innovative interactions

TheCXHubsupportedits‘innovationecosystem’ofcompanies,academics,PhDresearchersandcommunityandartspartnersinthefollowingways:• Athree-stageengagementprocesswithcreativeanddigitalbusinesses(See

Section2,p8)• Theintroductionof21PhDstudentsresearchingattheforefrontoftheir

disciplinestotheinnovationprocess,whoworkeddirectlywithcompaniesalongsideexperiencedacademics(SeeSection1,p4)

• Aflexibleandpartner-friendlyprojectframeworkestablishinglegal,financialandoperationalprotocolsforeachprojectintheCXprogramme,enablingswiftresolutionanddelivery

• AclearandconsistentIntellectualPropertystrategywithuniformityofapproachacrosstheCXnetwork

• Astrategytopiggybackonlargercommercial,public,thirdsectororcommunityinitiativestoamplifytheimpact(forexampleworkingwiththeRSA,localauthoritiesandNHSCitizenonthelocalnets.orgproject–seeAppendixA,p63)

• Afocusonpublicengagement,withfieldtrialsandco-creationactivities,thusaddingcommunityandconsumervoicestotheinnovationprocess.OverthecourseoftheCXprogramme,considerableexpertisewasdevelopedinthisarea(seebelow).

Co-Creating Heritage, Tourism and Culture Offers

Severalprojectsusedco-creationprocesses(suchasexploratoryworkshops,pilotstudiesandrapidprototyping)tore-envisionheritage,tourismandcultureoffers,establishnewpartnershipswithacademicresearchers,businesses,heritage,museumandlibraryprofessionals,anddevelopnoveldigitalinteractiontechnologiesanddisplaysystems.Theseprojectsproducednewtechnologiestoenhancevisitorexperiencesforheritageorganisations(PlayfulNarrativeRealms,SeaBreeze),newdigitalgamestoengagechildreninplayfuldigitalstorytelling(DepartmentofHiddenStories),newdigitalplatformstoencouragepeopletoexploremuseumarchives(PastPaths)andnewhybriddigital/physicalsystemsforuseinmuseumsandgalleriestoengagevisitorswithexhibitionsandperformances(TILO,BeingThere,StatesofMind,ShakespeareinShoreditch).Co-creationprocesseswerealsousedtoenhancethecapacityofculturalorganisationstoengagepublicaudiencesintopicalissuesrelatingtodigitalpublicspacesthroughco-curatingmajorexhibitions(TimeandMotion,SoundSpaces).


Citizen Participation in Digital Public Spaces

Anumberofprojectssupplementedco-creationprocessesusedbetweenprofessionalprojectpartnerswithparticipatorymethodstoengagethepublicinthedevelopmentand/ortestingofneworprototypicalproducts,services,technologiesandresources.Theseincludedcreatingpublicco-workingspacestodevelopnewappsandsoftwareplug-insfordigitalworking(HybridLives,Wheredoyougoto?),publicideaslabstodeveloptoolsandactivitiesforservicesengagingcitizensinlocalsocialchangeoractivism(CommunityDataJournalism,IntangibleAssets),hackathonsforco-designingnewdevices(NumbersthatMatter,HackLancaster),workshopsfordevelopingandtestingnewwebplatforms(PolyphonicFutures),digitalplatformsforbetatestingnewgames(ColdSun),andpublicsectorandcommunityconsultationstotestnewappsanddigitaltoolsforenhancinglocalgovernmentpractices(OpenPlanning,BrettonBuzz,BirminghamNHSCommissioningDigitalParticipation,ErithPark,TuningintoTDanSmith).

Co-Designing Personal Tools for Digital Public Spaces

Severalprojectsfocusedmorespecificallyonthedevelopmentofpersonaltoolsforlivingwithdigitalpublicspaces,includingappsanddevicestosupportindividualhealthandwellbeing(VisualisingBloodTestResults,AgeingPlayfully,NearMiss,NumbersthatMatter),technologiestofacilitatedataprivacy,storageand/orretrieval(AWalkinthePark,IndieData,HybridLives),andpersonalisationofheritageandcultureexperiences(OnthePrecipice).Theseprojectsusedco-designprocessestoengageindividualsinthedevelopmentofnewmethods,technologies,devicesand/orpolicy.Thisworknotonlyinformedthecreationofneworenhancedproductsandservicesbutalsogavetheprojectpartnersvaluablenewinsightsintouserbehaviours.

Broader Uptake of Collaborative Practice

ArangeofprocesseswereusedtofacilitatethebroaderuptakeofcollaborativepracticederivedfromtheCXHub,includingeventsinvolvingacademicandnon-academicpartnerstodevelopnetworksandsharecollaborativepractice(CXknowledgeexchangeconference,AHRC4Hubssymposium,AHRCnewPhDmodelseminar).CollaborativepracticesandapproachesdevelopedbytheHubwerealsopresentedinUKdigitaltechnologyeventsincludingthe2014inauguralBestofBritishconferencehostedbytheRoyalInstitution,andpoliticalcontextsincludingaparliamentaryeventorganisedwiththeAllPartyParliamentaryDesign&InnovationGroup.Alongsidefeedingdirectlyintothecommercial,charitableorsocialpracticesofnon-academicpartners,projectoutcomeswerealsopresentedinacademicconferences,publicationsandotherdisseminationcontexts(e.g.CHI,DRS).Manyprojectsoutcomeswerepresentedinpublicvenues.Thesehelpedtoestablishopportunitiesforbusinessestodemonstratedesignand/ortechnologyexpertisetonewaudiencesinpartsoftheUKinwhichtheyhadpreviouslynotbeenbusiness-active.Forexample,ontheCX’sStatesofMindproject,NexusProductionswasable


todevelopanddemonstrateatechnologytomodelandvisualisepeople’smentalhealthaspartoftheFACTLiverpool’sexhibitionGroupTherapy:mentaldistressinadigitalage.SuchCXcollaborationshelpedFACTtoexpanditsownFACTLabforinnovation.SeePublicMakingcasestudy,p44.

b) Examples of where changes in practice within HEIs, creative enterprises and other organisations have enhanced capacity

DuringCX,typicalHEIpracticesweremodifiedtoensurethatcommercialpartnerscouldmoreeasilydevelopanyideasproduced.Forexample,anewcollaborationagreementtemplatewasdevelopedthatprovidedanIPstructureallowingIPtobesharedbetweenpartners,withflexibilityforpartnerstoprotectpriorIPwhenjoiningcollaborations.Initially,usingtheseagreementswasaslowprocessduetounfamiliarityofHEIresearchofficeswithfast-paced,fluidprojectsofthetypethatweresupportedbyCX.ByrefiningourprocessandundertakingdirectliaisonwithHEIresearchofficeswewereabletomakepositivechangesinthefacilitationofsuchsmall-scaleKEprojects.TheCXcollaborationagreementtemplatewasalsousedinthedevelopmentofanumberofassociatedprojects,whichengagedCXresearchersinabreadthofco-financedcollaborationswithindustrypartners.ThechangesinpracticethataroseduringthecourseofCXwillinformimprovementsinuniversitypracticestoenableacademic-industrypartnershipsonarangeofscales.CXprojectsalsodevelopednewdigitaltoolsandplatformsthatenablenewrelationshipsbetweencitizensandpublicservices.Theserelationshipsopenupnewmarketsandservicemodels,whichthepartnersinvolvedarenowexploring.Forexample:• Themodelofcommunity-ledcommissioningofmobileappsdevelopedinApp

MovementisbeingfurtherdevelopedwiththeDigitalCatapultCentre,SunderlandintoEventMovementasaplatformforsoftwarebusinessestocommissiontrainingcoursesandinvitedspeakers(SeeAppMovement,EventMovementcasestudy,p45)

• TheLocalNetswebappdevelopedbyCXPhDstudentJimmyTideythroughtheBrettonBuzzandNHSBirminghamDigitalParticipationprojectshasbeenusedbyanumberoforganisations,includingPeterboroughandHounslowcouncils,theRSAandcompaniesassociatedwiththeNHSCitizenprogrammetodevelopcommunityconsultations

• ResearchonthechallengesofaccessingpublicdataintheOpenPlanningprojectisbeingusedbySMERedNinjatodevelopnewprocessesandplatformsthatfacilitateaccesstopublicdata,allowingorganisationssuchasutilitycompaniestousethisdatain,forexample,capacityplanning(SeeRedNinjacasestudy,p43)


• Themethodofdigitally-supportedcommunityconsultationdevelopedintheErithPark:WalktheTalkprojectarebeingadoptedbypartnerOrbitHousingAssociationintheir‘2020Journey’nationalconsultationproject

• TheBeingThereprojectdevelopedguidancedocumentsforusebylocalcouncils,whichfacilitatestheengagementofdigitalartiststoengagethepubliceffectivelywitharchivecontent

• ThemodelandtoolsdevelopedthroughtheCommunityDataJournalismprojectweretakenupbyindustrypartnerDesignforSocialChangeandusedincitizenengagementprojects.

c) Key examples of where the Hub has developed its own capacity and the sharing of practice across Hubs

Insummary,theCXHubsupportedinnovationbybringingtogetheradiverserangeofindividualswithbackgroundsinart,architecture,designandmedia,humancomputerinteraction,computerscienceandsoftwareengineering,biology,socialscience,health,music,psychology,creativewriting,history,transport,publicplanning,culturalcommissioningandbroadcasting,heritageandlocalgovernment,andemployingadiverseandnovelrangeofprocessesandmethodstocreatemorethan100innovationoutputs.ThisbodyofcollaborativepracticehasbeensharedacrosstheHubs,viaDirectorofHubsmeetingsandforums.BothcommonanddivergentexperienceshavebeenidentifiedtobuildamorecomprehensivenationalpictureofthechallengesandopportunitiesofArts&HumanitiesacademicsworkingtoexpandtheUKcreativeeconomy.InOctober2014LancasterUniversityprovidedthevenueforatwo-dayconferencebringingtogetherexpertiseandlearningfromacrossthefourKEHubs.VariousmembersofCXpresentedexperience,learningandfindingsfromknowledgeexchangeworkbeingcarriedout.Thisincludedthefollowing:• ACriticalFrameworkForAnalysingParticipatoryProjects(PeteWright)• TheCXPhDModel(TomSimmons,NaomiJacobs)• ResearchdesignofthesecondphaseofCX,theCreativeLounge(NaomiJacobs)• Mode2Research:crossingtheboundarybetweennewknowledgeproduction

andknowledgeexchange(LeonCruickshank)TheinteractivedigitaltooldevelopedviaCXwasalsousedatthiseventtoworkshoppolicyfortheHubs.(SeeCreativeExchangeConferenceonKnowledgeExchangeintheArtsandHumanitiesandfollowontools,acrossHubsactivitycasestudy,p46)


6. New Knowledge Assets Created or Facilitated by the Hub

Researchthrough,forandintotheactivitiesoftheCXHubhasbeenmaintainedatahighlevelthroughouttheprogramme:31+publications,60conferencepresentationsand102otherassetshavebeenproduced,andfurtherassetsareexpectedduringthecourseof2016.

A summary of the key new knowledge assets created or facilitated by the Hub

DetailedinformationisinResearchfish(RF),unlessotherwisespecified.

Assetsrelatingtoacademicresearchoutputscreated TotalnumberNumberofJournalarticlesrelatedtotheHub’sactivities

14

NumberofMonographsrelatedtotheHub’sactivities

4

NumberofEditedbooksrelatedtotheHub’sactivities

3

NumberofBookchaptersrelatedtotheHub’sactivities

12

NumberofPolicyBriefingReportsrelatedtotheHub’sactivities

1

NumberofConsultancyReportsandWorkingpapersrelatedtotheHub’sactivities

2

NumberofPresentationsatresearchconferences

59

Databases,resourcesandotherrecordsgatheredduringworkshopsandotherHubactivities

1

AnythingelsearisingfromtheHubrelatingtoacademicresearchoutputs

Other Assets

Assetsrelatingtoneworimprovedproductsorservicescreated

Totalnumber

Newordistinctiveproductsordesigns

AccordingtothecategoriesusedbyResearchFish,CXhasproduced:61Artistic&CreativeProducts:

• 23Artefacts(includingdigital)• 6Artistic&CreativeExhibitions• 4Artworks• 21Films/Videos/Animations• 7Performances(Music,Drama,Danceetc.)

42Software&TechnicalProducts:• 7PhysicalModels/Kits• 14Software• 21WebTools/Apps

SeeResearchFishandAppendixE(p82)forfurtherdetailsonproductsanddesigns.


Serviceformatsorotherdeliverymechanisms

TheKnowledgeExchangeConferenceFormatdevelopedandusedintheCXKEconference2013hasbeensubsequentlydevelopedintoasetofonlinetoolstoassistothersinplanninganddeliveringsimilarevents.(See:http://cx.tools)(Seecasestudy,p46)

Newprocessesandororganisationalpoliciesbeingtakenforwardbyanexternalstakeholder

Detailshavebeenprovidedinsections5.a.and5.b.Here,wenote:PublicMaking(seecasestudy,p44)Citizenparticipationindigitalpublicspaces(seesection5).

Brandsbeingformulatedorintroduced

Severaloftheaboveproductshaveincludedthecreationofassociatedbrands.Including:AppMovement(seecasestudy,p45)NearMiss(seedescriptioninAppendixA,p64)LocalNets(http://localnets.org/)

Newappsorothersoftwarewhichhasbeenwritten

Seenumbersabove,whichincludeseveralApps,softwareandwebtools(andnotetheinevitableoverlapsbetweenthesecategories).IndividualassetsarerecordedinResearchFishandAppendixE(p82).Here,wenote:AppMovement(digitalplatform)PastPathswebtoolTheWildManGameLet’sTalkAboutSexLabellaLocalNetsIndxplug-insMydexplug-insWheredoyougoto?ColdSunGoodDayatWork

SeecasestudiesforStatesofMind(p47),IcosahedronSoundSystem(p48),MadewithGlove(p50).

Assets relating to the process of knowledge exchange

Assetsrelatingtotheprocessofknowledgeexchange

Totalnumber

Numberofnon–academicpublications,manualsorguidesrelatingtotheHub’sactivities

7

AnythingelsearisingfromtheprojectandrelatingtoknowledgeexchangeinwhichtheHub(directlyorviadeliverypartners)considersitholdscopyright

1


7. Talent Development

a) Career development opportunities directly associated with the Hub

CareerdevelopmentasaresultoftheCXHubactivitiescanbecategorisedinthefollowingthreeways:ThedevelopmentofourPhDresearchershasbeenasignificantoutcomeoftheprogramme.ThroughouttheirengagementinCXtheyhavebeenexposedtoindustry,public,andprivatesectors.Theyworkedalmostcontinuallywithexternalagencies,whilenotspecificallyonsecondment.HowevertwoCXPhDstudentsdidsuspendtheirstudiestoundertaketwo-monthpaidindustrialinternshipsatMicrosoftResearch,Cambridge;andtwoCXPhDstudentstookup(unpaid)two-monthindustrialplacementsattheBBC.ThistypeoftraininghascreatedanewgenerationofinterdisciplinaryKEprofessionalswhocanworkinthedynamicandchallengingenvironmentthatdigitaltechnologiesareenabling,bothwithinandbeyondthecreativeeconomy.Individualstudentslearntentrepreneurialskillsandindependence,alsohowtoshaperesearchwithrelevancetoindustry,howtomanageprojectsandworkinteams.Theydevelopedskillsthatenabledthemtocombinepracticeandtheoryandapplyitrapidlywithindustryandpublicsectorpartners.Thishasmadethemhighlysoughtafterfornewtypesofresearchjobsthatareinterdisciplinaryandinvolveindustryandcitizenengagement,forexample:• LaraSalinas:EarlyCareerResearcherinServiceDesign-UniversityoftheArts

London.ThisisanewinitiativelinkingCamdenCouncildirectlywiththeuniversitytoco-designnewpublicservices

• HannahStewart:ResearchAssociate,EPSRCproject'FutureMakespacesinRedistributedManufacturing'oneoftheRedistributedManufacturingnetworksatRoyalCollegeofArtwww.futuremakespaces.rca.ac.uk

• JoelPorter:ResearchAssociateforResolvingMultipartyPrivacyConflictsinSocialMedia(RePriCo),SchoolofComputingandCommunications,LancasterUniversityhttp://www.lancaster.ac.uk/staff/suchj/reprico/index.html

• DanBurnett:ResearchAssociate,Stories2ConnectWith(S2CW)Stories2Connectisaprojectthatistrainingyoungresearcherstoworkwithacademicshttp://www.stories2connect.org

• DavidGreen:ResearchAssociate,EPSRC-fundedDesignyourownFuture.OpenLab,NewcastleUniversity

• BettinaNissen:ResearchAssociate,ESRCAfterMoney,EdinburghCollegeofArt,UniversityofEdinburgh

• ClaraCrivellaro,AndrewGarbett,GavinWood:ResearchAssociates,EPSRCDigitalCivicsResearchCentre,NewcastleUniversity


OtherCXPhDcandidateswill,oncompletion,applytheirknowledgedirectlytotheeducationofanewgenerationofstudents:• BenDalton:PrincipalLecturerintheFacultyofArts,Environment&Technology

atLeedsBeckettUniversity• JohnFass:CourseLeaderofthenewBA(Hons)InterfaceandInformation

DesignattheLondonCollegeofCommunication,UniversityoftheArtsLondon.SeealsoLaraSalinas’PhDJourneycasestudy(p51).The development of our Knowledge Exchange Associateshasinvolvedredefiningtheroleoftheresearchassociate,placingitequallyintheworldofresearchandtheworldofengagementwithcreativepractice,industryandcommunities.AsignificantpartoftheactivitiesoftheKEAswastomentorthePhDstudentstofindtheirfeetintermsofthePhDprojectwhileatthesametimecoordinatingprojectswithcompaniesandacademics.Thishasnurturedskillsofnegotiation,trustbuildingandpeoplemanagement,andhasbeencoupledwithanactiveengagementintheresearchundertakeninCX.TheKEAssociateshaveachievedcareerprogressionduringthecourseoftheproject,asareflectionoftheirskillsandresponsibilities.The professional development and experience gained by two Co-I’s on CXhasdirectlycontributedtotheircareerprogression.DrRogerWhithamusedhisexperienceandparticipationinCXinhissuccessfulapplicationforpromotionfromVisualisertoLectureratLancasterUniversity.SimilarlyDrLeonCruickshankwasawardedaChairatLancasterUniversitysupportedbyhisroleasDirectorofKnowledgeExchangeinCX;CruickshankisnowthefirstProfessorofDesignandCreativeExchange.

b) Nurtured and developed entrepreneurial capacity in the Creative Economy

Asdescribedelsewhereinthisreport,muchoftheworkundertakenbytheArts&HumanitiesacademicsandCXPhDstudentssupportedmicrobusinessesbyprovidingearlyresearchanddevelopmentthatmostwouldnothavehadaccess,timeorexpertisetoundertake.ThisinturnenhancedtheR&Dcapacityandentrepreneurialcapabilityoftheseemergingcompanies.Inaddition,workonthedevelopmentofproductsandservicesledinsomecasestotheacademicsdevelopingentrepreneurialcapacitybyprototypingandcommercialisingproductconcepts.DevelopmentofentrepreneurialcapacityalsoextendedtostimulatinginnovationinlargecompaniessuchasMicrosoftandlargepublicsectorbodiessuchasBBCandNHS.SeeWalkintheParkcasestudy(p51).


8. Academic Successes

TheacademicsuccessesoftheCXprogrammecanbecategorisedby:• MovingbeyondtraditionalmodelsofPhDresearchtoamoreflexibleand

dynamicapproachbettersuitedtoworkingwithcreativeandculturalSMEsinthesector

• MovingfromtheconceptofKnowledgeExchangetooneofCreativeExchange,thusfocusingonthedistinctivequalityandvalueofcross-sectorcollaborationintheArts&Humanities

• MovingbeyondtheconceptofDigitalPublicSpaceasanonlineculturalarchive,asinitiallyproposedbytheBBC,toframingawholeseriesofdigitalpublicspaceswithbroaderscopeforbusinessinnovation

• Developingnewresearchinsightsandidentifyingfruitfulareasofinvestigationfortheresearchersandthewideracademiccommunity

• Specificbenefitstoindividualacademicsworkingonprojects

The CX PhD Model

ThePhDmodelthathasdevelopedcanbedescribedasfollows:1) Realworldresearchjointlyownedbytheresearchers,industryand

communities,withtheaimofstimulatinglearninginallthreedirections2) Ahybridapproachthatmarrieselementsofthetraditionaltheorydriventhesis

withthepracticebasedapproach;howeverakeydistinctionistheuseofmultipleinnovationorientated,practicebasedprojectswithindustryoverthelifeofthePHD,andthetechniqueofinterrogatingprojectsfrommultipletheoreticalperspectives

3) ExperientiallearningembeddedthroughoutthePhDperiodthatproducespeoplewithadiversityofskillsthatenablemobilityacrossacademicandindustryboundaries

4) AplatformtoenablePhDstudentstoreachandworkwithmicrocreativefirms,whowouldnotnormallyhavetheexperienceandresourcestoworkwithacademia.


ShownbelowisadiagramsettingoutthePhDmodeldevelopedforCX.NotetheCXMiniProjects(typically2to4foreachstudent)thatsitatthecentreofthestudy’sframeworkoftheory,practice,trainingandsupervisionandformthePhD’s‘spine’.

Shownbelowisadiagramthatillustratesacomplex‘eco-systemofrelations’intheCXPhDmodel.UnlikeatraditionalPhDinwhichthestudentandsupervisoryteamarethecentralrelationship,thismodelexpandsinmanydirectionstoincludetheCXKnowledgeAssociates,andtheacademicandindustrypartnersforeachCXMiniProject.

Thechallengewiththismodelispreparinganexaminableandrigorousthesiswhilstrespondingtoacomplextapestryofpartnerandindustryimperatives;also,inanexperimentalandcollaborativenetworkofthistype,thereisthechallengeof


definingpreciselywho,inthenetworkofrelations,hascontributedtothenewknowledge.ThisisalsoPhDresearchthatisnothiddeninthelaborinthelibrarybutplayedoutinpublicfacingexhibitionsandforums–platformsbuiltthroughtheCXminiprojects.Thebenefitsofthismodelaredescribedinsections3(Impact),4(HubEngagement),5(SupportingInnovation)and7(Talent).ThemodelishavingabroadimpactonthepartnerHEIs.Forexample,theDigitalCivicsDoctoralTrainingCentreatNewcastleUniversity(http://digitalcivics.org.uk)hasledtoaDigitalCivicsMastersresearchprogramme:http://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/courses/degrees/digital-civics-mres/#profileSeeNewPhDprogrammescasestudy(p46).

KE Knowledge and Tools

InmovingfromKEtoCreativeExchange,theKEknowledgerelevanttothecreativeeconomyhasbeendevelopedandexpanded.Thishasoccurredatprogrammelevelthroughthedevelopmentoffacilitationtools(seehttp://cx.tools)forworkshopsandprojectactivities–andalsothroughanationalconferencewithafocusonthefundamentalissuesofKEinthecreativeeconomy.Thiseventwasattendedbymorethan80delegates,addressedarangeofthetopicswith21peer-reviewedpapersanddevelopedamanifestoforKEinthecreativeeconomy.(http://thecreativeexchange.org/tkex).Thefeedbackfromtheconferencewaspositiveanddemonstratedthatpeoplewerethinkingaboutknowledgeexchangeinanewway.Asoneacademiccommented:“Ihavespentthelasttwodaysbeingsurprised,delighted,intriguedandprovokedateveryturn.Itwasprofessionalandseamlessandthesupportingtoolsandvisualmaterialswerebeautifullyputtogetherandeasytouse.IfeellikeIhaveamuchdeeperunderstandingofsomethingIwassketchyaboutbeforeandhaveplentyoffoodforthoughttotakeaway.”FollowingonfromtheLancasterUniversityconferenceinSeptember2013,furtheractivityconsolidatedtheshiftfromKEtoCreativeExchange:• Co-IsfromCXranaseminarforHumanitiesacademicsonknowledgeexchange

andresearchwithimpact,andfurtherworkshopsandpresentationsonKEweregiven

• AseriesoftoolsforknowledgeexchangethatcanbeusedandadaptedbyanyonetomaketheirKEactivitiesmoreeffectivecanbeaccessedathttp://cx.tools(seecasestudy,p46)


• AbookonOpenDesignandInnovationlookingatthedesignofknowledgeexchangeapproachesandapublicationintheJournalofInnovationthroughImpact

• ExtensionoftheworkviaAHRCprojectLEAPFROG,withanadditionalgroupofacademicsinScotland

Digital Public Space

TheoriginalconceptoftheDigitalPublicSpace(DPS),asexpressedatthestartoftheprojectbytheBBC,wasinterrogatedindepthbyalltheCXparticipants,individuallythroughPhDdissertationsandcollaborativelythroughworkshopswithindustry.FurthercategorisationdevelopedDPSintoaseriesofdigitalpublicspacesforhealth,workinglife,cultureandpublicgovernance.AlsoworkontherelationshipbetweentheDigitalPublicSpaceandthephysicalpublicspaceandhumanbehaviourisbeingtakenforwardintheEPSRCPETRASproject.ThisCXworkhasresultedinindustryforummeetingsledbyJohnHowkinsandBillThompsonattheDigitalCatapultandWorkFoundation.AcademicoutputssheddingnewlightonanexpandednotionofDPSwillincludeabooktobepublished2016byAshgate,aDPSForumReportfortheindustry,thepublicationofpapersandPhDtheses.

New Research

Eachoftheprojectsledtospecificresearchanddialogueonavarietyoftopicsresultinginvariousoutputsincludingexhibitionsandpublications.OurKEAsworkedwiththePhDstudentstocategorisetheresearchdomainsexplored.Theseinclude:• Newexperiencesofplace• Newexperiencesofculture• Citizenparticipation• Redesigningservicesindigitalpublicspace• Healthandwellbeing• SensoryengagementForexample,theTynemouthOutdoorPool,TuningintoT.DanSmith,andErithPark:WalktheTalkprojects(seedescriptionsinAppendixA,p75,p70,p61respectively)werepartofabroaderinvestigationofcitizenactivismandtheroleofdigitaltoolswithinit.Theseprojectsproducedthreehigh-impactpublicationsthatcontributebothrichuserstudiesandexamplesoftoolsforcitizenengagementandactivismthat,beyonddigitalsystems,emphasisethedesignofsocio-materialartefactsandprocesses(seeResearchFish:Crivellaroetal.,2014,2015,2016).ProjectssuchasNumbersthatMatter,AgeingPlayfully,Blooddatavisualisationfocusedonwellbeingresearchandcontributedtotheongoingdebateabouthowdigitaldesigncanenablesocietalandindividualbenefits.Academicpublications


resultingfromthisworkincludetheforthcomingcontributiontoaspecialissueoftheJournalofMobileMedia(SeeResearchFish:Lujan&Boyko,2016).

Benefits to individual academics working on projects

ManyearlycareerresearchersfromacrossArts&Humanitiesdisciplinesparticipatedincollaborativeworkwithcreativeindustrypartners.Thesmallbuy-outoftimeprovidedbyCXgaveimportantresearchexperienceandopportunitiesthatmaynothaveotherwisebeenavailableatthisstageintheircareers.“Ivaluedtheexperienceofworkingwithinthecontextofaprojectinfluencedbyathirdpartyorganisation.Thisenabledmetodevelopskillsinworkingwithagendasnotnormallyencounteredinmyownacademicresearch.Ithusdevelopednewmethodologiesofplanning,undertakingandproducingresearch.Inaddition,theinvolvementoftechnologicaldisciplinesprovidedmenewinsightsapplicabletomeowndisciplinebutwhich(withoutthisproject)Iwaspreviouslyunawareof.”OliverWilkinson,ResearchAssistantinHistory,UniversityofCentralLancashireparticipatedintheCXProjectBeingThereInaddition,moreestablishedacademicsengagedinworkinwhichtheywouldnotnormallyhaveundertakenandprovidedinspirationforfurtherworkandresearch,forinstance:“Thedevelopmentprocessthatwentintoproducingtheapp,includingheritageprofessionals,academicsfromanumberofdisciplines,CXpersonnel,andmembersofthepublicprovidedamarvellousdemonstrationofco-designresearchmethodsinaction,andledtoaproductthatwastechnologicallyinnovativeatthesametimeasitwasattentivetothehistoryoftheplaceinwhichitwasembedded,thelogisticallimitationsofafragilehistoricenvironmentandremotesite,andthewishesofitsusers.Thewholeprojecthasinspiredmetodevelopsuchresearchfurther,andIamplanninganew,muchlargerprojectwhichwilltakewhatwelearnedfromBelsayHallanddevelopitinarangeofdifferentheritagecontexts.”MatthewGrenby,ProfessorofEighteenth-CenturyStudiesintheSchoolofEnglishatNewcastleUniversity,participatedintheCXProjectPlayfulNarrativeRealms


9. Academic Disciplines

WhilstthemajorityoftheacademicdisciplinesinvolvedinCXprojectscamefromArtsandHumanitieswefoundmostprojectcrossedscienceandsocialscienceboundaries.Ourdatabaserecordedacademicself-classificationasfollows:

DisciplineClassification NumberofPeople

ComputerSciences 12

BiologicalSciences 3

CreativeArtsAndDesign 28

SocialStudies 7

SubjectsAlliedToMedicine 1

ArchitectureBuildingAndPlanning 8

Education 1

Engineering 1

HistoricalAndPhilosophicalStudies 3

LinguisticsClassicsAndRelatedSubjects 2

MassCommunicationAndDocumentation 1

(ClassificationsaccordingtotheJointAcademicCodingSystem(JACS)Version3.0)


10. Cross-disciplinary/ Interdisciplinary Collaborations

ThewholepremiseoftheCXprogrammehasbeeninterdisciplinary.Thediagrambelowvisualisestherangeofdisciplinesandhowtheyworkedtogether:

Adynamicversionofthisvisualisationisavailablehere:http://thecreativeexchange.org/reporting/#organisations(password:pragmatic)AlsoseeColdSun(p53),PolyphonicFutures(p54)andPlayfulNarrativeRealms(p55)casestudies.


11. Lessons Learnt

a) How the work of the Hub has evolved, the barriers faced and mitigated, b) Reflections and Lessons learnt

ItiseasytoreflectontheHubandsaywhatcouldhavebeendonebetter,butifithadnotbeendonewewouldnothavelearnthowtodoitbetter.TheCXHubwasanevolutionaryprocess,withagreatdealoflearning;wenowhavesignificantknowledgeofbuildingahub,workingwithPhDsandsettingupcollaboration.Thereisnoagreedformat,butthetablebelowsumsupthemajorchallenges,actionandmitigationandthelessonslearnt.

Challenge Action Lessonslearned

DefiningtheDigitalPublicSpaceanditspotentialforinnovationtoensuretheCXprogrammeofactivityworkedoffacommon‘spine’

TheBBCmodel,aspresentedbykeynotespeakerTonyAgehatalaunchevent,wasfollowedupbyextensivedebate,publicationsandbyaDPSsummitofkeyplayerstobroadenthedefinitionsoftheDPSinthelightofcollaborativepracticeintheCX

Inthefast-movingdigitalera,buildinganinnovationprogrammearoundafixednotionbasedononepublicbody’sviewwastoonarrow.Extensivediscoursewasrequired.AstheCXdeveloped,soourunderstandingofDPSbecamemuchbroader

DevelopinganewjointPhDprogrammeacrossthethreepartnerinstitutions

Weworkedcloselywithdoctoralstudentstoco-designtrainingappropriatetospecificCXneeds

Practice-basedPhDsrequiremultidisciplinaryskillsincludingprojectandpeoplemanagement–itisimportanttoplancarefullybutenableflexibilityandchange

EngagingcreativeanddigitalSMEsintheCXHub

Individualresearchervisitstocompaniestomapneeds,invitationstojoinprojectteamsinCXlabsand,later,closerconnectionswiththePhDcohortwerethetacticsofengagement

Wediscoveredthat,contrarytoexpectation,academicsandPhDswereoftenbetterplacedtoleadinnovationprojectsgiventhatSMEswerehard-pressedfortimeandsometimesboundbymarketconventionsintheirthinking,

ManagingacrossregionalKEhubwithpartnersindifferentpartsofUK

WeprogrammedaseriesofManagementBoardandLeadershipBoardmeetings(see12HubManagement),foregroundedbyaseriesofconceptualworkshopstoagreegenericthemesfortheHub

Clarityofpurposeandsharedvisionattheconceptualandtheoreticallevelareessentialtomakeacross-regionalhubofthistypework.Simplyagreeinglogisticandoperationalprotocolsisnotenough

ManagingcontractsforKEprojectsintheCXHub

WedevelopedasimplifiedcollaborationagreementandworkedincloseliaisonwithlegalandfinancialdepartmentstominimisedelaysaftercompaniesinitiallycomplainedofslowandbureaucraticprocessesintheCX

StandarduniversityKEcontractsandagreementsaresimplynotfitforpurposeinthenewbusinesseraofdigitalflows.Thereneedstobeamoreagileandfluidapproach,withnewthinkingonco-ownedIP(asopposedtotechtransferownership)


12. Hub Management

TheCXHubbroughttogetherthreedifferentinnovationlabsfromthreedifferentHEIsindifferentpartsoftheUK.ManagingtheHubthereforerequiredcarefulplanning–notsimplytoaddresstheconsiderablelogisticalchallengesbutalsotomakesurethattheCXteamsineachofthethreepartnerinstitutionswere‘onthesamepage’intermsofacademic,theoreticalandcreativeapproach.Fromthestart,weresolvedthateachofthepartnersshould‘playtotheirstrength’(user-centreddesignatRCA,digitalmakingatNewcastle,innovationmanagementatLancaster,forexample)butthattheCXshouldadduptomorethanthesumofitsparts.Thisphilosophyrequiredadualstrategy–toreflectthedistinctivecontributionofeachpartnerwhilesimultaneouslypresentingtheCXHubasasingularentity.Thisbalancingactwasnotwithoutitsdifficulties.Theseniorresearchteamarrangedseveralin-depthsessionsintheearlyphaseoftheCXHubtoagreeacoordinatedplatformforexploringtheinnovationpotentialofDigitalPublicSpace.Ratherthanthisbeingdefinedbyspecificprojectsorpartners,wenegotiatedandagreedsixgenericthemesasamanagementteam:

• Personalisation:thepersonalisationofmediafordifferentviewersandcontexts

• Experience:newformsof‘massexperience’eventsandmediawiththequalityof‘liveness’

• Participation:differentformsofuser-generatedcontentsupportingparticipatorymedia

• Connectivity:exploring‘pervasivetransmedia’;theincreasingdigitalconnectivitybetweenpeopleandthings

• Narrative:exploringstorytellinginallitsforms,existingandemergent• Identity:theindividualwithindigitalpublicspace;ethical,privacyand

securityissues,IPrightsandownership.Thesethemessubsequentlybecameresearchstrands,enablingthethreepartnerstoworktoacommonplatformasthecollaborativeprojectsemergedfromtheCXLabs.TheyalsobecameusefulpointsofreferenceforthePhDstudies,creatingaframeworktoensuretherewasaproper‘fit’betweentheDoctoralworkandthewideraimsoftheCX.EachPhDstudywasrequiredtoaddressatleastoneortwoofthegenericthemes.AstheCXprogrammeexpanded,sothepartnerslearnttoprioritisewhatshouldbediscussedandresolvedbytheCXManagementBoard(theseniorresearchteamincludingthethreeKnowledgeAssociates–oneineachHEI,avitalrole)andwhatshouldbepusheduptotheLeadershipBoard(comprisingwiderindustryandacademicrepresentation).Wealsolearnttoquicklyabandonideasthatprovedimpractical,forexampleweenvisagedaregularconferenceforbusinessesbutwediscoveredfast-movingcompanieswerenotinterested.ThespeedwithwhichtheCXnetworkdeveloped,andtheconstantdeadlineswithprojects,funding,and


publicfieldtrialsmeantthatthemanagementteamhadtoabandonformalstructuresandbeflexible,fleetoffootandimprovisatoryonoccasionstomakeitallwork.


13. Future Plans

TheCXLegacywillbesustainedthroughthefollowingactivitiesandactions:

1. Doctoral Training:

EachinstitutionisimplementingthePhDmodel.ImaginationLancasterwillcontinuetoofferwork-basedPhDsupportandwillbebiddingforCDTsoninterdisciplinarythemesrelatedtotheSocialFuturesInstituteandtheDataScienceInstitute,havingreceivedinternalfundingfromtheuniversityforacademicpostsincollaborationwiththeseinstitutes.NewcastlewillcontinuethroughOpenLabandEPSRCCTDtofollowtheCXmodel,aswilltheRCAthroughtheSchoolofCommunicationandtheHelenHamlynCentreForDesign,whereindustryfundedPhDsarealreadyadoptingelementsoftheCXmodel.AtNewcastle,forexample,OpenLabhasbeensuccessfulinsecuringaCentreforDoctoralTrainingundertheauspicesoftheEPSRCDigitalEconomyprogramme.TheCDTwilldevelopOpenLab’sCXapproachtoresearchingDigitalPublicSpacethroughPhD-Industrycollaborations.TheresearchwilltakeDigitalPublicSpaceconceptsanddemonstrators(fore.g.AppMovement,andiDocs)andapplythemtothechallengesofdigitalcitizenshipandurbanfutures,buildingonideasdevelopedatallthreeCXHEIsinpartnershipwithregionalgovernmentintheNortheast.TheCDTforDigitalCivicsbeganin2014andisan8yearprogrammetraining55PhDstudents,withavalueof£4.7M(award)+£1.75M(RIFmatch).Itisacrossfacultyprogrammewithfundingsplitandstudentsco-supervisedfromallthreeNewcastleUniversityFaculties.

2. KE and Practice-Based Research and Collaboration with Industry:

• Thepublicengagement,knowledgeexchangeandco-creationworkwiththepublicsectoriscontinuingtobedevelopedthroughtheAHRCFundedLeapfrogproject(http://leapfrog.tools)

• LancasterUniversityisdeployingtheknowledgemorewidelybyapplyingforEULivingLabRegistration

• TheCXpartnershipiscontinuingwithprojectsthroughtheDigitalandFutureCitiesCatapults

• AspartofthelastyearofCXfunding,Newcastle’sOpenLabisworkingwiththeNortheastDigitalCatapulttodevelopanevolutionoftheAppMovementplatformcalledEventMovement.TheCXiDocworkthatbeganwithaCXBBCR&DplacementhasevolvedintoafurtheriCasestudentshipwithBBCR&DwithadditionalsupportfromOpenLab’snewlyfundedDigitalEconomyResearchCentre(EPSRC£4.1M(award)+£0.75M(RIFmatch).Thiscollaborationwilldevelopaconceptofobjectmediathatwillsupportuser-generatedmetadataandresponsiveandinteractivevideodocumentaryandeducationalvideo


• LancasteracademicsCooperandCoultonarenowLeadAcademicsforN8UrbanLivingandN8DigitalandCreative,developingcollaborativeresearchandpublicandprivatesectorpartnershipsacrossthe8universitiesandtheNorthofEngland.ThisisbuiltontheexperienceofKEandcollaborationgainedfromtheCXprojectandwillbetakenfurthertodeepenresearchwithimpactrelevanttotheNorth

• RelationshipsthathavebeenestablishedwillremainongoingsuchasthatwiththeBBCandFACT.NewcastleUniversity'sOpenLabnowhasastrategicpartnershipwithBBCR&DandiscollaboratingwiththemthroughamixofiCasefundingandDigitalCivicsfundingincludingtwoCDTstudentsworkingonprojectsrelatedtoIoTandmetadatafornewmediaobjectsinDPS

• TheStoreyInstituteatLancaster,LancasterArtsPartnershipandLancasterArtsareworkingwithCXtoduplicatetheCXformatforArtsinLancaster

• TheRCAiscontinuingtodevelopitsinternationalprogrammeofdesign-ledresearch,knowledgeexchange,executiveeducationandinnovationcollaborations,drawingonexperiencesgainedthroughCX.InadditiontheRCAhasintroducedanewexecutiveeducationunit,againbuildingonCXexpertise.

3. Research:

Therehasbeenanabundanceofresearchchallenges/opportunitiesarisingfromtheworkbyCX.Thiswillbesustainedinthefollowingways:• CXhasbeenacatalystforgrowinganecosystemofresearch,knowledge

exchangeandinnovationacrosstheSchoolsofCommunication,Design,andArchitecture,theHelenHamlynCentreforDesignandInnovation,RCA.TheHelenHamlynCentreforDesignissettingupaSocialInnovationLabbasedonCXexperiences

• Lancaster’spartnershipinthe£9.8mEPSRCIoThubbuildsontheworkofCXandwillfollowthesameapproachofpracticebasedresearchwithcreativeanddigitalsectorwithpublicengagement

• TheAHRCLeapfrogprojectwillcontinuetodevelopcivicengagementpracticesandprocesses

• ResearchrelatingtoDPSandDigitalCivicswillcontinueviaNewcastle’sCDT,asdescribedabove.

4. Product/Project Development:

Specificprojectsarebeingtakenforwardforexample:• PathsofDesire:UsingOpenStreetMaps,wecreatedamaptileserverand

rendererthatcanbeusedtocreatesuchservices.IncollaborationwithMagneticNorthandartistChasJacobs,wedevelopedexamplemapstoillustratethepotentialofthisapproachandtheyarelookingtoextendtheprojectsoitcanbeusedacrossthecreativeindustries

• Blooddatavisualisation:AsecondphaseoftheprojectisbeingdevelopedbytheteamdieticianfromLancashireTeachingHospitalswithUniversityof


CentralLancashirewhichwillenablethisprototypetobeevaluatedandgainfeedbackfromawidergroupofCKDpatientsandclinicians

• RedNinjahasco-fundedaresearchprojectincollaborationwiththeFutureCitiesCatapultthatwillgobeyondtheCXfundingterm,andweexpectfurthercollaborationforPhDsandresearchprojectsaswedeepenthecollaborativerelationship.

5. Digital Public Space:

TheDPSforumisastandaloneinterestgroupwhowillmoveforwardwiththepublicationofareportwithaviewtocompletingtheCharterforDigitalPublicSpace.

6. The CX Legacy Website and Brand:

Createdthisyear,thenewwebsitewilltellthefullstoryofCXwithdetailsofalloftheproject'sactivities,KEresourcesandtoolsandpublications.ItwillbemaintainedatLancasterUniversity.Inadditionwearecreatingaportableexhibitionasarecordandlegacyoftheprogramme.


14. Case Studies

Red Ninja (section 3, 5)

RedNinjaisaLiverpool-baseddesign-ledtechnologycompany,whocollaboratedontheOpenPlanningprojectwithLiverpoolUniversityacademics,LiverpoolCityCouncilandtwoCreativeExchangedoctoralresearchers.Atthatpoint,theywere,intheirownwords,‘abootstrappedtechstartupwith3staffandlittletrackrecordofworkingdirectlywithlocalauthoritiesanduniversities’.NotonlydidtheOpenPlanningprojectdevelopaninnovativeappfornewperspectivesonengagingwiththeurbanplanningprocess,itcausedsignificantshiftsinthebusinesspracticesofRedNinjaandtheirapproachtocollaborativework.LeeOmar,theCEO,describestheimpactonthecompanyasfollows:“Havingdirectaccesstoworkwithalocalauthorityinapaidcapacitygaveusconfidenceandcredibility,whichenabledustodesignanddevelopasolutionthatenablesmorevisibilityforcitizenslivinginurbanenvironments.”“TheCreativeExchangeprocesswasfantasticforusasweinvestedmuchmoreofourowntimeintotheprojecttoenableustoproduceIPthatwecouldcommercialise.ThelearningofworkingwiththecitydatasetsaspartoftheCreativeExchangehasenabledustodesignanddevelopcommercialproductswithamultinationalenergycompanyonasmartenergyplatformthatwillenablesustainableurbandevelopments.CommerciallythiswasvaluabletousandisworthtentimesthefinancialrewardthantheCreativeExchangeproject.ThisvalidatestheextraworkwedidontheCreativeExchangeproject.”SinceengagingwithCreativeExchange,RedNinjaemploysfivetimesasmanystaffandtheirturnoverhasincreasedsixfold.Thecompanyisalsocontinuingthecollaborativeapproachtowork,sponsoringaprogrammeofPhDstudentsembeddedwithintheirpracticesanddevelopingtheirownresearcharm.Additionally,asadirectresultofthingslearnedfromtheOpenPlanningproject,CreativeExchangeisfundinganewtwelve-monthcollaborationtodevelopanewplatformbywhichpublicdata(suchasthatheldbycitycouncils)canbeheldandprovidedbacktorelevantpartiesinawaythatcanbetrulyopenandbeneficial.Itwillinvolveworkingwithcurrentdatahandlingcompaniestodevelopanewsystem,withtheaimofscalingitacrossthecountry.Itwillinitiallybetrialledinthreecities:Manchester,LancasterandLiverpool.


Public Making (section 5, 6)

PublicMakinghasemergedinCXasamajorstrategyformanagingcomplexcollaborationsandensuringcreativeproductivitythatispublicfacingfromthestart.Ourworkhasbeentakenupbymuseumsasofferingnewwaysofengagingpublicswithcollections,byartsorganisationstofamiliarizeartistswithdigitaltechnologies,andbyculturalorganisationstofosterlocalentrepreneurship.SeveralCXprojectshaveworkeddirectlywiththepublic(forexample,OnThePrecipice,RedTales,ErithPark:WalktheTalk,seeAppendixA,p57).Ineachoftheseindividualprojects,CXhashadanimportantimpactuponourcollaboratorsandtheirpublics.OverthecourseofCX,thisconcernforworkingwiththepublichasdevelopedintoamoreambitiousresearchstrategy.Werefertothisas‘PublicMaking’,withallsensesintended:makingwiththepublic,makinginpublic,andmakingnewpublicsintheprocessofconductingourresearch.ThisstrategybuildsontheCX-widecommitmenttoknowledgeexchangeviajoint-participationinmaking(creativeexchange),anddevelopswaysofworkinginwhichparticipants’diverseconcernsandskill-levelsdonotcreateproblemstobesolvedbutcanbetreatedasarichresourceforcreativeproductivity.Inpracticalterms,weconductmakingsessionsinandwiththepublicandencourageavarietyofworktoemerge.Thesesessionsareprovocativelythemedtogiveaflexiblebriefforcreativeworkandtoexploreadesignspacethroughthefamilyresemblanceofwhatismade.Theseactivitiesoccupyahybridzonebetweenworkshops,openstudios/labs,hackathons,installationandperformancemaking.Thismakesthemrecognizabletocollaboratingcreativepractitioners,whilealsoenablingresearcherstoconductbonafideresearchundertheirauspices.Wherepossiblewehavesecuredadvertisedperformanceandexhibitiontimesforourworksoastogiveaclearpublicdeliveryandsenseofachievementforparticipants.ThesestrategieswerefirstexploredinInterglacial/Erratics,andsubsequentworkhasincludedacontributiontoaWW1commemoration,hostedbyTyneandWearArchivesandMuseums,WarWorkings/SoundMirrors(seeAppendixA,p57).Theapproachhasattractedinvitationsfrominternationalopensourceartsfestivalsandthecreativeentrepreneurialnetworksassociatedwiththem(e.g.Piksel,Bergen,Norway).Notably,in2016,CXresearchershavebeeninvitedbytheInternationalSymposiumofElectronicArts(ISEA)tocreateapublicmakingactivityinrelationshiptotheirarchiveofmaterials.Alloftheseinstitutionsareseeinginourstrategiesofpublicmakingnewwaysofengagingpublicswitharchivalandcollectedcontent.SoundSpacesisanexemplarypublicmakingproject(seeAppendixA,p57).ThisprojecthasenabledthepartnerSMEtoformulateitsbusinessinnewwaysthatextenditsrangeofcommercialopportunity,whiledeepeningthewaysofengagingpublicsavailabletocreativeorganisationslikepartnerFACTwhoareconcernedwithfacilitatinglocalentrepreneurship.


Shaw,T.,&Bowers,J.(2015).PublicMaking :ArtisticStrategiesforWorkingwithMuseumCollections,TechnologiesandPublics.InProceedingsofthe21stInternationalSymposiumonElectronicArt.Vancouver,Canada.Bowers,J.,&Shaw,T.(2014).ReappropriatingMuseumCollections:PerformingGeologySpecimensandMeterologyDataasNewInstrumentsforMusicalExpression.InProceedingsoftheInternationalConferenceonNewInterfacesforMusicalExpression(pp.175–178).

App Movement, Event Movement (section 5, 6)

TheAppMovementprojectdevelopedthroughtheCX’spartnershipfundingwiththeSocialInclusionfortheDigitalEconomy(SIDE)programmeatNewcastle.AppMovementextendedthemodelofuser-ledmobileAppdesignemployedinthedevelopmentoftheFeedfinderApptocreateadigitalplatformwhichallowsindividuals,communitiesandorganisationstocommissionanddesigntheirownlocation-basedreviewApp.HenceAppMovementtransformedthetraditionallytop-downappdevelopmentprocessintoagrassroots,community-driven,participatorydesignactivity.UserscometotheAppMovementwebsitewithanideaforareviewserviceandthenusesocialmediatobuildacommunityofinterestedusers.AppMovementthenmovesintodesignphasewherethecommunitycollaboratestoconfiguretheirapp.ThenewappisthenautomaticallydevelopedanduploadedtotheiOSandAndroidappstores.SinceitslaunchinFebruary2015,27appshavebeenproposed,11appshavebeensuccessfullycommissioned,and9appsarecurrentlyliveinappstores.AppMovementhas2,300+usersproposingandsupportingappcampaigns,and18,000+usersofthevariousapps.ThroughoutCX,wehavesoughttotakeproductsandservicesdevelopedwithinprojectsanddevelopthemfurtherwithnewpartnersformutuallybeneficialimpact.AppMovementwasofferedasoneavenuetoexploreduringconversationswiththeDigitalCatapultCentre,Sunderland(DCC).TheDCCwereinitiallyinterestedinpolling/surveyingtoolstobetterunderstandtheneedsofthenetworkofsoftwaredevelopmentSMEstheyserved.However,indiscussionwithCX,theemphasisshiftedfroma‘top-down’servicedeliverymodelofunderstandingbusinessneedsandthentailoringeventsandtrainingcoursestosuit,toabottom-upmodelthroughwhichSMEscoulddirectlycommissioneventsaccordingtotheirneeds(andgivetheDCCinsightsintotheirneedsthroughthisprocess).AppMovementprovidesatemplateforhowsuchcommunity-ledeventcommissioningcouldwork,andanewEventPlatformiscurrentlyindevelopmenttowardthisendincollaborationwiththeDCCandsoftwareSMErepresentatives.


Creative Exchange Conference on Knowledge Exchange in the Arts and Humanities and Follow On Tools, A Cross-Hubs Activity (section 5, 6, 8) Aspartofourreflectiononknowledgeexchangewerealisedthatthepeer-reviewedconferencewasanimportant(anddysfunctional)knowledgeexchangemechanismintheArtsandHumanities.Weaddressedthisthroughtheradicalre-designofwhatanacademicconferencecouldberesultinginamajorconferenceonKnowledgeexchangeforAcademicsandIndustryinSeptember2013.Thiswasattendedbyover80delegates;notonlydiditaddressthetopicofinnovationinknowledgeexchange(with21papersacceptedviapeerreview)butthewholeconferencewasseenasaradicaldiversionfromthenorminconferences:seephotographsandcomments(http://thecreativeexchange.org/tkex).TheleadersofalltheKEHubswereanimportantcomponentofthisevent.Theyweregenerousenoughtoenterintothisprocessinaveryactivemanner.Ratherthanpresentingtheactivitiesoftheirhubsintheconferenceweaskedthemtorespondtothefirstday’sactivitiestoprovideaseriesofprovocationstoadeliberatelyboisterouspanelsessionlateintheevening.ThishelpedtheconferencefocusonthefundamentalissuesofKnowledgeExchangeintheCreativeEconomy.Thefeedbackfromtheconferencewasextremelypositiveandalsodemonstratedthatpeoplewerethinkingaboutknowledgeexchangeinanewway.Theconferencealsoservedasaplatformforustoadvanceourthinkingontoolsforknowledgeexchange.OneaspectofthiswasthecreationofaseriesoftoolsforenablingnewthinkingaboutKE,butalsowiderapplicationonforKEintheArtsandHumanities.Thesearedesignedtobeadaptedbythepeopleusingthemtomeettheirparticularneedsandaptitudes.Someofthesearedownloadable,editabledocumentsthatforinstancehelptodrawourhiddenassumptionsinagrouporhelptheevaluationofaKEsessionbutalsoincludehighlyinnovativedigitaltools.Specificallywecreatedabespokepieceofsoftwaretogiveusadigitalpresentationcreationandvotingtool.ThesetoolsareusedbyabroadrangeofArtsandHumanitiesacademics,communitygroupsandcompanies.ItwasalsoinOctober2014usedfortheAHRCconferencefortheKEhubsheldinLancaster.Thedigitaltoolcanbeused(andothertoolscanbeaccessed)atwww.cx.tools.

New PhD programmes (section 5, 8)

AtNewcastleUniversitytheCXPhDmodelwasthefoundationfortheEPSRCfundedCentreforDoctoralTraining(CDT)inDigitalCivics.TheDigitalCivicsCDTisan8-yearprogrammefunding11newPhDstudentshipsperyearfor5years.TheCDThasco-investigatorsacrossthe3facultiesatNewcastleUniversity,(HumanitiesandSocialSciences,MedicalSciences,andScience,AgricultureandEngineering),


andstudentsarerecruitedfromdisciplinaryareasrepresentativeofthethreefaculties.TheDigitalCivicsprogrammeatNewcastletakesideasondigitalpublicspaceforwardintotheareaoflocalGovernmentpublicserviceprovisiontoexplorenewformsofcitizen-ledservicedesignandcommissioning.OurAppMovementplatformdevelopedasajointCX-SiDEeffort(seecasestudy)isthearchetypalexampleofthisconcept.LiketheCXPhDmodel,DigitalCivicsstudentsworkwithacademicsacrossseveraldisciplinesandwith(inthiscase)localgovernmentorthirdsectorpartnersthroughouttheirPhD.Similarlyresearchalsoproceedsthroughaseriesofcasestudies(althoughtheprojectteamandtopicremainsstablethroughout).ThesecollaborationsareformedduringafirstMResyeartogetherwithaprojectthatservesasapilotforthePhDthatfollows.AttheRCAtheCXhasbeenacatalystforthedevelopmentofanecologyofdesignandinnovationresearchactivities.IthasalsoprovidedacontextwithinwhichtofocustherecruitmentofindustryfundeddesignandcommunicationinnovationPhDstudents,andtocriticallyexaminecross-sectorcollaborativeresearchandknowledgeexchangepractices.AgrowingnumberofdoctoralstudentshavejoinedtheCollegewithfundingfromindustrypartners(e.g.Microsoft,Pearson).BuildingontheexperienceofoperatingtheCXPhDmodel,thesestudentsareworkingwithacademicandnon-academicpartnerstodeveloptheirPhDsthroughbothsmallandlargescalecollaborativecross-sectorprojects.AtLancasterthenewsuccessofPhDswithinCXhasbeenusedasamodelforfurtherresearchprojects.Forexamplethe£1.2millionAHRCprojectLeapfroghasafundedPhDthatmovesbetweencollaborativeprojectsandhigher-leveloverarchingresearch.Thismodelisalsoprovingattractivetodoctoralcandidatesthatwanttoundertakeresearchwithahighdegreeofimpact.ForexampleinadditiontotheLeapfrog-fundedPhDthatprojectalsohasaselffundedPhDlookingforacollaborative,externallyfacing,highImpactPhDexperience.

States of Mind (section 6)

FundingfromCXenabledNexusProductionsandFACTLiverpooltoworkwithCXresearchersattheRoyalCollegeofArtandtheUniversityofWalesTrinitySaintDavidtoproduceaninteractive‘StatesofMind’deviceforpeopletousetomodelandsharetheirmentalhealthstates.Basedonaphysicalinterface,thedeviceprovidesaplatformforpeopletocreatedigital3Dvisualobjectsrepresentingtheirstatesofmindinphysicalenvironmentsandusingdigitalsocialmedia.Byexploringthresholdsbetweenprivatemomentsandcollectiveresponses,theprojectprovidedaframeworktoreflectonintimateperceptionsinthecontextofsharedphysicalanddigitalenvironments.IthasbeenakeydriverinCXPhDstudent


BenjaminKoslowski’sresearch,whichtestsarchitecturalrepresentationinthenegotiationofprivate-publicthresholdsindigitalandphysicalspaces.TheprojectprovidedopportunitiesforClaireCookeandBrendanDawesofNexusProductionstodevelopthedevicewithinavisitorexperiencecontextatFACTLiverpool,drawingonandexpandingtheircurrentworkwithotherculturalorganisationsinthisarea.CollaboratingwithCXPhDstudentBenjaminKoslowskiprovidedscopeforNexusProductionstodrawondetailedPhDresearchinsightsduringthisprocess.TheprojectalsoprovidedaplatformforNexusProductionstopresenttheirworktonewaudiences,developinganewrelationshipwithFACTLiverpool,andtoexpandtheirbusinessnetworksintheNorthWestofEngland.NexusProductionsstaffnotedthevalueoftheprojectin“...allowingustoexperimentandtrythingsinalow-riskenvironment”.TheStatesofMinddevicewasproducedinparallelwiththedesignoftheFACTLiverpool2015‘GroupTherapy:mentaldistressinadigitalage’exhibitioninwhichitwasinitiallypresented.‘GroupTherapy...’focusedonakeyaspectofdigitalpublicspaceandtheexhibitiondesign,whichwasalsoproducedbyKoslowski,wasdevelopedthroughanassociatedCXproject.AlongsideembeddingtheStatesofMinddevicewithintheexhibitiondesign,thispartofthecollaborationprovidedopportunitiesforFACTLiverpooltoengagewithPhDresearchtounderpinthecuration,developmentandproductionoftheexhibitionitself.FACTstaffnotedthat“...theexhibitiondesignwasenrichedbyawealthofresearchwewouldotherwisenothavehadaccesstoo”.Adrop-inworkshop‘MappingtheemotionallandscapeofLiverpool’wasproducedduringtheexhibition,atwhichmuseumvisitorsandworkshopparticipantswereinvitedtotalkabouttheirindividualjourneystotheexhibition,usingtangibleandtactilerapid-prototypedversionsofthedigital3Dobjectstoreflectontheirpersonalmentalwellbeing.TheStatesofMinddevicewastechnicallyenhancedandfeaturedinthe2015LondonDesignFestival.Acrossbotheventsover2,800digitalrepresentationsofpeople’sstatesofmindwerecollectedandsharedusingtheTILOdigitaldisplaysystematFACTLiverpoolandsocialmedia.

Icosahedron Sound System (section 6)

ThroughtheirinvolvementwithCX,micro-businessKinichohavebeenabletodeveloptheirIcosahedronSoundSystem,exploreartisticapplications,andshowcaseitsvaluetomusicians,artists,producersandthegeneralpublic.KinichoisprincipallyStefanKazassoglou,amusicproducer,soundrecordingengineer,andcomposer.Followingtheclosureofhispreviousbusiness(BinarycellStudios),StefanfoundedKinicho(“kineticaudio”)asasmallbusinesswithinFACTtodevelophisinterestsinspatialisedsound.Recently,thisworkincludedStefan’sdevelopmentoftheIcosahedronSoundSystem–anarrayof20loudspeakersandassociatedsoftwarethatenablestheplaybackandspatialmixingofthirdorderambisonicsoundrecordings.


Inearly2015StefanjoinedconversationsbetweenNewcastleUniversityandFACTLiverpoolaboutdevelopingacollaborativeproject,initiallybasedaroundacontributiontoFACT’s“BuildYourOwn”programmeofevents.Throughthesediscussions,the“SoundSpaces”CXprojectdevelopedwhereprojectcollaboratorsjointlyexploredtherecordingandrepresentationofsonicspacesusingavarietyoftools,notablyincludingStefan’sIcosahedronSoundSystem.FundingfromCXhasenabledStefanto:• Developalarger,moreadvancedversionofhisIcosahedronSoundSystemina

modularformsuitableforusebyothers;• Createasetofimpulserecordingsthatcapturetheacousticcharacteristicsof

particularlocations,whichcanbeusedinaddingspatialeffectstorecordingsmixedintothird-orderambisonics(usingtheIcosahedronSoundSystem);

• ShowcasethepotentialoftheIcosahedronSoundSystemtomusicians,artists,producersandthegeneralpublicviatheSoundSpacesexhibitionandperformances.

However,thisprojecthasenabledmorethanthistechnicaldevelopmentworkanddemonstrationalone.SoundSpaceshasintentionallybeenacreativeandtechnicalcollaborationthroughout,andStefanhasworkedalongsideandincollaborationwithCXPhDstudentTimShaw,CXCo-InvestigatorJohnBowers,andCXKnowledgeExchangeAssociateSimonBowen.Thiscollaborationhasthenalsodrawnuponandexploredcurrentthinkingin(sound)artisticpractice,electro-acousticcomposition,publicparticipationinmaking,sphericalphotography,andtheinteractivepossibilitiesofspatialisedsoundandimage.ForStefanandKinicho,thathasmeant:• AuniquesoniccompositionfortheIcosahedronSoundSystem(byShawand

Bowers)thatexploresitspotentialasanartisticmedium,demonstratedduringtheSoundSpacesexhibition;

• DemonstrationoftheIcosahedronSoundSystemalongsidealternativeandcomplementaryapplicationsofsoundspatialisation(exhibitsbyBowers,ShawandBowen)withintheSoundSpacesexhibition;

• Afully-bookedpublicperformancebyBowersandShaw,andrenownedartistPhilipJeck,usingagallery-sizedIcosahedronSoundSystem(installedbyStefanatFACTforaparallelinstallation),whichbothdemonstratedthepotentialofthesystemanditscreativeapplication;

• FurtherworkthatshowcasesStefan’sexpertiseinthirdorderambisonics,includinganalbumofelectro-acousticcompositionsforthirdorderambisonicscurrentlybeingmixed.

StefandescribedworkingwithCXas“creatingsomethingexcitingwithlike-minded,innovativeminds.”


Made With Glove: A Wearable Device Product (section 6)

NumbersthatMatterbroughttogetheracademics,companiesandhackerswithaninterestinwearables,opendataandcivicwellbeing.Togethertheylookedathowtodesignempathyandcommunityintoanopenhardwareproductdevelopmentlifecycle.Thecentralconcernandmotivatorfortheprojectanditsresearchapproachwascivicwellbeing,bringinganewangletothetimelytopicofwearabledevicesandopendata,includingdemographicsoutsidetheusualyoungtechnologyawareuserbase.Thereisalotofdatathatisaboutindividualsbutnotalotofdatathatisforindividualsandtheircommunities.NumbersthatMatteraimedtodesignmoremeaningfulwaysofaccessingandbuildingwiththatdata-notlimitedtodesigningforthetecheliteofearlyadoptersandinsteadrespondingtotheday-to-dayneedsandconcernsofalocality.TheNumbersThatMatterprojectheldaHackathoninMarch2014.Thewinnerofthishackathon,withfinancialandbusinessdevelopmentsupportfromTheCreativeExchange,wentontofoundastartupcompanyMadeWithGlovedevelopingheatedglovewearabledevices,andwasshortlistedforThePitchtop100,Britain’sbiggestsmallbusinesscompetition.http://www.thepitch.uk/shortlist/made-with-glove-ltd/220.Afterreceivinga£5,000innovationvoucherfromInnovateUKtoconductpre-feasibilitystudies,thecompanyfounderMichelleHuaisnowapplyingfortheSMARTfundingthroughInnovateUKandhopestolaunchacommercialproductduring2016.“CreativeExchangehavebeenverysupportiveinprogressingmyideatoprototypestage.Whilethefundingitselfwastobringanideatoprototypestage,Ihavereceivedmorethanaprototypewhichhasaddedgreatvaluetomybusiness.Thevalue,Ibelieve,hasbeeninmakingtherightconnectionsandmeetingtherightpeopletosupportmybusiness.Thisissoimportantineveryentrepreneur’sjourney.IwasinvitedtoattendandexhibitmyprototypeatthePrimeConferenceattheRoyalInstitutionofGreatBritain.Iwasinspiredbyallthespeakersandmadevaluableconnectionswithpeoplefromtheindustry.IwasalsoinvitedtoattendtheAHRCandInnovateUKmeetinginLondontodiscusswaysinwhichAHRCandInnovateUKcanhavebetterrelationshipsandhowInnovateUKcanbetterserviceitscustomers.Wealsoaddressedthechallengesofsmallandmicrobusinesses'accesstoInnovateUK.Beingastartupentrepreneur,itwasveryinterestinglearningabouttheissuesoffundingfromthefunder’sperspective.IwasinvitedtoshowcasemyprototypeattheInnovateUKexhibitionatOldBillingsgateinLondonwithover2000internationaldelegates,providingmewithmanyopportunitiesformybusiness.Thesupportalongthewayfromtheteamhasbeeninvaluable,answeringquestionsinrelationtofunding,businessideas,modelsandintroducingmetonetworksofcontactsaswellasdiscussingandbrainstormingideas.IthasbeenapositiveexperienceandIamgratefulforthesupport.”MichelleHua


Lara Salinas’ PhD Journey (section 7)

TheopportunitytoworkondigitalcultureR&DprojectsatTheCreativeExchangehasnotonlybeenagreatlearningopportunity,butaprivilegedpositiontobeasadoctoralcandidate.ThroughtheseactionresearchprojectsIhavegainedexperiencebuildingandworkinginpartnershipwithcreativecompanies,localauthorities,citizensandacademicsfromabroadrangeofdisciplines;creatingavaluableandextensivehumannetwork.TheCreativeExchangehasprovidedtheconditionsformetodevelopasolidinterdisciplinarypractice,exploresynergieswithotherdisciplines,andexpandmydiscoursearoundsociallyresponsivedesignthroughtheclusterPublicServiceInnovationandDemocracy.CollaborativeR&Dprojectscarriedoutunderthiscluster,especiallywithvariouslocalgovernmentsinareasconcerningthebuiltenvironment,haveshapednotonlymydoctoralresearchbutalsomycareer.TheexperiencegainedworkingondigitalcultureR&D,applyingresearchthroughdesignandparticipatoryactionresearch,creativefacilitationandnovelformsofknowledgeexchange,awarenessoftheimportanceofdeliveringimpact,theprovenabilitytocommunicatesuccessfullywithabroadrangeofaudiences,andtheexperienceworkingwithpublicsectorhavebeendecisivetocontinuemycareerasEarlyCareerResearcheronServiceDesignatCentralSaintMartins,UniversityoftheArtsLondon,UALDESISLabatthePublicCollaborationLab.ThePublicCollaborationLabprojectisaone-yearAHRCfundedresearchprojectinpartnershipwiththeLondonBoroughofCamdenwhereIinvestigatecollaborationsbetweendesignHigherEducationInstitutionsandlocalauthoritiesindesignforservices.ThepositionbuildsuponmyexperienceatTheCreativeExchange,forcuttingedgedesignHEworkingincollaborationwithlocalgovernment,suchasLancasterUniversity,aretheobjectofourresearch.TheCreativeExchangehasalsogivenmyworkvisibilitythathascontributedtosecurecommissionsandconsultationswithseverallocalauthoritiesregardingcreativeengagementandconsultationactivities.Finally,digitalcultureR&Dprojectshavebecometheseedforfutureprojectsconcerningtherelationbetweendigitaldataandeverydaylifeinpublicservices.

Walk in the Park (section 7)

TheWalkintheParkprojectbroughttogetherpersonaldataSMEMydex,UniversityofSouthamptoncomputerscientistMaxVanKleek,andRCACXPhDresearcherBenDaltontoexplorethecreationofa'commons'aroundshareabledata,anditspotentialforinteraction,serendipity,mapping,storytelling,knowledgeexchangeandotherhumanbehaviours.TheprojectsoughttoexplorethequestionofhowdigitalcommunalspacecouldbewoveninanewWeb,wherepeopleownandcontroltheirdataandtheir


interactionswithothers.Theprojectappropriatedthemetaphorofaparkasamodelforsuchapublicspace,definedbylocalrules,wherebehaviourisbroadly-speakingsocially-determinedandwhichisgenerallyseenasaplaceforrecreationandrelaxationwithfriends,familyoralone–butalwaysamongstothers,andwiththepossibilityofestablishingnewtiesbyserendipitouslycrossingpathswithsomeoneyoudon’tyetknowwell.Duringtheprojectasetoftoolswasdevelopedtooperateondatacapturedfrompeople’sindividualjourneysthroughdigitalmediaontheweb,whichweretestedinacollaborative‘fieldtrial’workshopcontext.Theprojectbuiltonexistingpersonaldataprojects,creatingenhancementsforMydex’spersonaldatastoreplatformandtheINDXpersonaldatastore,developedbytheUniversityofSouthamptonaspartofalargerEPSRCfundedproject‘SOCIAM-thetheoryandpracticeofSocialMachines’.Theseenhancementscapturedpeople’sjourneysthroughspecificcontent,e.g.URLhistories,bookmarks,annotationsandsnippets,andprototypednewvisualisationandcurationtoolsrelevanttothesepersonaldatastoreplatforms.Thepersonaldatastoreplatformenhancementswerediscussedduringaweek-longworkshopheldattheRCA,whichbroughttheprojectteamtogetherwithdesignandvisualthinkerstoexploreconceptsassociatedwiththedesignanduseofpersonaldatastores.Inevaluatingtheimpactoftheproject,Mydexcommentedthat:“AWalkintheParkwasanentirelyalternativeusecaseforthetypeofdataweenvisionedhumanbeingscollectinginpersonaldatastores.Ittooktheideaofhowthisdatamightbeusedforwardanotherlevel.”“Fromanentrepreneurialperspectiveitprovidedaleftfieldviewofhowpersonaldatacouldbeusedtoaugmenthumanendeavour,understandingandenjoyment.”“Theideaofrecordingadigitaljourneyandcombiningitwithotherpeople'sexperienceswasexactlythesortofstepwehadplanned,asacommunityinterestcompany,toaddvaluetoourservicesbygivingpeopletheabilitytocapture,organise,analyseandredistributedata.”AnassociatedCXprojectNewCloudAtlas(http://newcloudatlas.org)wasalsodevelopedasanoutcomeoftheWalkintheParkproject.TheAtlaswasdevelopedbyCXPhDstudentBenDalton,geospatialdeveloperTimWaters,andthedesignandresearchstudioofAmberFrid-JimenezandJoeDahmen.TheAtlasmapseachwarehousedatacentre,Internetexchange,connectingcableandswitchofphysicalsignificanceintheoperationofthecloudinaglobaleffortforeveryonetoseeanduseinanopenandaccountableway.


Cold Sun (section 10)

ColdSunpresentsplayerswithafuturisticworldimpactedbyclimatechange,thenarrativeisbasedontheInternationalPanelforClimateChangereport2014andthegameisinfluencedbyrealworldweathereventsderivedfromtheplayer'slocation.Thepremiseofthegamewascreatedthroughaseriesofparticipatorydesignworkshopsinwhichdesigners,gamedevelopers,researchersandclimatescientistssharedideasandinterdisciplinaryknowledge.Theprototypehasproducedanumberofjointresearchpapersfromtheteamandthegamedevelopmentcompanywhowasaprojectpartnerisseekingsupporttotakethegametofullproduction.ThepartnerswhoworkedonthisprojectincludedMudlark(afull-servicedigitalproductagencycreatingplayfulexperiencesacrossdata,gamedesignandstorytelling)DrPaulCoultonofLancasterUniversity(ProfessorofSpeculativeandGameDesign),DrRobToulsonofAngliaRuskinUniversity(specialisingindigitalinnovation),ZoeJaquesofAngliaRuskinUniversity(LecturerinChildren’sLiterature),DrCandiceHowarthofAngliaRuskinUniversityattheGlobalSustainabilityInstitute(ResearcherinSustainabilityandClimateChange).

AlsoinvolvedintheprojectwasRachelJacobs,oneofthefoundersofandaconsultantforMudlark,whowasworkingtowardsherPhDduringtheprojectandisnowapart-timeImpactFellowattheMixedRealityLab/Horizon,UniversityofNottingham.Herresearchisexploringartistsusingscientificdataaspartoftheirartspractices.FourCXdoctoralresearchersalsoworkedontheproject.DanBurnettdescribestheinterdisciplinarynatureoftheprojectasfollows:“WecombinedtherealworldclimatechangedatafromAngliaRuskinwiththebranchingnarrativewrittenbyMudlark.ThisprovidedagreatopportunitytobringtogetherthescientificnatureofthedatawiththeartthatisthestorytoproduceaplausiblefutureworldwhereinColdSunisbased”


Polyphonic Futures (section 10)

ThePolyphonicFuturesprojectbringstogetherworld-leadingresearchintothedigitalpossibilitiesofthebiopolymersilk,developedbyProfessorFiorenzoOmenettoandtheSilkLabatTuftsUniversityBoston,softwaredevelopmentexpertiseinthecomputationaldepictionofbiomaterialsdevelopedbyDrDerekHuntleyattheImperialCollegeLondonCentreforBioinformatics,andspeculativeandcommunicationdesignresearchdevelopedbyCXPhDresearcherVeronicaRannerattheRoyalCollegeofArt.Theprojectfocusesontheproductionofadigital‘silklibrary’platformtoaggregate,visualiseandsharediverseviewsfromscientificexpertsandpublicparticipantsonthebio-digitalmaterialsilkanditspotentialimpactonsocietyandself.ThroughaseriesofinterdisciplinaryworkshopsorganisedwithUKcommissioningbodytheArtsCatalyst,theprojectisdevelopingthedigital‘silklibrary’platformtocontextualiseandinformscientificresearchandcreatearts-scienceknowledgeexchangeandtransmission.Theinterdisciplinaryworkshopsthemselvesemployarangeofnewformats,methodsandtoolsdevelopedbyRannerthroughresearchresidenciesattheTuftsUniversitySilkLab.Theworkshopsfocusoncollaborativelyexploringthepotentialofreverseengineeredsilk,aprocesscurrentlyconfinedtoscientificresearchlaboratories.Takingthebodyasasiteforinvestigation,workshopparticipantswereaskedtoconsiderthemselvesaslivingassembliesthatcouldbehacked,enhancedandpatchedintousingbio-digitalmaterials.Activitiesinvolvedmaterialexperimentscombinedwithanarrativedesignprocesstospeculateonpossiblefutureapplicationsofsilk.OrganisedinLondonandZurichwiththeArtsCatalyst,theUniversityofGreenwichandresearchersattheZurichUniversityoftheArts,theworkshopshaveinformedboththeproductionofthedigital‘silklibrary’platform,andthedevelopmentofaninternationalinterdisciplinarycommunityofinterest/practice.Aplannedsymposiumwillconcludetheprojectwiththelaunchandevaluationofthedigital‘silklibrary’platforminMay2016.Byestablishingadigitalplatformtosupportnovelarts-sciencetransmissionconcepts,methodsandoutcomes,theprojectprovidesopportunitiesfortheArtsCatalysttodevelopanovelmodelforfurtheringart/sciencecollaboration.ItalsoprovidesopportunitiesfortheArtsCatalysttoactivate,visualiseandarchiveparticipationthroughwideningaccessintothedigitalrealm.Thedigital‘silklibrary’platformandworkshoptoolswillbetransferrabletootherbiomaterialcontextsinthefuture.Thedigitaltoolsdevelopedduringtheprojectalsoprovideopportunitiesforinformingcutting-edgebiotechnologyresearchthathasyettobecomprehensivelyinterfacedwithsociety.Assuchitalsoservesasatestbedtowidenpotentialtechnologicaltrajectoriesfordigitalsilkitself.


Playful Narrative Realms (section 10)

InPlayfulNarrativeRealms,EnglishHeritage,aProfessorof18thCenturyStudies,aninteriordesignacademic,andtwogames/interactiondesignersdevisedTheWildManGamethatencouragedfamiliestore-imagineanemptyheritagesite.ThecollaborativedesignofthisiOSAppdrewuponthevariedexpertiseofprojectpartners(includingchildren’sliterature,thehistoryandspatialcharacteristicsoftheheritagesite,andresearchintodesigningforplay)andproducednewknowledgeofhowtoengagefamiliesandchildreninheritage(asthosetypicallydifficulttoreach)viacollective,imaginativeplay.Thismultidisciplinaryprojecthasenabledallparticipantstodevelopnewwork:• TheprojectisenablingEnglishHeritageto“formulatefuturestrategiesonthe

useoftechnologyasameansofencouragingsitevisits,ofdeliveringcontentandofbroadeningtheexperienceoftheheritagevisit”(KevinBooth,SeniorCuratorNorth)

• “Thedevelopmentprocessthatwentintoproducingtheapp,includingheritageprofessionals,academicsfromanumberofdisciplines,CXpersonnel,andmembersofthepublicprovidedamarvellousdemonstrationofco-designresearchmethodsinaction,andledtoaproductthatwastechnologicallyinnovativeatthesametimeasitwasattentivetothehistoryoftheplaceinwhichitwasembedded,thelogisticallimitationsofafragilehistoricenvironmentandremotesite,andthewishesofitsusers.Thewholeprojecthasinspiredmetodevelopsuchresearchfurther,andIamplanninganew,muchlargerprojectwhichwilltakewhatwelearnedfromBelsayHallanddevelopitinarangeofdifferentheritagecontexts”(MatthewGrenby,ProfessorofEighteenthCenturyStudies)

• TheWildManGameaddstoCXPhDGavinWood’sexpertiseindesigningplayfuldigitaltechnology,whichheissharingviaparticipationin‘hackathons’andothercollaborativeprojects,forexamplehiscollaborationontheEyeResonatordigitalartworkledtopresentationstoKoreanresearchersandindustryexpertsaspartofaBritishEmbassy-supportedKEnetworkinSeriousGames&Gamification.TheWildManGameusedcombinationsofiPhone/iPadmotion,location,visualandaudiosensorsingameplayandGavinhasadaptedthiscodeinapelvic-floorexerciseapp(bestpaperACMSIGCHI2016)andmadeitavailabletoothersoftwaredevelopers.

PublicityontheWildManGame(RegionalNewsArticle)hasalsoledtonewmultidisciplinaryprojects,includingtheSoundSpacescollaborationwithmusichistorianMagnusWilliamson.


Acknowledgements

TheCXprojectwouldliketothankmembersoftheLeadershipBoardJohnHowkins(Howkins&Associates),RichardHarper(SocialShapingResearchLtd),JohnKingsbury(KTN),GezO’Brien(StardotStar),BillThompson(BBC),andAdrianWoolard(BBC),fortheircontinuedsupportandadvicethroughouttheentireperiodofCX.TheCXwouldalsoliketothankallthecompaniesandacademicswhoenabledustocreateadynamicandvibrantKnowledgeExchangeHubandtheideas,products,andservicesthatresulted.TheCreativeExchangeacademicswouldliketoacknowledgethecentralroleoftheKnowledgeExchangeAssociates,theProjectManager(PamelaAllen)andtheamazingPhDstudentsthatcontributedtothecoreactivitiesofthehub.Finallywe’dliketothanktheAHRCandtheODGfortheinitialfundingandongoingsupportthroughouttheproject.


15. Appendix A: Projects

CX Projects

TITLE LEADINSTITUTION

PARTNERORGANISATIONS

SUMMARYDESCRIPTION

AWalkinthePark

RCA RoyalCollegeofArt,UniversityofSouthampton,Mydex

Thisprojectexploredthecreationofacommonsaroundanewclassofshareabledata–self-observed/self-curatedjourneysortrailsthroughdigitalmedia–andthepotentialwithinitforinteraction,serendipity,mapping,storytelling,knowledgetransferandotherhumanbehaviours.Therawdatafromwhichthesetrailsareconstructedisfamiliar:bookmarks,tags,URLsandbrowsinghistories.Whatisnovelistheabilityoftheindividualtocapture,visualise,curate,createandshareentirelynewconstructsfromtheirowndigitaltrailsinwaysthatbegintodefineanewpublicspace.Theprojectbuiltonexistingpersonaldataprojects,creatingenhancementsforMydex’spersonaldatastoreplatformandtheINDXpersonaldatastore,developedbytheUniversityofSouthamptonaspartofalargerEPSRCfundedproject‘SOCIAM-thetheoryandpracticeofSocialMachines’.

AgeingPlayfully

Lancaster LancasterUniversity,AgeUK

ThisprojectinvolvedworkshopswithintheAgeUKLancashireCommunity(withpeopleattheearlystagesofDementia,theircaregiversandAgeUK)withtheaimtoempowerworkshopparticipantstobecomingdesignersthemselves.Throughanumberofcreativeandplayfulactivitiesworkshopparticipantssharedtheiraspirations,needsandexperiencesand(withthehelpofdesignersfromtheUniversity)cameupwithideastocreateplansormodels(prototypes)oftheseideas.Inafollow-upstageoftheproject,theseideasandprototypeswerethentakenforwardbytheresearchprojectteamandrealised,andgivenbacktoworkshopparticipantstobeiterativelytestedsharingfeedbackinordertoimprovethem

AlphaProcurement

Lancaster UniversityofDundee,Swirrl,Snook,Infonomics,Stardotstar,GlasgowSchoolofArt,LancasterUniversity

Thisprojectexploreddigitalsolutionsforcreativeservicestoenterpublicsectorprocurement.Theprojectexaminedcurrentprocurementmethodsanddevelopedadigitaltoolkit,proposingnewmodelsforpublicsectorprocurementtousewhenworkingwithcreativeanddigitalservicesandallowingforagile,innovativecommissioning.

AppMovement

Newcastle NewcastleUniversity Thisprojectexplorednewterritoryindigitalpublicspacesandhowtheshiftfrompublicconsultationinthedevelopmentofservicestopubliccommissioningofservicescouldbemadetangibleviaawebplatform.Theresultingplatform"AppMovement,"turnsthetypicalmodelofsmartphoneappdevelopmentonitshead.Rathersoftwarecompaniesinstigatingthedevelopment


ofApps,peoplecometogethertoproposeanddesigntheirownapps,whicharethendevelopedbythesystem.AppMovementdevelopedfromanothercommunity-ledAppdevelopedinNewcastle:Feedfinder,whichwasbuiltinresponsetonewmothers’needstofindandsharepublicspacestobreastfeed.Viaawebsite,AppMovementmakesthecollectivecommissioningofsmartphoneAppsavailabletoanyone,freeofcharge.Todate,thishasincludedAppsforratingdementia-friendlycafés,housinglandlords,andsafeareasforflyingpersonalcameradrones.

BeingThere(CheshireEast)

Lancaster LancasterUniversity,UCLAN,CheshireEastCouncil

ThisprojectinvolvedCreativeExchangeworkingwiththedeliveryteamfromCheshireEastReflects(alargerprojecttocommemoratetheFirstWorldWar)andanacademicworkingintheareaofmemorializinghistorytodevelopacollectionofexplorativedesignsthatilluminateafutureartistbrief.Itexploredhowdigitaltechnologieswithanemphasisondigital/physicalinteractionscanbeusedtoengagethepublicwithalternativewarstories,supportedbyaworkwiththehistorianlookingatlocalarchivesandmuseumartifacts,to(re)representnarrativesofheritageandhistory.Thisprojectwillbeusedinthisinstancetodevelopguidelinesforlocalcouncilswishingtocommissionartiststodeliver(digital/physical)participatoryexperiencearoundtheFirstWorldWar.

Blockanomics Lancaster LancasterUniversity,UniversityofCumbria,OurLife

Canwebuildabridgebetweenthe‘digitalpublicspaces’oftwodifferentcommunities;thoseofthedecisionmakersinpublicserviceandgameplayingyoungpeople?Canweuseaplatformlikeminecrafttoenablerealone-to-oneengagementwithcitypolicymaking?Canwedevelopminecrafttoolsandprotocolstofacilitatedeliberativeparticipationwithinalocallytailoredminecraftworld?Bycreatingaprototypeinfrastructurethatcombinestheminecraftplatform,awebsiteandassociatedmediatogetherwithpolicyintegrationatalocallevelwithourhostcouncil(Carlislecitycouncil),wewillcreateandtesttheassumptionthatusingdemocratictoolsandconceptswithinminecraftcanmakeadifferencetoYPsperceptionandunderstandingoflocaldemocracy,andequallyexposepolicymakerstoarealisticdemocraticvoiceoutsidetheparametersoftraditionalrepresentation.Theprototypewillresultinalocallytailorableopen-sourcebasecodeforcreatingtheminecraftplatformwithinauserslocalarea.Thiswillincludearepresentativecity,completewitharangeofhousing,localservices(hospital,policestationetc)andlocaldemocraticinstitutionsietownhall,bank.Itwillalsoincludetheabilitytoalterglobalfactorsinthegamesuchasrent,taxandenactspecificscenariostothelocalareaie.costofcaretotheelderlybyincreasesby


20%andhasimplicationsonotherservices.ThisprojecthasadditionalfundingfromtheNominetTrust.

Blooddatavisualisation(Kendal)

Lancaster LancasterUniversity,NHS

TheprojectisfocuseduponexploringthequestionofeffectiveKnowledgeTransferandKnowledgeExchangeinrelationtothehowdataispresentedtopatientsonanonlineplatform.Theproject’simmediateobjectiveistoexploreandevaluatedifferentcreativeoptionsforimprovinghowdataisvisualizedinsupportofpatientengagementandunderstanding.ThisobjectivereflectthepropositionborneoutofJeremyDavenport'sexperiencethatthecurrentpresentationofdatacanbeimproved(i.e.thatthecurrentvisualizationmaybeabarriertoknowledgesharing).Atastrategiclevel,theprojectwillidentifyfactorsthatcontributetosuccessfulknowledgeexchange/sharingoutcomesinrelationtothesekeymetrics.Specifically,thepatientsawarenessoftheirownbloodlevelsofphosphateandpotassiumandwhethertheselevelsarewithintheacceptablerangefortheirhospital.Apatient’sawarenessandunderstandingofthisinformationprovidesthebasisfordiscussion,guidance,negotiationandcollaborationbetweenthepatientandthedietitianinexploringactionthatcanbetakentohelpimproveanyadverseresults(thismaybebasedonbothdietandmedication).Afurtherdimensionoftheprojectwillbetoexplorecreativesolutionsforgeneratingdigitalspaceswhichprovidetheopportunityforpatientstoprovidefeedbackonhow“theyarefeeling”,bothphysicallyandmentallyatdifferentpointsinthedialysiscycle.ThisfeedbackloopiscurrentlylackingwithinthePatientViewplatformandhasbeencitedbymedicalstaffasanunderdevelopedareaofrenalcare.

BrettonBuzz RCA Tableflip,RoyalCollegeofArt,ManchesterUniversity,UniversityofCentralLancashire,RoyalSocietyfortheencouragementofArts,ManufacturesandCommerce,DepartmentforCommunitiesandLocalGovernment

ThisprojectdevelopedandtestedthepotentialofLocalNets,aninnovativesocialmediadigitalanalyticstoolcreatedbyCXPhDresearcherJimmyTideytodrivecommunityactionandpromotethetakeupofcommunityrights.WorkingwiththeDepartmentforCommunitiesandLocalGovernment(DCLG),theRoyalSocietyfortheEncouragementofArts,ManufacturesandCommerce(RSA)andsoftwaredevelopmentcompanyTableFlip,theprojectusedtheapptostageaseriesofinterventionstoimprovelowcommunityrightsuptakeintheBrettonparishofPeterborough.TheRSAhaspioneeredtheuseofofflinesocialnetworkanalysisasameansofachievingsocialpolicyoutcomesbyanalysingpeople’ssocialrelationshipsandseeinghowtheyimpactonwellbeing,lifesatisfactionandotherlifeoutcomes.However,thisapproachisresourceintensive;theLocalNetstoolautomatedthe


processofcommunityassetdiscoverytohelpcommunity-focusedorganisationsidentifyandunderstandcommunityconcernsandissuesmoreefficiently.

BundlePublishingPlatform

RCA RoyalCollegeofArt Thepremiseofbundlepublishingistoselectacollectionofdigitalcontentandthenpublishitonaspecificdateasasingle,largefile.ItisinspiredinpartbytheHumbleIndieBundleinitiativeofgamedistribution.Itdrawsonthelanguageoftraditionalmediadistributionmodelssuchasjournals,compilationalbumsandmagazines,andsitsatoddswiththecurrenttrendforconstantlyupdating,livestreamingmediaoftwitterfeedsandonlinevideo.Themotivationforconsideringthepotentialofbundlepublishingstemsfromspecificrequirementsinsupportoftoolsforanonymisedpseudonymity,butgrowstosuggestabroaderdomainofdigitaldistribution,andmodelforinteractionwithindigitalpublicspace.

Chattr Lancaster DundeeUniversity,KimchiandChips,FutureEverything,UniversityofDundee,RoyalCollegeofArt,LancasterUniversity

Spokenconversationswhichoccurinpublicspacesarerecorded,transcribed,andpublishedasindelibletextontheinternet.Theprojecthighlightsthegapbetweenattitudestoprivacyindigitalandphysicalspaces.ItinvestigateswhetheraDataUsePolicycanbeacceptableinexchangeforrealworldsocialsettings,andrecordstheattitudesofpeopleastheirspokenwordsbecomeashareable,mineabledatasetuniquelyidentifiedasaURL.

ColdSun Lancaster AngliaRuskin,AngliaRuskinUniversity,Mudlark,LancasterUniversity

Thisprojectwasahighly-interdisciplinarycollaboration,anddevelopedAmobilegamedesignedtoeducateaboutclimatechangeusingrealworldweatherdata.Thegameisinfluencedbythephysicalenvironmentoftheplayer,connectingphysicalanddigitalexperiences.

CommunityDataJournalism

RCA Changify/DesignforSocialChange,GraphicDigitalAgency,RoyalCollegeofArt

Thisprojectdevelopedtoolsandexperiencesforcitizenstomodelthehiddenandvisibledataintheirneighbourhood,creatingbottom-upsolutionsandchallengingtop-downlocalregenerationplans.Aseriesofcrowd-poweredworkshops,walks,performancesandtalkswereheldinapop-upideaslabandhubforsocialchangethatwasestablishedfortheproject.ExamininglearningtoolslikeGoogleSketchupandArduino,theeventsfocusedonthephysicalmodellingofpersonalsocialnetworks,thecreationofalternativetransportplans,mappingthefutureoflocalservices,andcreatingstoriesfromurbandata.

DepartmentofHiddenStories

Newcastle TheCommonPeople,NewcastleUniversity

Thisprojectexploredhowmobilegamescanbeusedtoencourageinteractionwithbooksandlibraries.Theprojectinvolvedthedevelopmentofagameandmobileapplicationthatchallengedplayerstofindbookswithdefinedthemesandthreadtheirownnarrativesthroughthebookstheyfind.Themobileapprecordedthesestories


andattachedthemtoindividualbooksusingbarcodes.Ratherthanattemptingtoencouragereadingdirectly,thegameenabledchildrentoserendipitouslyencounterbooksthatcatchtheirattentionthroughexploringthelibrary.

DigitalFictionFactory

Lancaster LancasterUniversity,TheFictionFactory,Atomhawk

ThispilotprojectbetweenLancasterUniversity,TheDigitalFictionFactoryandanumberofSMEsfromtheNorthofEnglanddeliveredthreeprototypedevelopmentsforBBCLearning.AttheheartofeachprototypeisaninnovativedigitalformatthatdrawsonexistingBBCassetstounlockstoriesandengageaudiencesinaninspirationallearningjourneythatbeginswithtelevision.Theprojectexploredtheopportunitiestheseformatsofferforwritersandnarrativeforms.

Emoto Lancaster DundeeUniversity,Truth&BeautyOperations

TheemotoprojectcapturesandvisualisestheexcitementaroundLondon2012.ThisisawholenewwaytoexperienceandmakesenseofthepulseoftheOlympicGames.emotocapturesandvisualisestheglobalresponsearoundtheLondon2012OlympicGamesonTwitterinaninteractiveonlinevisualisationandphysicaldatasculpture.Aseventsunfold,emotoprocessesglobaltwitterdataandanalysesthemessagesforcontentandemotionaltone,whichisthenfedbacktotheviewerprovidinggreaterinsightinreal-time.AftertheGames,aphysicaldatasculptureattheCulturalOlympiadclosingeventprovidesatrulyuniqueinteractivearchiveoftheonlineresponsetoLondon2012.Basedonanalysisofapprox.12.5millionTwittermessages,emotopresentedboththebigpicture,theworldfromabove,aswellastheintimateandpersonaldetailsenablingtheviewertozoomrightintospecificdetail.ThedynamicnatureofevolvingnewsstorieswithintheOlympicGamescouldbefollowedonlineviaemoto,providinggreaterinsightinreal-timeandanalternativeperspectivetothatfoundinstandard(egTV)sportmediacoverage,orintheliveexperienceforfans.CreatedbyMoritzStefaner,DrewHemmentandStudioNAND,emotoisaFutureEverythingprojectfortheLondon2012FestivalandCulturalOlympiadintheNorthwest

ErithPark:WalktheTalk

Newcastle NewcastleUniversity,OrbitHousingAssociation,MicrosoftResearch,Cambridge

CXPhDClaraCrivellarocollaboratedwithLondon-basedhousingassociation,OrbitandMicrosoftResearchacademicAlexTaylortosupportresidentsofthehousingassociationinmakingtheirowndigitalwalkingtoursfeaturingstoriesandanecdotesabouteverydaylifeinErithPark/LarnerRoad.Thelocalareahassufferedfromhighdeprivationwithseveralsocialissuesincludinghealthandcrimeformanyyears,andiscurrentlyundergoingregeneration.Theresidentswouldliketocreatewalksaroundtheyeartoestablishaconnectionwithnewresidentsandbetweenthepastandfutureofthearea.


GoodDayatWork

Lancaster Robertson-Cooper,LancasterUniversity,UCLAN

Thisprojectcreatedamobileapplicationtoascertainpeoples’wellbeinginrelationtoothersusingpartoftheRobertsonCooperGoodDayatWorkevaluation.Abespoke‘GoodDayatWork’applicationwasdeveloped,providinginnovativewaysfortheusertoentertheirdata.Theapplicationprovidedascoreandconciseevaluationalongsidetheoptionofpurchasingafullreportviainapppurchase.

HybridLives RCA BossonsGroup,SwanseaMetropolitanUniversity,Unwork,RoyalCollegeofArt

HybridLivesexploredeffectsofrapidchangeindigitaltechnologyonwaysinwhichworkinglifeisbeingtransformed,resultingintheinstallationofafree,publicco-workingspaceatFACTLiverpool.Inanalways-oncultureofInternet-connectedobjects,smartphonesand24-houremailtraffic,thisprojectexaminedthetransformativeimpactofdigitaltechnologyontypesofwork,workingpractices,workplacesandofficeenvironments.

Indiedata Lancaster IndieOS,LSE,HopeLondon(SoleTrader),LancasterUniversity

Theindiedatamovementisareactiontotheincreasingcommodificationofpersonaldatabytechnologycompanies.Itrecognizesthattheresponseofthetechliteratetothisproblemhasbeentobuildcryptographicplatformsthatareinaccessibleto‘normal’people.HighlightingthedisparitybetweenthedesignedexperienceofAppleversustheopensource'designbycommunity'approachofandroid.IndieOS&Indiephonerespondstotheideaofamissing4thquadrantoftechnology-experienceledopen-whichembedsdesignthinkingandvaluesintoaco-designproductionmodelandethos.Ineffect,theprojectseekstochangetheworldbyenablingparticipationinaconsumerfacingfullyopensourceproduct,and'proving'amodeofbusinessthatdoesn'texploituserdataoranadvertisingmodel.Researchwillbegathereddirectlyfromwithinthecompanyasweworkwiththem&otherstoproducethefirstiterationoftheirprototypephone&OS,exploringnotionsofprivacy,ethicsanddesignprocesses.Asanoutputfromthisproject,agraphicnovelwillbeproducedexploringdesignfictionalnarrativesoffutureswithandwithoutsuchinterventions,whichaimstoincreasepublicawarenessofandengagementwiththeplatformandphone.

InsideOpera(ParticipatoryProductionTechnologies)

Newcastle UniversityofHull,Co-Opera,NewcastleUniversity

Thisprojectexploredthedifferentvaluesofprofessionalandgrass-rootsvideoproductionviatheproductionoftwoshortvideodocumentariesoftheLondon-basedoperacompany,Co-OperaCo.’sproductionofTheMikado.Aprofessionalproductionteam(RedHavocMedia)madeoneofthesedocumentaries,andateamcomprisingmembersoftheCo-OperaCo.communityincludingtheartisticdirectors,singersandtechnicalstaffmadetheother.


Interglacial/Erratics

Newcastle ThePacittiCompany,NewcastleUniversity

AspartofthePacittiCompanies2014UNLOCKEDprogramme,Prof.JohnBowersandCXPhDstudentTimShawwereinvitedtorespondtoanumberofartefactsfromthenaturalhistorycollectionatIpswichMuseum.Usingtheartefactsasartisticmaterialswedesignedanddevelopedanumberofsonicinstrumentsandusedformsofdatasonificationtocreateamulti-channelsoundandimageinstallation.Theartworkdirectlyrespondedtolocallyfoundartefacts,includinga330millionyeartreeroot,afossilisedelephantsearandanumberofNeolithictoolssuchasspearandarrowheads.ThisworkwaspublishedintheproceedingsattheconferenceforNewInterfacesforMusicalExpression(NIME)in2014(http://nime2014.org/proceedings/papers/429_paper.pdf).TheknowledgeexploredduringthisprojecthasinformedaprincipledefinedasPublicMaking.

LancasterArtsattheStorey:21stCenturyArtsCentre

Lancaster LancasterArts,LancasterUniversity

ThecentralLancasterArts(LA)question‘Whatisa21stCenturyArtCentre?’hasledtoLAprogrammeinitiativesthatconsiderboththephysicalanddigitalpublicspaceBringingstakeholders,localartscompanies,associateartistsandartssectorexpertisetogetherwithacademicsandresearchersfromLancasterUniversityandthewiderHEIsector,aonedaysymposiumeventwillusedesign-ledapproachestoworkshopandsuggestsustainablepathwaystore-invigoratethevisualanddigitalartsecologyinthecity.TheeventwillbeheldatandhaveaspecificfocusontheStoreyInstituteinLancastercitycentre.Abuildingwithalongstandingroleinthedevelopmentofvisualanddigitalartsecologieswhichuntil2012housedtheStoreyGalleryandfolly(DigitalArts).Theeventwillfocusonrecommendationsforhowitmightbecomemoreusefulandforwardthinkinginthisrespectasacentreofexcellence–asa21stCenturyArtCentre.ThiswillleadtorecommendationstobothArtsCouncilEnglandandLancasterCityCouncilwithregardstheStoreyvenueandcatalysinggrowthinvisualanddigitalartsecologiesintheregion

NHSBirminghamSouthCentralClinicalCommissioningGroupDigitalParticipation

RCA RoyalCollegeofArt,Tableflip,NHSBirminghamSouthCentralClinicalCommissioningGroup,CitizenEngagementConsultant

ThisprojectfocusesonthedevelopmentoftheLocalnets.orgTwitter-basedpublicconsultationsoftwaretoolcreatedbyCXPhDresearcherJimmyTideyanditsapplicationtogatherpublicopiniononhowlocalNHSservicesshouldbedelivered.TheprojectaimstosupporttheBirminghamSouthCentralClinicalCommissioningGroup's(CCG)CitizensGroup,anewlyformedgroupofsixcitizens,ingatheringopinionfromBirminghamcitizenstomakerecommendationstotheCCGregardingimprovementstohealthservices,informedbythefeedbacktheyhavegatheredfromcitizens.ThesoftwarewillmapoutlocalTwitter


activityinBirmingham,withafocusonhealthrelatedtweets.Throughthisprocess,TwitteruserswhocanbeengagedinonlineconsultationwillbeidentifiedandgivenopportunitiestofeedbackontheirexperienceofhealthcareinBirmingham.

NearMiss Lancaster WestminsterUniversity,Goldsmiths,Blaze,TheBikeShow,LancasterUniversity

Thisprojectseekstocontributetoreducingthenumbersofnearmissesandrelatedincidentsexperiencedbycyclists,byimprovingknowledgeabout'nearmisses'(why,when,howoften,howtheyoccur,cruciallywhattheyfeellike,andhowtheycontributetorepresentationsofcycling).Theprojectwillencouragedebateabouthowtopreventthem,includinginfrastructural,behavioural,attitudinal,organisationalandtechnologicalchange.Contributionswillbesoughtfromacademics,policy-makers,practitioners(includingthoseinvolvedindrivertrainingandinfrastructureengineers),cyclistsandthebroaderpublic.Itusesacombinationofdatasources(primary/secondary/crowdsourced;qualitative/quantitative)tobuildstoriesandstatisticsaboutnearmisses,disseminatingthesetopolicy,practitionerandpublicaudiencesthroughpodcastingandradio,visualandonlinemedia,reports,andevents.Blaze.cciscontributing£5000ofmatchfundingtothisproject.

NearMiss2 Lancaster WestminsterUniversity,LondonSchoolofHygieneandTropicalMedicine

FollowupprojectfromNearMisstotakeitintoasecondyear.

NewsWhereYouAre

Newcastle NewcastleUniversity,BBC,UCLAN

Thisprojectexploredtheperceivedroleofcitizenjournalistswithinalargenewsorganisation,alongsideissuesfacedbyprofessionaljournalistswhensearchingforreliableandreputablelocalnewssources.Theprojectwasdevelopedasaresponsetothedeclineoflocalnewspapersandtheever-increasingcitizenjournalismmovementaswellastheBBC’sagendaofrepresentingalllicensepayers.Theincreaseincitizen-ledjournalismanduser-generatedcontentisstilltobefullyembracedbylargenationalnewsorganisations.

NumbersThatMatter

Lancaster TanDot,UniversityofDundee,LancasterUniversity,FutureEverything

NumbersthatMatterexploredpeople’swellbeingandunderstandingofdatabyco-designingwearableopen-datadevices.Participantworkshopsprovidedopportunitiesforindividualstodefinemeaningindata,whilesimultaneouslyincreasingawarenessofcivicorsocietalissues.Theaimoftheprojectistodevelopinsightsaroundcivicintereststhathaveabespokeindividualandmeaningfulresonance,withtheintentiontoinformandpotentialtoinfluencebehaviourthroughthecreationanduseofabespokewearabledevice.Theprojectincludedahackathonwhichresultedinavarietyofwearabledevice


concepts,andthewinnerwasfundedforfieldtrialsresultinginproductdevelopmentandaspin-outcompany.

OnthePrecipice

Newcastle NewcastleUniversity,UniversityofHull,Modular,ISISArts

Thisprojectexploredthematerialisationofaudienceexperience,viathecreationofbespoketangiblesouvenirsthatexpressedvisitors’feedbackonavideo-basedartinstallation‘OnthePrecipice’.Theprojectdevisedagenerativesystemtoproducesouvenirsthatcomparedindividualandcollectiveexperiencesaccordingtoexitquestionnairescompletedbyvisitors.Theprojectexaminedwaysinwhichdigitallyfabricatedbespokesouvenirspromptaudiencestoreflectfurtheronexhibitioncontent,andprovideanalternativemeansofevaluatingartexhibitions.Inparticular,thisprocessprovedtoengageayoungeraudiencethatcontemporaryartsorganisationsoftenfinddifficulttoreach.

OpenPlanning

Lancaster LiverpoolUniversity,RedNinja,Stardotstar,LancasterUniversity,EngageLiverpool,LiverpoolCityCouncil

Thisprojectdevelopedanewdigitalportalforthepublictoengageinurbanplanningdecisions.Investigatingcurrentlimitationsassociatedwithengagingthepublicintheurbanplanningprocess,theprojectdevelopednewsystemsusingnarrativeprocessesanddigitaltechnologiessuchasvisualisationtobetterarticulateandunderstanddesignproposals.

Pathsofdesire

Lancaster ManchesterUniversity,UniversityofKent,ChasJacobs,LancasterUniversity

ThePathsofDesireprojectaimstodevelopadigitalmapthatchangeandadaptsaccordingtohowpeople(inourprototypetourists)movethroughthecity,usingtheirtracestodynamicallychangethevisualemphasisonthemapandhighlightareasthatarelessfrequentedbytouristsorthattheuserhasnotvisitedbefore.Thusweareinvestigatingmovingfromthecurrentdominanceofgeneralizablemaps,suchasthoseproducebyGoogle,todynamicthematicmapsthatcanbedesignedtoenhancetheexperienceoftheuser.

PerceptiveMedia

Lancaster BBCR&D,GlasgowSchoolofArt,LancasterUniversity,Mudlark

Traditionalmediasuchasradioandtelevisionhavebeenadaptedtoaudiences'increasinglysimultaneoususeofcommunicationstechnologiesbyincorporatingthemwithinprogramformats.Thequestionremainsofhowtheseformatswilladapttoaworldofhyper-connectivitywithinanInternetofThingsthatincludesperson-to-person,person-to-machineandmachine-to-machinecommunication.Thesescenariospresentnotonlychallengestointeractiondesignpracticesbutalsotothecreationofnewapproachestocontentproduction.Thisprojectwillconsiderthesenewinteractionmodalitiesanddemonstratesomeofthepossibilitiesprogrammakersmightconsiderindevelopingnewformsofstorytelling.TogetherwiththeBBCandSMEMudlark,aprototypehasbeendevelopedthat'reacts'totheaudienceandchangesthebroadcastaccordingly,bysensingtheenvironment.


PhysicalPlaylist

Lancaster BBCR&D,LancasterUniversity,MakieLab

‘Mixtapes’wereathingoflove,aphysicalobjectwhichpeoplewouldsharewithsignificantothersandfriendsaroundthem.Theywerenaturallyasocialobjectandhighlyrepresentativeofaperson’sidentity.Theknowledgeofeffortinvolvedbythegiverinselectingthesongsandhavingtositthrougheachonewasalsopartofthesymbolismforthereceiver.Objectscanbegeneratedandshapedfromandbythemediayou‘teach’them,orexistingobjectsyouplay(embed)mediainto.Thusthemodernmixtapecouldbecomealinkedseriesofsmallobjectslikeluckycharms,whicharephysicallyshareableinaformrepresentingthetrackstheycontain.Thisproject,workingwiththeBBC,designedandproducedprototypesofthephysicalplaylistbraceletsanda3Dprintedplayerdevice.

PlayfulNarrativeRealms

Newcastle NorthumbriaUniversity,EnglishHeritage,NewcastleUniversity

Thisprojectexploresthedesignofdigitaltechnologiesforexperiencesofplayinthepublicspaceofheritageorganisations,particularlyforchildrenandyoungpeoplewhodonottypicallyengagewithsuchplaces.Digitaltechnologiesaregenerallyunder-usedinthisarea,oftenbeinglimitedtodownloadablemapsandwebsites.AninteractivegamewillbedesignedanddeployedatBelsayHall,anEnglishHeritagesite,basedontheirWildmenexhibition.DesiredoutcomesareaprototypesystemtoaffordplayattheBelsayHallsite,andunderstandingofhowplay,andinteractivesystemsthataffordit,canengageyoungpeopleandchildreninheritagesites.

PolyphonicFutures

RCA RoyalCollegeofArt,ImperialCollegeLondon,TuftsUniversity,Boston,TheArtsCatalyst,London

Theprojectfocusesontheproductionofadigital‘silklibrary’platformtoaggregate,visualiseandsharediverseviewsfromscientificexpertsandpublicparticipantsonthebio-digitalmaterialsilkanditspotentialimpactonsocietyandself.ThroughaseriesofinterdisciplinaryworkshopsorganisedwithUKcommissioningbodytheArtsCatalyst,theprojectisdevelopingthedigital‘silklibrary’platformtocontextualiseandinformscientificresearchandcreatearts-scienceknowledgeexchangeandtransmission.

ProjectR-hythm

Newcastle NewcastleUniversity,Participatoryperformancepractitioner

ProjectR-hythmisaperformanceprojectandcollaborationbetweenco-authorsTessDenman-Cleaver&MartineVrielingvanTuijl.ProjectR-hythmusesperformancemakingasaresearchpracticetoexploreanddevelopunderstandingsofspecificlandscapes,placesorspaces,andtocreateperformanceeventsthatinviteaudiencestoextendthisenquiry.InitsfirstyearProjectR-hythmusedwalking-basedperformancemakingtechniquestodevelopaliveeventinresponsetothelandscapeofHolyIsland.

RedTales Newcastle Wildscreen,RedSquirrelsNorthernEngland,Newcastle

RedTalesisaparticipatory,interactivedocumentarywhichhasbeendevelopedasavehicletohelpunderstandthepotentialforfuture


University grassrootsdocumentaries,particularlyinawaythatissensitivetomultiplevoicesandmultiplelevelsofauthorship.Thesubjectofthedocumentaryisredsquirrelconservation,atopicwhichinspiresstronganddiverseopinionsduetotheunusualconservationmethodsused(grey-culling)andanunpleasantdisease(squirrelpox),fataltoredsquirrels,thatisspreadingnorthwardsfromEnglandtowardsScotland.Theprojectbuildsonalong-termrelationshipwithRedSquirrelsNorthernEngland,whocoordinateredsquirrelconservationeffortsintheNorthofEngland.WearealsopartneringwithWildscreen,aconservationmediacharitywho"useimagestoinspirethenextgenerationofconservationistsonlineandintheircommunities".Followingaseriesofparticipatoryworkshopsinboththerealworldandonline,RedTaleswaslaunchedinJanuary2015(http://www.redtales.co.uk)andwillcontinuetodeveloponlinethroughout2015throughnewcontributionsandnewformsofparticipation.TheultimateaimoftheprojectistouseinnovativedesignmethodstorevealnewwaysofmakingdocumentariesthatcircumventproblematicaspectsofdocumentaryauthorshipthatwereidentifiedinapreviousCXproject,ParticipatoryProductionTechnologies.

Rhythm-analysis

RCA LiverpoolUniversity,FACT,Amaze,MeYouAndUs,RoyalCollegeofArt

Thisprojectdevelopedatoolthatcombinedself-tracking/sensingtechnologywithaqualitativeuserinterface/inputinordertogivecluesaboutindividualbiorhythms,askinghowusingsuchdatacouldactasaself-reflectivetooltoimprovedaily(work)life.TheprojectwasfeaturedintheRCA/FACT'TimeandMotion:redefiningworkinglife'exhibition,symposiumandrelatedpresentations.ApublicationfocusingontheprojectwaseditedbyProfessorRichardKoeck(LiverpoolUniversity).

SeaBreeze Lancaster Raisin&Wllow,ImitatingtheDog,SheffieldHallamUniversity,LancasterUniversity

SeaBreezeisapoeticandspectacularsite-specificperformanceinspiredbyandpresentedinMorecambe’siconicWinterGardenstheatre.SeaBreezedrawsonextensiveresearchinthebuilding,andthegatheredstoriesandrecollectionsofthosewhoonceworkedthere,fromtheticketandice-creamsellerstotheonewholockedthedoorsaftertheverylastshowintheseventies,afterwhichthetheatrebecamedark…Theresearchinthisprojectistoexplorehowthemodelofcreativepracticeandtheprocessofengagementwithacommunityofuserscaninformthedesignandprototypingofadigitally-basedtoolkitthatwillallowfurtherengagementswithcontestedspacesfromotherusers.Researchwillfocusonhowacomplexcreativeandparticipatorybasedprocesscanbetranslatedandmadematerialinthedigitalspace,howparticulartechnologicalapproaches


aroundprojectionandarchitecturalmappingcanbemadeavailableinanopensourceenvironment.Theartisticprojectisinreceiptof£30KArtsCouncilFunding.

ShakespeareinShoreditch

RCA RoyalCollegeofArt,FalmouthUniversity,MiddlesexUniversity,ShakespeareinShoreditch(RiFT)

Thisprojectandintegratedfieldtrialistestingarangeofspatialinterventionsthatbridgethegapbetweensituatedliveperformanceandrelatedonlineactivity.Theinterventionswillformpartofanewserviceforengagingaudiencemembersactivelyintheatreperformance.Theobjectiveistodevelopnewwaysforaudiencestoengagewiththeatrethatsimultaneouslyallowproducers,suchasShakespeareinShoreditchandRIFT,togaugeaudienceparticipationandresponsetoculturalproductions.Theprojectwillmakesocialmediaactivitytangibleinplayfulandinnovativeways,whiletreatingthephysicalspaceofperformanceasananalogousformofsocialmediathatoffersnewmodesofinteraction.Itaimstobridgevirtualandphysicalpresence,respondingtoaneedforinnovativeandmeaningfulwaysofengagingaudiences,before,duringandafterperformanceevents.

SoundSpaces Newcastle FACT,Kinicho,NewcastleUniversity

‘SoundSpaces’wasapracticalandcreativeexplorationofthepotentialofspatialised(“3-D”)soundthroughthemakingofspatialisedsoundenvironmentsthatcreativelyrespondtoandgainperspectivesonhowweexperiencetheurbanenvironment.Theprojectwillunpackvariouselementsofwhatthecityis,howitmightbe(re)imaginedas‘disappeared’ornon-existentspacesandhowitcouldbeexploredthroughsonicenvironmentsasmaterial(Ingold,2013).ThroughpublicandSMEparticipation,theprojectalsoinvestigatedhowSMEsmightincorporatespatialisedsoundintheirowncreative,technicalandpublicengagementactivities.TheprojectwasfocussedonthecityofLiverpoolbeginningwithafour-daypublicmakingworkshopaspartofFACTLiverpool’sBuildYourOwn:ToolsforSharingexhibitionprogramme.Duringthisworkshop,participantsexploredtheuseofspatialisedsoundby,forexample,creatingafictionalmapofLiverpoolbasedonthesonicaffinitiesofplaceswithinthecity(‘Soundlines’–onepartleyline,onepartsongline).Theworkshopalsoexploredtheuseofinexpensive,self-madetechnologyandsophisticatedambisonicsystems(Kinicho)forthecreationofdigitallyspatialisedsoundenvironments.

Sounds&Guts

Newcastle EastAmbleYoungWomen'sGroup,NewcastleUniversity

SquidgeProject

Newcastle NewcastleUniversity Thisprojectexploredhowgamescontrollerscanbenarrativelyandmechanicallylinkedtogameplay.Theprojectemployedauniquegame


designprocess;beginningwithanoverallthemeandthendesigningthecontrollerandon-screenelementsofthegamealongsideeachother.Takingadvantageofthephysicalityofthecontroller,thechallengeofthegamewasbuiltintothecontrollerasitsinputsaredeliberatelyspacedfarapartfromeachother,requiringtheplayerto‘juggle’thecontrollerastheyplaythegame.

StatesofMind

RCA SwanseaMetropolitanUniversity,RoyalCollegeofArt,NexusProductions,FACT

Thisprojectproducedaninteractive‘StatesofMind’deviceforpeopletousetomodelandsharetheirmentalhealthstates.Basedonaphysicalinterface,thedeviceprovidesaplatformforpeopletocreatedigital3Dvisualobjectsrepresentingtheirstatesofmindinphysicalenvironmentsandusingdigitalsocialmedia.TheStatesofMinddevicewasproducedinparallelwiththedesignoftheFACTLiverpool2015‘GroupTherapy:mentaldistressinadigitalage’exhibitioninwhichitwasinitiallypresented.Adrop-inworkshop‘MappingtheemotionallandscapeofLiverpool’washeldduringtheexhibition,atwhichmuseumvisitorsandworkshopparticipantswereinvitedtotalkabouttheirindividualjourneystotheexhibition,usingtangibleandtactilerapid-prototypedversionsofthedigital3Dobjectstoreflectontheirpersonalmentalwellbeing.TheStatesofMinddevicewastechnicallyenhancedandfeaturedinthe2015LondonDesignFestival.Acrossbotheventsover2,900digitalrepresentationsofpeople’sstatesofmindwerecollectedandsharedusingtheTILOdigitaldisplaysystematFACTLiverpoolandsocialmedia.

ThisIsHowWeDoIt

Newcastle NewcastleUniversity,UniversityofEdinburgh,BeamishMuseum

Theknowledgeunderpinningcraftpracticeisofteninherentlytacit(noteasilycommunicatedthroughwrittenorverbaldescription).Consequently,attemptstocaptureandcommunicatetheheritageofcraftspracticesmightmissimportantaspectsofpractitioners’skillsandexperiences.Thisprojectexploredthedesign,developmentandutilisationoftechnologiestosupportthecaptureandpresentationoftheseintangibleaspectsofcraftpracticeintwoways.Firstly,bydevelopingasonificationsystemwhichtranslatescraftgesturesintoliveaudiofeedbackandsecondlybymakingtangibleartefactsfromandwiththepractitioner'smovementdata.

Time&Motion:RedefiningWorkingLifeExhibition

RCA RoyalCollegeofArt,FACT

FACT(FoundationforArtandCreativeTechnology)LiverpoolcollaboratedwiththeRoyalCollegeofArttoproduceamajorresearch,innovationandexhibitionprogrammeexploringtheeffectsofdigitaltechnology–digitalpublicspaceinparticular–onpatternsofworkinglife.EntitledTime&Motion,thisprogrammeincludedanexhibitionofartefactsandexperiments(13December2013-24February2014presentedatFACTLiverpool),asymposium,filmfestival,talent


labandapublication.ThepurposeofTime&Motionwastore-examinetherelevanceofourtraditionalnotionsoftheeight-hourworkingday.Amidthenewrealitiesofaglobalisedexperienceeconomyandaworkingenvironmentthatisincreasinglydistributed,virtualisedanddigital,ourdefinitionsofproductionandconsumption,workandrecreationarebecomingincreasinglyblurred.

TuningintoT.DanSmith

Newcastle NewcastleUniversity,AmberFilm,Amblr,NorthernArchitecture

Thisprojectexploredtherolethatdigitaltechnologycanplayintheinterpretationofurbanspacesandurbanregeneration,andhowlocativedigitalcontentcanaffectthewayaplaceisexperiencedandunderstood.AlocativemediaapplicationwasprototypedthatusedexcerptsfrominterviewswithT.DanSmith(acontroversialLeaderofNewcastleCityCouncilwhospearheadedthecity’sregenerationeffortsinthe1960s)toprovokepublicdebateonpastandfuturedevelopmentofNewcastle’sCityCentre.Newinterfacesforaccessingsituatedcontentweredevelopedduringtheprojectandunderstandingofhowlocativemediacaninformdebatearoundurbanareasandhowaudiencescanbeengagedwithcontentinthisway.

Wheredoyougoto?

RCA UCL,Integransconsulting,RoyalCollegeofArt

Digitalspacehasredefinedworkinglife,untetheringworkersfromtheirdesksandworkplaces.Ithasenabledtheopportunitytoworkanywhere,anytime.Yetdigitalspacesimultaneouslylacksgeographicsubstance;itisbothnowhereandeverywhere.Thisprojectrespondedtoagrowingneedfordesignsolutionsthatreducepsychologicaldistancetofosterasenseofconnectednessindistributedworking.Itexploredhowdigitalvisualisationsofworkspacescancreateasenseofbeinglocalindigitalspaceandenrichhumanexperienceindependentofgeography,andresultedinthedevelopmentofanewprototypeapp.


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Cinehack Newcastle UniversityofYork,NewcastleUniversity

CinehackisahardwarehackingandDIYfilmmakingresource,basedaroundawebsite-http://www.cinehack.com-andaFacebookcommunity.ByadoptingaD.I.Y.approach,Cinehackaimstosupporthighqualityfilmmakingwithouttheneedforspecialistequipment,whichcanoftenbeexpensivetohireorbuy.ByprovidingD.I.Y.blueprintsforthetoolsnecessarytoallownon-professionalfilmmakerstoproducemore‘cinematic’video,wesoughttoovercomethebarriersofexpenseandtechnicalcomplexitythatmakeprofessionalfilmmakinginaccessibletomostcitizens.ACinehackManifesto:•Let’smakefilmmakingopen-source•Let’ssupporteachothertobecreativefilmmakers•Let’sshare,re-useandandrepairstuff•Let’suselocal,sustainablematerialstobuildstuff•Let’sdoasmuchaswecanwithaslittleaspossible•Let’snotrevolutionise–let’sjustdothingsdifferently.

CommunityMirror

RCA RoyalCollegeofArt,UniversityofCentralLancashire,DepartmentforCommunitiesandLocalGovernment,RoyalSocietyfortheencouragementofArts,ManufacturesandCommerce

Thecollaborativeresearchproject“CommunityMirror”wascarriedouttounderstandwaysinwhichonlinedata-gatheringtechniquescomparewithdoor-to-doorresearch.CXresearchersworkedwiththeRoyalSocietyofArts,usingtheLocalNets.orgapplicationtogatherthedatacollectedonlineandcontrastedthefindingswithoneoftheirexistingcommunityresearchprojectsintheLondonBoroughofHounslowthatusedface-to-facedatacollectionmethods.

Decoded1914-1918

Newcastle NewcastleUniversity,Tyne&WearArchives&Museum,ChrisWatsonSoundRecordist

AfollowonprojectfromtheirworkwithArchivesandPublicMaking,JohnBowersandTimShawareworkingwitharchivistsfromTyneandWearArchiveandMuseums,lookingintoWW1relatedmaterialsinsightofbuildinganumberofartisticresponsesfortheirDigitalInterpretationsproject.Theseresponseswillbepresentedpubliclyasvariousperformances,soundinstallationsandanumberofPublicMakingsessions.Particularinterestsinclude:acoustictechnologiesofwar,accountsofsonicexperienceandwarmusic.

FabricatingFACTs

Newcastle NewcastleUniversity,UniversityofEdinburgh

Alongsidetheexhibition‘UnderBlackCarpets’atFACTLiverpool,thisprojectisacollaborationbetweenFACTLiverpool,CuratorGabriellaArrigoniandCXPhDStudent/DesignerBettinaNissen.Theexhibition‘UnderBlackCarpets’byIlonaGaynorexploresthelegalsystemthroughthecinematographicgenreofthebankrobbery.Theengagementactivitieswedevelopedinvitetheaudiencetobecomeinvestigatorsintheirownright,examiningtheevidenceintheexhibition,collectingnewmaterialwithtoolsgenerallyusedinforensicstudiesandfabricatingtangibletracesof


theirexperiences.Throughtheseactivitiesweareexploringthepotentialofdigitalfabricationandprototypinginaudienceengagementandexaminingtherelationshipbetweenobjectsandstories;whatstoriesobjectscantellandhowstoriescaninformthefabricationofnewobjects.

FaxMachineGameProject

Newcastle NewcastleUniversity Thisprojectaimstoexplorehowthephysicalityofagamecontrollercanbeharnessedforengagingplayersbetweenplaysessions.Aplaysessionistheeventbywhichtheplayerdecidestoactivelyplayavideogame.Byproducingacontrollerthatprintsphysicalmessagetotheplayerfromwithinthenarrativeofthegame,andgivesthemawaytointeractwiththegame,weareexploringnewformsofplay.

Fields Newcastle AaltoUniversity,Finland,NewcastleUniversity

Fieldsisanaudio-visualcompositionperformedthroughtheaudience'ssmartphones.Participantssimplyconnecttoaspeciallydesignedwebpagetoenabletheperformerstousetheirphoneasaloudspeakerwithintheperformance.Thespeciallymadesystemallowsforeachphonetobecontrolledindividuallyandforeachaudiencemembertoholdtheirowndistinctivepartofthecomposition.Upto300peoplecanconnectsimultaneously,theswarmoftinyspeakerscreatesacollectionofoverlappingsoundsourcesenablinglistenerstogainauniquespatialperspectiveontheirsharedenvironment.

GreatNorthFabrications

Newcastle NewcastleUniversity GreatNorthFabricationsisaseriesofworkshopsaspartoftheGreatNorthGreatsexhibitionduringwhichrunners’GreatNorthRundatawillbeturnedintointophysicalobjects.Thepersonaldatafromaparticipatingrunner’schipwillbetranslatedintoauniquesouvenirforthemtotakehomeasamementooftheirGNRachievement.Duringthislivematerializingworkshoprunningdatawillbetranslatedintophysicalform,engagingthepublicnotonlywithnewtechnologiesbutalsogivingthemtheopportunitytoexplorethedatacapturedfromtheirrunintangibleways.Theuniqueobjectswillbegeneratedbyaninteractive,digitalsoftwareusingtherunner’strackernumberandcanbefabricatedlivebytheattendeesduringthistimeusinga3Dprinter.Shapescanbegeneratedfrompreviousaswellasthisyear’srunningdataandcanbetakenhomebyparticipantsaspersonlisedsouvenirswhileaselectionofgeneratedformswillbedisplayedintheHallofGreatNorthGreats.Thiswillnotonlyincludedataobjectsfromeliterunnersbutacombinationofobjectsgeneratedfromdataofthepublicselectingdifferentgroups,speeds,genderandagetoshowthediversityoftheNorthEast’spublicasGreatNorthGreats.IncollaborationwithGreatNorthRunCulture.

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RCA RoyalCollegeofArt,TacticalTechnology

Thisprojectdevelopeddesignartefactstomakevisibletheopaqueandhiddennatureofdigital


Experiencingthedigital

Collective experiencesassociatedwiththeworkofTacticalTechnologyCollective.Whenpeoplecreateandinteractwithpersonalprofiles,uploadpersonaldocumentstocloudstorage,orgenerateimagemetadatabytakingandsharingdigitalimages,theyareparticipatinginshareddigitalexperiences.Thenatureoftheseexperiencesisoftenfragmentedbythespeedofinteractions,flattenedbyhomogenisedinterfaces,andconcealedbysystemarchitecture.AlongsidedevelopingthedesignartefactstheprojectsetsouttodevelopasetofdesignguidelinestohelpTacticalTechnologyCollectiveraiseawarenessofsuchdigitalprocessesusingtangibleinstruments.

Pac-lan Lancaster LancasterUniversity ALocationBasedGamethatexploresgameplaywithinacombineddigitalandphysicalpublicspace.InconjunctionwithworkonhisPhD,AdrianGradinarhascreatedamobilelocationbasedgame,PAC-LAN:ZombieApocalypsethatincorporatesphysicalNFCobjectsthatservetoanchorthevirtualgameobjectswithinarealphysicalspace.Inparticular,heistryingtoemphasisetheinteractionbetweentheplayerandtheirphysicalsurroundingsasopposedtotheonebetweenthemandtheirmobilephone.AsopposedtotheoriginalPAC-MANgame,PAC-LAN:ZombieApocalypseiscomprisedofthedigital,representedbyavailablefeaturesofthegameonthemobilephone,andthephysical,embodiedbythephysicalanchorslocatedatpredefinedpositions(RFIDenabledFrisbeesthatrepresentthevirtualpills).Inthisgame,oneplayertakesthepersonaofPac-Lanwheretheother4players,theonesoftheZombies.TheplayofthegameissimpleandrequiresPac-Lanto‘collect’asmanypillsashe/shecanbeforebeingcapturedbyaZombie.InasimilarveintotheoriginalPac-Man,someofthepillsgivePac-LantheopportunityofcapturingZombies.EachplayersphonedisplaysacustomisedversionofanOpenStreetMapslayer,showingwhichpillstheyhavecollectedorstillhavetocollect.Ateachpillscan,theplayeralsoreceiveslastknownlocationsfromwhenallotheractiveplayerstaggedapill.Howeverastheselocationsareambiguousintime,theplayersneedtofocusmoreonnavigatingtheirsurroundingratherthanrelyingontheinformationprovidedbytheirphones.

PastPaths Newcastle NewcastleUniversity,Tyne&WearArchives&Museum

Inour2013Stories,ArchivesandLivingHeritagelabwewereunabletosupportacollaborationwithTyneandWearArchiveandMuseums(TWAM)andinsteadworkedwiththemtoputinaproposaltoNESTAtodelivertheprojecttheywantedwhichwastoengagewithMicrosoftResearchLabstoexplorenewmodelsofarchivesearch.ThebidwassuccessfulandCXPhDstudentAndyGarbett


suspendedhisPhDtodeliverpart1oftheproject–anewinterfacetoTWAM’sarchivethatmovedawayformtraditionalmodelsofarchivesearchtodelivera“visitor”experiencecentredonthemetaphorofadigitaljourneythroughthecollectioninvolvingserendipitousencounterswithfamiliesofobjectsthatwouldnotnormallybediscoveredbytraditionalsearch-basedinterfaces.ThePastPathsprojectisatitshalfwaystagefurtherworkwillleadtofielddeploymentontheTWAMwebsite,andasoftwaredevelopmentkitforusebyothermuseums.Andaseriesofdisseminationeventstoothermuseumorganisations.

TILO Lancaster InstituteofConsumerPsychology,Amaze,MeYouAndUs,LancasterUniversity

CXcollaboratedasapartneronaDigitalRDFundfortheArtsfundedproject.Atitsheart,TILOisaboutanimatingthepublicspacesincreativevenuesandconnectingwithvisitors.TILOwasaninitiativethatexploredtheinstallationanduseofdigitalinteractiveandconnectedscreenswithinthepublicspacesofculturalvenues:Toinform,animateandengagevisitors.Asatooltopromoteorganisationspublicengagementactivitiesoutsidetheirvenuesandtoimprovetheirdialogueandrelationshipwiththeirvisitors.TounderstandthewiderimpactandcurrentstatusofthistypeoftechnologyinculturalvenuesTostudytheinter-personalimpactofintegratinganewdigitalsystemwithinanorganisationMuchoftheworkandresearchwasfocusedonafourscreenvideowallinstalledonthegroundfloorofFACT,inLiverpool,alargeartsvenueincorporatingaPicturehousemultiplexcinema,bar,cafeandtwolargegalleriesthatprogrammefourmajormediabasedexhibitionsayear.

TheImitariumPresents:MeettheHubs:AKnowledgeExchangeSalon

Lancaster UniversityofDundee,UWE,NewcastleUniversity,LancasterUniversity,RoyalCollegeofArt,CreativeWorksLondon,AHRC

ThiswasacollaborationwithTheImitarium.DesignedanddevelopedbySteveWade,TheImitariumisaninteractive,audio-visualsculpturedevelopedinitiallyasthepracticaloutcomeofanAHRCfundedone-yearpractice-as-researchMResundertakenatLancasterUniversity.TheImitariummeldstheatretechnologiesfromtheVictorianeratothepresentdaytocreateamagicalaudienceexperience–auniqueandintriguingpresentation/performance-platformusinganartfulimplementationofthePepper’sGhostillusiontechnique.Drawingheavilyontheaestheticsofthecoin-operatedarcademachinefromthe1970sand‘80s,theinteractiveartworkisre-imaginedhereusingthevisuallanguageofthearcademachine,providingatangibleandrecognisableinteractive-interface.NewcontentwasdevelopedwhichshowcasestheworkofthefourAHRCKnowledgeExchangeHubswhichareworkingwithindustrynationwidetobringArtsandHumanitiesacademicstogetherwithSMEsbusinesspartners.


ThiswaspresentedinitiallyforandfundedbyattheAHRCCreativeEconomyShowcase,andanewversionattheRCAinSeptember.

TynemouthOutdoorPool

Newcastle NewcastleUniversity ThisprojectinvestigateshowaFacebookpagewasappropriatedbyagroupoflocalresidentstoconstructasocialmovementcapableofpoliticalwill.Theprojectfocusesononlineinteractionacrossaperiodof5months.


16. Appendix B: Academic Partners

NAME ORGANISATION CXPROJECTINVOLVEMENTRachelAldred WestminsterUniversity NearMiss2,NearMissAnnaGoodman LondonSchoolofHygieneand

TropicalMedicineNearMiss2

MagnusWilliamson NewcastleUniversity SoundSpacesDanLockton RoyalCollegeofArt NHSBirminghamSouthCentralClinical

CommissioningGroupDigitalParticipationElisaBelotti ManchesterUniversity BrettonBuzzAngusMain FalmouthUniversity ShakespeareinShoreditchPeterThomas MiddlesexUniversity ShakespeareinShoreditchKarenIngham SwanseaMetropolitanUniversity HybridLives,StatesofMindRobertoBottazzi RoyalCollegeofArt StatesofMindDerekHuntley ImperialCollegeLondon PolyphonicFuturesFiorenzoOmenetto TuftsUniversity,Boston PolyphonicFuturesKevinWalker RoyalCollegeofArt CommunityDataJournalismMaxVanKleek UniversityofSouthampton AWalkintheParkKarenIngham SwanseaMetropolitanUniversity HybridLives,StatesofMindClareMcandrew UCL Wheredoyougoto?RichardKoeck LiverpoolUniversity OpenPlanning,RhythmanalysisJonnyHuck ManchesterUniversity PathsofdesireMarialenaNikolopoulou UniversityofKent PathsofdesireSerenaPollastri LancasterUniversity PathsofdesireEmmanuelTsekleves LancasterUniversity AgeingPlayfullyAmandaBingley LancasterUniversity AgeingPlayfullyEmmaMurphy GlasgowSchoolofArt PerceptiveMedia,AlphaProcurementCorinnaPeniston-Bird LancasterUniversity BeingThere(CheshireEast)OliverWilkinson UCLAN BeingThere(CheshireEast)FrankPeck UniversityofCumbria BlockanomicsKeithJackson UniversityofCumbria BlockanomicsAlisonPowell LSE IndiedataRachelAldred WestminsterUniversity NearMiss2,NearMissKatrinaJungnickel Goldsmiths NearMissPaulAtkinson SheffieldHallamUniversity SeaBreezeMelWoods UniversityofDundee Chattr,NumbersThatMatter,Alpha

ProcurementRobToulson AngliaRuskin ColdSunZoeJaques AngliaRuskinUniversity ColdSunMarkLochrie LancasterUniversity,UCLAN GoodDayatWorkRichardKoeck LiverpoolUniversity OpenPlanning,RhythmanalysisErinWalsh LiverpoolUniversity OpenPlanningSebastianWeise LancasterUniversity OpenPlanningMelWoods UniversityofDundee Chattr,NumbersThatMatter,Alpha

ProcurementGrahamMort LancasterUniversity DigitalFictionFactoryMelWoods UniversityofDundee Chattr,NumbersThatMatter,Alpha

ProcurementEmmaMurphy GlasgowSchoolofArt PerceptiveMedia,AlphaProcurementArnoVerhoeven UniversityofEdinburgh ThisIsHowWeDoItMartynDade-Robertson NewcastleUniversity TuningintoT.DanSmithMatthewGrenby NewcastleUniversity PlayfulNarrativeRealms


JulieTrueman NorthumbriaUniversity PlayfulNarrativeRealmsPaulEgglestone UCLAN NewsWhereYouAreChrisNewell UniversityofHull InsideOpera(ParticipatoryProduction

Technologies),OnthePrecipiceLindaAnderson NewcastleUniversity DepartmentofHiddenStoriesChrisNewell UniversityofHull InsideOpera(ParticipatoryProduction

Technologies),OnthePrecipice


17. Appendix C: Industry Partners

NAME ORGANISATION ORGANISATIONSIZE

CXPROJECTINVOLVEMENT

MoritzStefaner Truth&BeautyOperations Micro EmotoRichardSmith LancasterArts SME LancasterArtsattheStorey:

21stCenturyArtsCentreJamieEastman LancasterArts SME LancasterArtsattheStorey:

21stCenturyArtsCentreNickStevenson LancasterArts SME LancasterArtsattheStorey:

21stCenturyArtsCentreStefanKazassoglou Kinicho Micro SoundSpacesRichardSilverton Tableflip Micro NHSBirminghamSouthCentral

ClinicalCommissioningGroupDigitalParticipation,BrettonBuzz

HoudaDavis CitizenEngagementConsultant Micro NHSBirminghamSouthCentralClinicalCommissioningGroupDigitalParticipation

RichardSilverton Tableflip Micro NHSBirminghamSouthCentralClinicalCommissioningGroupDigitalParticipation,BrettonBuzz

RowanConway RoyalSocietyfortheencouragementofArts,ManufacturesandCommerce

NotSpecified BrettonBuzz

FrancescaDuncan ShakespeareinShoreditch(RiFT) Micro ShakespeareinShoreditchJoshNawras ShakespeareinShoreditch(RiFT) Micro ShakespeareinShoreditchClaireSpencerCook

NexusProductions SME StatesofMind

BrendanDawes NexusProductions SME StatesofMindClaudiaLastra TheArtsCatalyst,London Micro PolyphonicFuturesNicolaTriscott TheArtsCatalyst,London Micro PolyphonicFuturesPriyaPrakash Changify/DesignforSocial

ChangeMicro CommunityDataJournalism

EmmaWhitehead GraphicDigitalAgency SME CommunityDataJournalismDavidAlexander Mydex Micro AWalkintheParkPhilBooth Mydex Micro AWalkintheParkChrisAdams Mydex Micro AWalkintheParkPeterBosson BossonsGroup Micro HybridLivesLukeConnoley Unwork Micro HybridLivesBridgetHardy Integransconsulting Micro Wheredoyougoto?AlastairEilbeck Amaze,MeYouAndUs SME,Micro RhythmanalysisChasJacobs ChasJacobs Micro PathsofdesireMattWatkins Mudlark SME PerceptiveMedia,ColdSunPeterBryant OurLife Micro BlockanomicsAralBalkan IndieOS Micro IndiedataHopeLondon HopeLondon(SoleTrader) Micro IndiedataDianaDanova Blaze Micro NearMissWilliamDunk Blaze Micro NearMissJackThurston TheBikeShow Micro NearMissJonathanRaisin Raisin&Wllow Micro SeaBreeze


ElizabethWillow Raisin&Wllow Micro SeaBreezeSimonWainright ImitatingtheDog Micro SeaBreezeJohnO'Shea FutureEverything SME NumbersThatMatterHwaYoungJung TanDot Micro NumbersThatMatterJulianTate FutureEverything SME NumbersThatMatterRachelJacobs Mudlark SME ColdSunMattWatkins Mudlark SME PerceptiveMedia,ColdSunNatashaCarolan MakieLab SME PhysicalPlaylistBarryWilliams Robertson-Cooper Micro GoodDayatWorkLeeOmar RedNinja SME OpenPlanningGarethLangley Stardotstar Micro OpenPlanningEliotWoods KimchiandChips Micro ChattrJoeliBrearley FutureEverything SME ChattrTomHigham FutureEverything SME ChattrRonCook TheFictionFactory Micro DigitalFictionFactoryDanGilmore Atomhawk SME DigitalFictionFactoryRicRoberts Swirrl Micro AlphaProcurementRobinGower Infonomics Micro AlphaProcurementGezO'Brien Stardotstar Micro AlphaProcurementKatyCook RedSquirrelsNorthernEngland Micro RedTalesLucieMuir Wildscreen Micro RedTalesGraemeRigby AmberFilm Micro TuningintoT.DanSmithAlexButterworth Amblr Micro TuningintoT.DanSmithLowriBond NorthernArchitecture SME TuningintoT.DanSmithPaulNeed Co-Opera Micro InsideOpera(Participatory

ProductionTechnologies)AdamClarke TheCommonPeople Micro DepartmentofHiddenStoriesEdCarter Modular Micro OnthePrecipice


18. Appendix D: Data Analysis

Further Funding Resulting from CX

TITLE FUNDER FUNDINGTYPE VALUEOpendatasetofUKmakerspaces

NESTA Researchgrant(includingintramuralprogramme)

£11,000.00

InternetofThingsConsortium

EPSRC Researchgrant(includingintramuralprogramme)

£9,800,000.00

Leapfrog Researchgrant(includingintramuralprogramme)

£1,200,000.00

PastPaths(Funding) NESTA Researchgrant(includingintramuralprogramme)

£75,000.00

BBCiCase(PhDstudentship)

Studentship £23,170.00

CDTinDigitalCivics NotSpecified £6,450,000.00 Total £17,559,170.00

Funding Leveraged through CX Projects

PERSON ORGANISATION CXPROJECT VALUEAlastairEilbeck Amaze,MeYouAndUs TILO £27,136.00RachelCooper LancasterUniversity AHRCShowcase:Imitariumpresentation £10,000.00JonathanRaisin Raisin&Wllow SeaBreeze £30,000.00DianaDanova Blaze NearMiss £5,000.00PeterBryant OurLife Blockanomics £15,000.00- RoyalCollegeofArt RCADesignInnovationCollaborations £821,116.00 Total £908,252.00

Time in Kind Given to CX Projects

PERSON ORGANISATION CXPROJECT DAYSMaxVanKleek UniversityofSouthampton AWalkinthePark 10.0FiorenzoOmenetto TuftsUniversity,Boston PolyphonicFutures 3.0ClaudiaLastra TheArtsCatalyst,London PolyphonicFutures 5.0ElisaBelotti ManchesterUniversity BrettonBuzz 2.5MattWatkins Mudlark ColdSun 10.0ClaireSpencerCook NexusProductions StatesofMind 15.0KarenIngham SwanseaMetropolitanUniversity StatesofMind 3.5RobertoBottazzi RoyalCollegeofArt StatesofMind 3.5KevinBooth EnglishHeritage PlayfulNarrativeRealms 10.0BobSmith EnglishHeritage PlayfulNarrativeRealms 6.0SimonBowen NewcastleUniversity PlayfulNarrativeRealms 15.0DanLockton RoyalCollegeofArt NHSBirminghamSouthCentral

ClinicalCommissioningGroupDigitalParticipation

2.0

JulieCrawshaw Participatoryperformancepractitioner

ProjectR-hythm 10.0

JohnBowers NewcastleUniversity SoundSpaces 10.0


SimonBowen NewcastleUniversity SoundSpaces 10.0RogerMckinley FACT SoundSpaces 4.0StefanKazassoglou Kinicho SoundSpaces 5.0KatyCook RedSquirrelsNorthernEngland RedTales 5.0NickMason RedSquirrelsNorthernEngland RedTales 5.0PaulCoulton LancasterUniversity PerceptiveMedia 15.0AndrewQuick LancasterUniversity SeaBreeze 12.0JonathanRaisin Raisin&Wllow SeaBreeze 20.0ElizabethWillow Raisin&Wllow SeaBreeze 20.0SimonWainright ImitatingtheDog SeaBreeze 20.0RachelAldred WestminsterUniversity NearMiss 8.0KatrinaJungnickel Goldsmiths NearMiss 2.0DianaDanova Blaze NearMiss 8.0WilliamDunk Blaze NearMiss 3.0JackThurston TheBikeShow NearMiss 1.5HopeLondon HopeLondon(SoleTrader) Indiedata 14.0PaulCoulton LancasterUniversity BeingThere(CheshireEast) 2.0FrancescaDuncan ShakespeareinShoreditch(RiFT) ShakespeareinShoreditch 5.5AnaBotella FACT StatesofMind 5.0JamesSandy NHSBirminghamSouthCentral

ClinicalCommissioningGroupNHSBirminghamSouthCentralClinicalCommissioningGroupDigitalParticipation

5.0

HoudaDavis CitizenEngagementConsultant NHSBirminghamSouthCentralClinicalCommissioningGroupDigitalParticipation

1.0

AngusMain FalmouthUniversity ShakespeareinShoreditch 2.0PeterThomas MiddlesexUniversity ShakespeareinShoreditch 2.0JoshNawras ShakespeareinShoreditch(RiFT) ShakespeareinShoreditch 10.0 Total 290.5


19. Appendix E: Product Outputs

Artistic and Creative Products

TITLE TYPE CREATEDBY YEARAdayinthelifeofaplanningapplication

Film/Video/Animation JoelPorter

PhysicalPlaylist:video Film/Video/Animation AdrianGradinar,IanForrestor,PaulCoulton,DanBurnett

Timelinecollaborationtool Artefact(includingdigital) LauraMorris StatesofMindInteractiveConsole Artefact(includingdigital) BrendanDawes 2015CityWalksdesignprocess Artefact(includingdigital) ClaraCrivellaro 2014ProjectR-hythmPublicPerformance Performance(Music,Dance,

Drama,etc)TessDenman-Cleaver 2015

InterglacialExhibition/Performance Artistic/CreativeExhibition TimShaw,JohnBowers 2013ErraticsExhibition/Performance Artwork TimShaw 2014SoundSpacesexhibition/performance

Artistic/CreativeExhibition JohnBowers,SimonBowen,TimShaw,StefanKazassoglou

2015

RedTalesiDoc Film/Video/Animation DavidGreen 2015FabricatingFACTssouvenirs Artefact(includingdigital) BettinaNissen 2015TuningInListeningBackinTime Artwork ChrisWatson,TimShaw 2015WarWorkings Artwork JohnBowers,TimShaw 2015SoundMirrors Performance(Music,Dance,

Drama,etc)JohnBowers,TimShaw 2015

Data-ThingsofCraftPractice Artefact(includingdigital) BettinaNissen 2014GreatNorthRundatathings Artefact(includingdigital) BettinaNissen 2015ThinkingDigitaldatathings Artefact(includingdigital) BettinaNissen 2015ExhibitionofBiophilia—OrganCraftingandBiophilia—SurvivalTissue

Artistic/CreativeExhibition VeronicaRanner 2015

Chattrinstallation Artistic/CreativeExhibition DrewHemment,JoelPorter,BenDalton,LaraSalinas,JoeliBrearley

Awakenings Artwork LaraSalinas,JoelPorter,NaomiJacobs

MeettheHubs:AKnowledgeExchangeSalon(Imitarium)

Artefact(includingdigital) AndrewQuick,RachelCooper,NaomiJacobs,StevePoole,SteveWade

MappingInstrument Artefact(includingdigital) JohnFass 2014HybridLivesCo-WorkingSpace Artistic/CreativeExhibition JohnFass 2013DigitalPublicWhat?iDoc Artefact(includingdigital) DavidGreen,ClaraCrivellaro,

JimmyTidey2014

Volvelles,Domes,Wristbands Artefact(includingdigital) BettinaNissen SeaBreeze(performance) Performance(Music,Dance,

Drama,etc)ElizabethWillow,AndrewQuick,SimonWainright,JonathanRaisin

StoriesfromSeaBreeze(video) Film/Video/Animation JonathanRaisin,AndrewQuick,ElizabethWillow

NearMissEventVideo Film/Video/Animation KatrinaJungnickel,RachelAldred

AgeingPlayfully(video) Film/Video/Animation EmmanuelTsekleves,Male 2015


LujanDigitalScarecrow Artefact(includingdigital) DanBurnett,PaulCoulton CreativeExchangeShowcasevideo Film/Video/Animation CreativeLoungetools Artefact(includingdigital) MaleLujan,NaomiJacobs Spillage-MFAShow Artistic/CreativeExhibition TimShaw 2014SalientFortProcessPerformance Performance(Music,Dance,

Drama,etc)TimShaw,JohnBowers 2014

404thWall Performance(Music,Dance,Drama,etc)

2014

Pac-Lan:TheZombieapocalypse(video)

Film/Video/Animation AdrianGradinar

EmotoDataSculpture Artefact(includingdigital) DrewHemment,MoritzStefaner

2012

Emotovideo Film/Video/Animation MoritzStefaner,DrewHemment

2012

BehindtheScenesatCo-OperaCo:TheMakingoftheMikado

Film/Video/Animation DavidGreen 2013

Co-OperaCo Film/Video/Animation DavidGreen 2013Mingus-Stay(musicvideo) Film/Video/Animation DavidGreen 2013Archetypes-BlackorWhite(musicvideo)


BFK-Anyway(musicvideo) Film/Video/Animation DavidGreen 2014'DieSkerpsteLem-SterkopHede(musicvideo)


CinehackCapeTown1+2 Film/Video/Animation DavidGreen 2014Frankensaurus:LeavingtheCave(shortfilm)


Dementia-FriendlyStations(documentary)


FamilyRituals(3xpromofilms) Film/Video/Animation DavidGreen 2015HowtoWriteaLaySummary(participatorydocumentary)


ThePalimpsestMachine(promofilm)


TheSea,LiesOpen(Installation,performance)

Performance(Music,Dance,Drama,etc)

TessDenman-Cleaver 2015

TheSea,LiesOpen(archive) Artefact(includingdigital) TessDenman-Cleaver 2015THESAURUS:text Artefact(includingdigital) SusannahHaslam,Tess

Denman-Cleaver2014

RTDSouvenirs Artefact(includingdigital) BettinaNissen 2015MagicCauldron Artefact(includingdigital) TimShaw,JohnBowers,

BettinaNissen,RobynTaylor,GavinWood

2014

MagicMirrors Artefact(includingdigital) TimShaw,BettinaNissen,RobynTaylor,JohnBowers

2014

NearMissBikeShowPodcast Performance(Music,Dance,Drama,etc)

JackThurston,RachelAldred 2015

TheHouseofLies Artefact(includingdigital) BenjaminKoslowski 2015NoPayPhone Artefact(includingdigital) BenDalton 2014FalseFaces Artefact(includingdigital) BenDalton 2015Rhythmanalysis Artefact(includingdigital) VeronicaRanner 2013


Software and Technical Products

TITLE TYPE CREATEDBY YEAROpenPlanningAppprototype Webtool/Application ErinWalsh,LeeOmar,Richard

Koeck,LaraSalinas,JoelPorter

INDXPersonalDataStorebrowserdataApp

Software MaxVanKleek,BenDalton,DavidAlexander

2014

MydexPersonalDataStorebrowsingtrailsInterfaceandBrowserPlugin

Webtool/Application DavidAlexander 2014

NewCloudAtlas Webtool/Application JoeDahmen,BenDalton,TimWaters,AmberFrid-Jiminez

2015

ColdSungameprototype Software PaulCoulton,MattWatkins,DanBurnett

LocalNetsWebApplication Webtool/Application JimmyTidey ExhibitofLocalNetswebappatHelenHamlynCentreforDesignCreativeCitizenconference

Webtool/Application JimmyTidey 2014

PhysicalPlaylistprototype PhysicalModel/Kit DanBurnett,IanForrestor,AdrianGradinar,JoelPorter,PaulCoulton

TheWildManGame Webtool/Application PeterWright,GavinWood,SimonBowen,JonathanHook

2014

DepartmentofHiddenStoriesApp Webtool/Application GavinWood 2014GestureSonificationSystem Software BettinaNissen,ThomasSmith 2014FaxMachineGame Software ThomasSmith 2015ToyPlayGame Software ThomasSmith 2015SquidgeGame/Controller Software ThomasSmith 2013WalksforChangeplatformdesign Webtool/Application ClaraCrivellaro 2015TalkaboutSexiOSApp Webtool/Application MattWood,GavinWood 2015PastPathssearchtool Webtool/Application AndrewGarbett 2015FieldsPerformanceSystem Webtool/Application SébastienPiquemal,TimShaw 2014EnhancedStoryBook(DFFproject) Software DanGilmore,GrahamMort Gooddayatworkapp Software AdrianGradinar,PaulCoulton,

MarkLochrie

TILOhybriddisplayplatform Software AlastairEilbeck SwaytheBand PhysicalModel/Kit KellieMorrissey,DavidGreen,

GavinWood2015

Labella Software TeresaAlmeida,GavinWood 2015i-dentity Software JaydenGardner,GavinWood 2013Intangle Software JaydenGardner,GavinWood 2014Feedfinderapp Webtool/Application AndrewGarbett 2014PerceptiveMediaprototype PhysicalModel/Kit DanBurnett,PaulCoulton,Ian

Forrestor,AdrianGradinar

In-Place Webtool/Application MaleLujan,LaraSalinas DigitalCollaborationTool Software SamBirchall,RogerWhitham,

LeonCruickshank

Indiedataphoneprototype PhysicalModel/Kit AralBalkan Pathsofdesireprototypeapp Webtool/Application AdrianGradinar,JonnyHuck,

LaraSalinas

OnthePrecipiceSouvenirs,SouvenirSystem

Software BettinaNissen 2013

impact-o-meter PhysicalModel/Kit AndrewGarbett 2013


EmotoTopicExplorer Webtool/Application MoritzStefaner,DrewHemment

2012

SuperforagerApp Webtool/Application NeilWinterburn,TimBrunsden,SamanthaJones

GhostListenervideoprototype Webtool/Application DavidGreen 2014DigitalTravellingSuitcases PhysicalModel/Kit ClaraCrivellaro 2015AppMovement(digitalplatform) Webtool/Application EdwardJenkins,Andrew

Garbett2015

Affinityapp Webtool/Application AndrewGarbett NewsDrop PhysicalModel/Kit AndrewGarbett 2013Mydexbrowserdatastoreandvisualisations

Webtool/Application MaxVanKleek,BenDalton,DavidAlexander

Wheredoyougoto? Webtool/Application BridgetHardy,BenDalton,ClareMcandrew


20. Appendix F: Quotes from Project Partners

"Thiswasanovelexperienceinhowtoworkwithanon-academicpartnerandwithcreativeartiststodevelopandfulfilabrief.Itenhancedmyunderstandingofthecontextinwhichthecounciloperatedandtheagendastheywererequiredtofulfil,ontheonehand,andofthecreativeprocessesoftheartistsontheother.Thecollaborationwiththelocalarchivesandafellowhistorianwasonmorefamiliarandverypleasantterritory.Ivaluedexperiencinghowallthedifferentplayerswereabletomeetandco-createtheproposaldespiteverydifferentperspectivesandworkingpractices...CXfacilitationwasvitaltobringthedifferentplayerstogetherandallowthemtocommunicateimplicitassumptionsexplicitly.OnapersonallevelIfounditchallengingandrewardingtoconsiderhowtoupholdthevaluesofmydiscipline,history,inacontextinwhichanegotiationwasnecessarywithpopularpreconceptionsofvariedhistoricalaccuracy,andwithacreativebriefwhichwastoofferanovelrepresentationofthehistorythatwastounderpinit.Theinterventionsofmembersofthepublicwhooverheardelementsoftheprojectteam’sconversationswaspartofthatchallengewhichshowedhowmanydifferentregistershadtoco-exist.Itwasalsoanovelandsomewhatunnervingexperienceinbothprocessandoutcome:intermsofstartingaresearchprojectfromscratch…andintermsoffindinganeffectivewayofcommunicatingourfindingstoanunconventional(andnon-academic)audience".CorinnaPeniston-Bird,SeniorLecturerinModernHistoryatLancasterUniversityparticipatedintheCXprojectBeingThere

Impact Survey

Inlate2015/early2016asurveyofprojectpartnerswasconducted.Thisincludedopenquestionsandweincluderelevantresponsesbelow.

How has working with the Creative Exchange affected your work and that of your organisation?

“IthasprovidearangeofnewcontactsincludingthoseoutsideofHigherEducation.Ithasalsofacilitatedsomefollowonactivitiesandideasforbothongoingandnewprojects”OliverWilkinson,UCLAN“Increasedvisibilityofresearch,helpingtoleadtogettingfurtherfundingforotherprojects.Highprofileprojectwhichattractedinterestfromkeystakeholderse.g.seniorLondonpoliticians,policeservicesinotherareas,etc.”RachelAldred,UniversityofWestminster“WorkingontheNearMissProjecthadtheunexpectedconsequenceofgivingusextracredibilityasanorganisation”DianaDanova,Blaze“Providedinsightintoabroaderacademicandorganisationalprocesses”AdamClarke,TheCommonPeople


“DevelopedanewaudiotoolwithprivatecompanyKinicho.Publishedabookcomparingworkconditionsacrosstwosectors.Hostedamajorinternationalartshowonworkinglife.Installednewpermanentinteractivelargescreen.”RogerMcKinley,FACT“CreatedanumberofnewcommissionstogetherfordisplayatexhibitionsatFACT”AmyJones,FACT“Itplayedaroleinthedevelopmentofthegroup'sdigitalthinking,includingworkononlineandonsiteprovision.Itintroducedcontactsindatavisualisation,informationarchitectureandgenerousinterfaceapproaches.”GraemeRigby,AmberFilm&PhotographyCollective“Developmentofadatavisualisationtooltohelprenalpatientsunderstandtheirbloodresults.”HeatherHill,NHS“TheprojectIwasinvolvedinrevolvedaroundprocurementsystems–whichwasagoodandbadthing.Goodbecauseit’sgivenmearealoversightofthewastefulandcounterproductivenatureofprocurement.I’musingthatknowledgeandI’mnowveryactiveinchallengingtheNHS’sprocurementsystem(s)topreventtheverychangetheyneedtosurvive.I’vebeenquotedateventsassayingthat‘Procurementisaformoforganisationaldeath”!Asabenefitofbeingsooutspokenonprocurement-I’venowbecomeaspecialistsupplierfortheNHSinSalfordinTechnology,UXandstrategy–soCXhasreallyhelpedmethere.”GezO’Brien,Startdotstar“WorkingwithCXhasbeenasignificantspringboardtogrowingthebusiness.”LeeOmar,RedNinja

What did you contribute to working with the Creative Exchange and what did you get out of it?

“Mymaincontributionwasintheideationoftheprojectandinprovidingsomemedia/technologysupportforasmallprototype.[Theproject]refinedideasaroundcounterfactualhistoryinspaceandsuggestednewdirectionsinwhichthismightbepursued,practicallyandtheoretically.”AlexButterworth,AmblrLLP“Contribution:projectdesign;participationin'publicmakings';developmentoffollow-onresearchprojects.Personalbenefits:enhancedcollaboration;newinsightsandmethods;newconnections;morenumerousandvariedopportunitiestoengagewithpublicaudiences.”MagnusWilliamson,NewcastleUniversity“IprovidedGISconsultancy,duringdevelopmentIlearnednewapproachestodynamiccartography”JonnyHuck,UniversityofManchester“Academicsupport;conceptualdevelopmentandresearchguidance.AsidefromdevelopingnewrelationshipswithOpenLabcolleagues(formerlyCultureLab)Iwasabletogetinsightintothetechnicaldevelopmentandimplementationofsoftware


codingandhardwareapplicationswhichIdidnothaveaccesstoorfamiliaritywithprior.Accesstoanewsite(BeamishMuseum)alsoprovedinterestingandfruitful.”ArnoVerhoeven,EdinburghUniversity“MadegoodcontactswithpeopleIwouldhappilyworkwithagain.Theworkalsosupportedmyteaching.”MartynDade-Robertson“IactedasanhistoricalconsultantaspartofaCXproject.ThereinIbroughtmyhistoricalexpertise(focusedespeciallyontheFirstWorldWar)aswellasresearchskillsandexperiencesnecessarytoidentifytheunderpinningmaterialtofacilitatetheproject.Iwasabletocontributeindebatesofhistoricalaccuracy,addtotheintellectualframeworkoftheprojectandprovideinputintocreativemeetingsetc.Ivaluedtheexperienceofworkingwithinthecontextofaprojectinfluencedbyathirdpartyorganisation.Thisenabledmetodevelopskillsinworkingwithagendasnotnormallyencounteredinmyownacademicresearch.Ithusdevelopednewmethodologiesofplanning,undertakingandproducingresearch.Inaddition,theinvolvementoftechnologicaldisciplinesprovidedmenewinsightsapplicabletomeowndisciplinebutwhich(withoutthisproject)Iwaspreviouslyunawareof.”OliverWilkinson,UCLAN“Innovativeartsbasedwaystoworkwithpeoplewithdementia.Inspiringcreativeanddemonstratedthepotentialforcreativeopportunitiesinthisfield.”AmandaBingley,LancasterUniversity“Ithasbeengreattoworkwith[industrypartner]Blazewhohavebeenexceptionallyhelpfulwithe.g.PR,media,anddesignissues-notmycoreexpertiseasanacademicsogreattohavethatsupport.”RachelAldred,UniversityofWestminster“Asindustrypartners,webroughtourexpertiseindigitaldesignanduserexperiencetotheproject.Theprojecthelpedtodevelopourexperienceinworkingwithavariedgroupofstakeholders/partners.Personally,wereallyenjoyedworkingwithotherexpertsfromtheirrespectivefieldswhobroughttheirownbackgroundandunderstandingtotheproject.Thisissomethingwewouldbekeentodoagainaswefeltthathavingexpertsworkingtogethercollaborativelyenabledafasterpacetorapiddevelopmentofnewideas.”IanWareing,magneticNorth“IwasatechnicalconsultantontheChattrprojectIhadtheopportunitytoworkonaprojectwithcomplexethicsinapublicspace”ElliottWoods,KimchiandChips“Icontributedtothedesignoftheoutreachstrategyfortheprojectandhelpedspreadthefindingsoftheprojecttoawideraudience.Workingonthefrontierbetweenacademicresearch,digitalmediaandadvocacywasanovelandinterestingexperience.”JackThurston,TheBikeShow“Wesharedourexperiencesofusingmediatocommunicateconservationandreachnewaudiences.Wewereabletogetfacetofacecontactwithorganisationsworkingwiththepublicontheground,aswellasconservationscientistsworking


ontheground.Wealsogotgreaterinsightintotheresearchbeingundertakenintheareaofstorytellingbeingusedtoincreaseawarenessandparticipationinthenaturalworld.”LucieMuir,Wildscreen“Icontributedideas...andIgottoseesomedevelopmentandaworkingprototype.”AdamClarke,TheCommonPeople“Ideas,experience,deliverycontributed.Achievedexpandedknowledgeandexposuretonewideas.”BridgetHardy,IntegransConsultingLtd“Contributedfunding,curatorialsupportandproductionresources.Developedexcitingnewcommissionswithmembersofcreativeexchangeasaresult.”AmyJones,FACT“We'vesuccessfullyprovidedauser-friendlyandintuitiveinterfacetowhatisacomplex,academicproject.Thepossibilitiessuggestedbytheprojectinquestionhaveinformedourotherworkinplaces,andthewholeprocesshasallowedustomeetcontactstowhomwewouldotherwisehavehadnoexposure.”RichardSilverton,TABLEFLIP“Webroughtaccesstomaterialsinourfilmandphotographiccollection,togetherwithaninformedunderstandingofthecontent.Wemetandseparatelyworkedwithanumberofinterestingpeople.”GraemeRigby,AmberFilm&PhotographyCollective“Research,writingandillustrationofgraphicnoveltreatmentofaseriousacademic&realworldissue-veryinterestingandchallenging,greatexperiencetoexchangeideaswithco-collaborators”HopeLondon“Wegotalotintermsoflearninganewapproachtodesigningproductsandservices.”LeeOmar,RedNinja“DevelopmentofdigitalprototypesworkingonexistingBBCasserts.Thisintroducedmetoarangeofdigitalmediaworkingmethods.”GrahamMort,LancasterUniversity“IledtwoCXprojects.Ibenefitedfromworkingwithnewpartners,thecitycouncil,communitygroups,creativemediaprofessionals.”RichardKoeck,UniversityofLiverpool“Iprovidedexpertiseinchildren'sliteratureandculture,andineighteenth-centuryhistory.WorkingwithCXallowedmetodevelopmyresearch(previouslyfundedbytheAHRC)inanewdirection:toseeanactualproduct(theWildManapp)developoutofconsultationundertakenwithheritageagencies,children'sliteratureprofessionalsandothersduringtheAHRCproject('Children'sLiteratureandYoungPeople'sEngagementwiththeHistoricBuiltEnvironment'”MatthewGrenby,NewcastleUniversity


“Iactedasadvisoronunderstandingspatiallayoutandcirculationandincorporationofarchitecturalfeaturesintothedevelopmentoftheapp.InreturnIsawfirsthandhowthedigitalteamsetuptheirinitialexploratoryresearchandprogressedthroughthedesignprocess,throughaseriesofclientmeetingstofocusideasdowntoafinalsolution.”JulieTrueman,NorthumbriaUniversity

What were the opportunities and challenges of working with the Creative Exchange?

“Theopportunitywastheinsightintoworkingwithnewpartners,creativeartistsbeingtheleastfamiliardimension(theCouncilwasinstitutionalinawaywithwhichIamfamiliar).Thegreatestchallengewastheopennessofthebrief.”DrCorinnaM.Peniston-Bird,LancasterUniversity“Opportunities:toengagewithinterestingmindsandnewideaswiththebenefitofearlyusertestingandnovelmethodologies;Challenges:balancingtheexpectationsandneedsofdifferentparticipantswithsharedinterestsbutdifferentagendas.”AlexButterworth,AmblrLLP“Chancetoworkwithindustrial/third-sectorpartnersthatIwouldn'thavecollaboratedwithotherwise.”JonathanHook,UniversityofYork“Opportunities:workinginnewenvironments;broadeningmyknowledgeandskillsbase;co-designingwithcolleagueswhosespecialismsandperspectivesaredifferentfrom(butcomplementaryto)myown.”MagnusWilliamson,NewcastleUniversity“Gainedsomevaluableinsightsintoresearchmethodologies”Alastair,MeYouAndUs“Collaborativeprojectsacrossdisciplinesandorganisationsisalwayschallengingbutultimatelyrewarding.”KatJungnickel,Goldsmiths“Theopportunitytoworkonnovelresearch,anddevelopnewtechnologies.”JonnyHuck,UniversityofManchester“Opportunities--newcolleagues,newinsightsandaverywidenetworkofacademicsandindustrypartners.Opportunitiestoexperimentwithnewandnoveltechnologies(Axivity'sWAX9IMU)anddevelopnewskills(i.e.CodinginProcessing)inpartnershipwithNewcastle.”ArnoVerhoeven,EdinburghUniversity“Theopportunitiesweremany,includingthedeliveryofhistoricalresearchinanonacademicway.Igainedtheopportunityofworkinginadifferentwaytomynormal,individual,researchpracticesandthusdevelopedinsightintoothermethodologies.”OliverWilkinson,UCLAN


“Opportunitiestotryinnovativeideas.Thechallengeisfindingfundingtobeabletosupportthiskindofcreativeworkforpeoplewithdementiaasasustainableactivity.”AmandaBingley,LancasterUniversity“Thereweresomechallengeswiththetimingbuttheprojectinspiredfurthercollaborationanddevelopment.”IanForrester,BBCR&D“TheprojecthasbeensopopularandhighprofileIhavesometimesstruggledtorespondquicklytoallenquiries!”RachelAldred,UniversityofWestminster“Theprojectdidprovideuswiththeopportunitytoworkwithexpertswewouldn'totherwiseworkwithandsowenowfeelabletocalluponthesenewcontactsforpotentialfutureprojectswheretheirexpertisewouldbeofvalue.”IanWareing,magneticNorth“Makingnewcontacts.”ChasJacobs“TheCXwasafantasticpremiseandproject-andhasgotafantasticrangeofinterestingpeoplearoundthetable.TheKEconferenceatLancasterwasagamechanger.”DrEmmaMurphy,GlasgowSchoolofArt“Opportunities:workwithFutureEverything,discovernewartistsincollaboration.”ElliotWoods,KimchiandChips“WorkingwithNaomiandCXhasbeenverysmooth,can'tthinkofchallenges..”DianaDanova,Blaze“Initialinputandworkshopwasgoodandreallyinteresting”LucieMuir,Wildscreen“[Opportunitieswere]Networking,newresearchwithpotentialtomarket,academicrigourinabusinesscontext.”RogerMcKinley,FACT“TheopportunitytodevelopanewprototypeforaninteractiveprojectandpresentittoapublicaudienceatFACT”ClaireCook,NexusProductions“Understandingacademicapproach.Opportunitytoexploreleadingedgeideaswithpeople.”BridgetHardy,IntegransConsultingLtd“CreativeexchangeprovidedaccesstoexcellentresearchsuchasthatofBenKoslowskiwhoworkedontheexhibitiondesignforGroupTherapy.DuetothesupportoftheCreativeExchangeourcollaborationwithBenwasenrichedashewasabletodedicatemoretimetotheprojectthanourfeesalonewouldhaveallowed.Asaresulttheexhibitiondesignwasenrichedbyawealthofresearchwewouldotherwisenothavehadaccesstoo.Nochallengesfromourperspective-itwasarealjoytoworkwithCreativeExchange.”AmyJones,FACT


“Beingbroughtintoanalreadymatureprojectwasasteeplearningcurve,butensuredthatbothpartieslearntagreatdeal.”RichardSilverton,TABLEFLIP“Theopportunitiesstemmedfromtheabilitytoexperimentandthinkinacontextfreedfromanycriticalconcernsfordelivery.”GraemeRigby,AmberFilm&PhotographyCollective“OpportunitytoworkwithdesignerswhichIhaveneverdonebefore.”HeatherHill,NHS“Itgaveustheopportunitytoexploreanewapproachtodevelopinggamesandtooworkinanopenendedfashiontodevelopideasbeyondourusualproductionscope.”MattWatkins,Mudlark“Theopportunitiesincludedmeetingacademicstocollaborateonarealproblemsandtrytodevisesolutions.Ilikedthe‘offthebeatenpath’issuesthatCXprovided.”GezO'Brien,Stardotstar“Creatingsomethingexcitingwithlike-mindedinnovativeminds”StefanKazassoglou,Kinicho“WorkingwithCXwewereabletoacquirethehelpofawriterwhowasabletoproveoutthefeasibilityofwritingcompellingbranchingnarrativesforthisplatform.SincetheprojectwasanR&Deffort,thechallengesweidentifiedwithbranchingnarrativeswereusefultotheclientintheirdecisiontoprogressbeyondtheR&Dstage.”DanGilmore,AtomhawkDesignLtd“Opportunitieswerewideningournetworkthathasledtobeingmorecredibletothepublicsectorandbigbusiness.Italsochallengedustopushtheboundariesofourknowledge.”LeeOmar,RedNinja“Adaptingtonewideasaboutbroadcastmedia,writingnewmaterial,devisinglearningpathways.”GrahamMort,LancasterUniversity“CXprovidedresourcesandexpertisetomakeanideaintoareality-theapp.WorkingwithCXwasaneducationformeinintheprocessesofiterativedesignusedinthedigitaldesign(andgaming)sectors.CXsuccessfullybridgedthegapbetweenacademicresearchandreal-worldimplementationofresearchfindingsandideas.”MatthewGrenby,NewcastleUniversity“Thiscollaborationintroducedanewsetofspecialiststome,allowingmetoseehowtheyimpactondesignatalevelofdetailthatIhadnotpreviouslyfullyunderstood.Icannowseehowtheyrelatetomyareaofdesignandhowtheirknowledgeandresearchmethodologiescouldaddvaluetomyfutureprojects.Myinvolvementinthedesignprocesswasmanagedsmoothlyandintegratedasandwhenrequired.Themixofacademicsprovidedavibrantforumforexchangeof


ideasandpushedthedesigndevelopmentforward,feedingoffeachother'sexperienceandsuggestions.”JulieTrueman,NorthumbriaUniversity

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