Transforming Neighborhoods with DIY Creativity

Presentation For:
Transforming Neighborhoods - Tokyo / Berlin
@Institute for Information Design Japan
by
Chris Berthelsen (a-small-lab)
chris@a-small-lab.com

People play with things and find new uses for them (Lynch, 1984:157);
Messy and spontaneous,
individually created, everyday
expressions of the creativity of
everyday people in all of its facets.
A response to the environment, a reflection of society, culture, and
traditions (Jonas, 2007). Change reconciles with the idea
of improvement (Koolhaus, 2002) and people feel
joy, as opposed to mere pleasure
(Illich, 1973:17).

Sketching
for Usable
Cities
Intrinsic
motivation
Neighbourhood
Creative Climate

FIXING the Neighbourhood:
Investigations in Suburban Tokyo
Chris Berthelsen
a-small-lab.com

FIXING the Neighbourhood:
Investigations in Suburban Tokyo
Chris Berthelsen (chris@a-small-lab.com)
a-small-lab.com
3 small projects
a-small-lab.com/fixes/ (東京の小さな繕い）
tokyo-diy-gardening.org(てづくりの緑たち）
a-small-lab.com/projects/kokonohanashi/(ここの話）

MAIN LINKS
Website: http://a-small-lab.com
Fixes Project: http://a-small-lab.com/fixes/ (resource) and http://a-small-lab.com/projects/fixes/ (project
overview)
Flickr Sets: http://www.flickr.com/photos/a-small-lab/collections/72157623668988392/
Tokyo-DIY-Gardening: http://tokyo-diy-gardening.org
Tokyo-DIY-Gardening City Mapping Workshop MAP:
http://tokyo-diy-gardening.org/tokyo-diy-gardening-workshop-map/
Tokyo-DIY-Gardening: Personal Impact of Urban Green Space MODEL:
http://tokyo-diy-gardening.org/personal-impact-of-urban-green-space/
Tokyo-DIY-Gardening City Mapping Workshop WRITE UP:
http://greenz.jp/en/2010/11/01/tokyo-diy-gardening-interactive-map-ready-for-exploring/
http://www.3331.jp/news/en/201008/000564.html
Kokonohanashi Project: http://a-small-lab.com/projects/kokonohanashi/
Kokonohanashi WRITE UP:
http://tokyogreenspace.com/2010/11/04/%e3%81%93%e3%81%93%e3%81%ae%e8%a9%b1-koko-no-hanashi-talking-about-here/
For references to literature, concepts etc in – just ask!

Main Theme
> Intrinsic Motivation can trump external forces (design,
planning, good intentions, etc etc).
> A plan/strategy for increasing + sustaining intrinsic
motivation should be central to any proposed project or
solution for cities and citizens (and in the context of this
workshop, the elderly).
> A modified creative climate framework (from social
psychology research in business/research organizations)
provides a promising starting point.

Structure of this presentation 001:
> Trigger/Context quotes & notes on control, the radical monopoly of space, and
the hope that can be held for citizen power.
> Examples of the fine grained ways that regular citizens solve problems and
mold their environments (from FIXES and Tokyo-DIY-Gardening projects).
> Sketching for Usable Cities overview (Agile, Robust, Fine Grained)
> Personal benefits of sketching (or DIY, non-intentional design whatever you
want to call it).
> Notes on location: Scattered Use, Scattered Uchi – how the one person's 'Uchi'
can be dispersed throughout the city. Implications for the 'non-intentional
landscape'. The (non-linear) development/growth of the city as an aggregate of
fine grained, non-connected individual actions.
> Round up of first half of presentation.

Structure of this presentation 002:
> Imagining/Constructing/Discussing/Debating the non-intentional landscape of
Tokyo – Interactive workshop at 3331 Arts Chiyoda example.
> Brief implications/directions - Q&A
> Introducing 'Neighbourhood Creative Climate' framework (Creativity,
Components of Creativity, etc).
> An experiment in 'trying to do something' in the neighbourhood – the
Kokonohanashi ｢ここの話」 project overview. Aims: (1) investigate systems for
citizen discussion about place. (2) investigate creative climate perceptions
(researcher-as-subject.)
> Roundup.
> Comments, anger, etc – work with participants to flesh out Neighbourhood
Creative Climate framework from a Japanese perspective.

→ The abstract, faceless conquest
of Space by Man (capitalized) → the
limitation of place for men (in small letters) (Ellul,
1964:328). Our city illness has a basic
motive (Lynch, 1984:364), a common
denominator; A single mechanism by
which it most disturbs urbanites. This
is the loss of control.

The message is clear: “You cannot
do as you please; your actions do
not make any difference."

The Radical Monopoly of Space:
a major tool rules out natural
competence, imposing compulsory
consumption and thereby restricting
personal autonomy. It constitutes a
special kind of social control because
it is enforced by means of the
imposed consumption of a
standard product that only
large institutions can
provide (Illich, 1973:35).

people give up their native ability
to do what they can do for
themselves and for each other, in
exchange for something “better” that
can be done for them only by a major
tool (Illich, 1973:36)

Verbs become nouns.
We no longer ‘garden’ or ‘play’ or
‘cycle’ – the city of the fully
industrialized man ‘has’ (calls his
own) gardens and playgrounds and
cycling tracks which are made for
him. Now, space is stated in terms of
a commodity and claims are made in
terms of competition for scarce
resources (see e.g Illich, 1973:56). The actor has
become the consumer, who gambles
for perceived nouns.

The components for self-building of the city can be
easily and cheaply made available. People
could build, adapt, create and
modify, while at the same time
learning about materials, systems
and relationships. But instead,
government and commercialities deposit roads,
apartment blocks, parks, green spaces, roof
gardens, barbeque zones, and other built
environmental components into the city - the
professionally built is defined as
the functional unit, and the self-
built is stamped as a shanty (Illich, 1973:41).

Consumer protection, ‘better spaces’ and planning are insufficient. When
consumers gain more confidence in a ‘product’
(those lovely, safe and green) the victory only
increases society’s dependence at the cost and frustration of
those who cannot or would prefer not to partake (Illich, 1973:37). While the organized self-
protection of the addict-consumer immediately raises the quality of the dope and the
power of the peddler, it may lead ultimately to limits (Illich, 1973:37).
Discerning consumers (citizens?
→modifiers/gardeners?→city
creators/curators?) may discover
that they can do better by doing
things for themselves.

The most powerful way of improving our environment then is to put
the control of it into the hands of its immediate users who have the
stake and knowledge to make it function well (Lynch, 1984:165).
The last great force in the city is
the residents themselves (Orum and Chen:18);
their creative response to change is
their ultimate guarantee of survival
(Lynch, 1984:172).

人々は考
えてい
る。> Examples of the fine grained ways that regular
citizens solve problems and mold their environments
(from FIXES and Tokyo-DIY-Gardening projects).

バス停のベンチの設置。
Public Seating

自宅のアクセスが不便になった人は
When access becomes difficult

スペースも土もなければ、自分の手で作る。
In a city with scarce space and dirt, make it yourself....

幅が１０センチしかない場所でも。
Even on a 10cm wide curb....

歩道でも。
Or on the sidewalk.

高い建物の中でも。
Or in a highrise.

狭いレンガ壁の上でも。
Or on a precarious brick wall.

線路沿いでも。
Or along the railroad tracks.

花が好きな人は
Flower lovers share their passion...

渋谷のマスカット・オタクは
Grape-obsessed Shibuya-ites.....

スペースも土もなければ、自分の手で作る
（そして美味しいもの（バジル）もできる）。
Basil

街角のDEAD SPACEだと思ったら、
What appears to be dead space...

唐辛子が育っていた。
Is home to fresh red peppers.

亡くなった夫の大切にしていた近所の公園の小さな花園を維持し続ける。
Maintaing a dead spouse's neighbourhood park garden...

ゴミだらけのDEAD SPACEだと思ったら、
What appears to be run-down dead space

緑豊かなリビング・フェンスが空き地を隠してくれた。
Becomes a lush living fence that beautifies the vacant lots

そしてきれいな花が訪ねてきた。
An plays host to lovely flora....

近所のイタズラ
The work of neighbourhood misfits

実はトマト畑。
Is actually a tomato garden.

隣へよく行く人は、
People who often visit the neighbours

その必要に応じる。
Create their own access-ways.

ゴミ箱がなければ、設置する。
Placing rubbish bins where they are needed.

動物立ち入り禁止！
Animals KEEP OUT!

With intricate, flexible and affordable construction.

路上喫煙禁止地区ではない道ではマナを守る。
Even pedestrian smokers find a way to keep the street (if not the air) clean.

帰り道が暗いアパートには街路灯。
Dark apartment complexes call for home-made street lights.

道が分かりにくい街には・・・
And when you're sick of people asking you how to find the station, you stick up
some signs.

自転車置き場の不便にレンガ。
Bricks are a key element in bicycle parking.

フォックスフェイスの季節
Foxface decorates an inner city garden

ではなくても構いません。
Even when it's out of season (fruit are tied on with plastic ties)

ジャズクラブのない郊外には・・・・・
In the suburbs, where Jazz clubs are scarce, you need to make your own..

ゴルフ好き郊外の老人は・・・・・
And golf lovers construct a 'fold away' 9-hole course in the local park.

Sketching
for Usable
Citiesつ

Sketching
for Usable
Cities
Quick, timely,
inexpensive,
disposable, plentiful,
distinct, minimal,
ambiguous, beta,
open, hopeful, seeking

Sketching
for Usable
Cities
Agile
機動的
Quick, timely,
inexpensive,
distinct, minimal,
ambiguous, beta,

Sketching
for Usable
Cities
Agile
Robust
丈夫
Quick, timely,
inexpensive,
distinct, minimal,
ambiguous, beta,
Agile
機動的

Sketching
for Usable
Cities
Agile
Robust
Flexibility,
adaptability to local
& personal needs
and opportunities
(Turner & Roberts, 1975)
Quick, timely,
inexpensive,
distinct, minimal,
ambiguous, beta,
Agile
機動的
Robust
丈夫

Sketching
for Usable
Cities
Agile
Robust
Fine Grained
Flexibility,
adaptability to local
& personal needs
and opportunities
(Turner & Roberts, 1975)
Quick, timely,
inexpensive,
distinct, minimal,
ambiguous, beta,
Agile
機動的
Robust
丈夫

Granularity（グラニュラリティ）(e.g Turner & Roberts, 1975)
Developers, Govt = Coarse grained cities
（企業や政府が「作る」のは粗粒子）
= tension, friction, mismatch, waste
＝ストレス、不安、摩擦、不一致、無駄
= the first to suffer are the weak
＝弱いものはすぐ苦しくなる

Granularity（グラニュラリティ）(e.g Turner & Roberts, 1975)
Developers, Govt = Coarse grained cities
（企業や政府が「作る」のは粗粒子）
= tension, friction, mismatch, waste
＝ストレス、不安、摩擦、不一致、無駄
= the first to suffer are the weak
＝弱いものはすぐ苦しくなる
Local action, entrepreneurship etc = fine grain
（個人や近所レベル行動＝細粒）
= better matched needs
＝一致。ニーズに合った行動
= security
＝安全、安心
= efficient and effective
＝効率的かつ効果的

Based on informal chats, discussions, interviews, our own experience, and research into Tokyo’s informal landscapes (especially
the great work of Mariluise Jonas)
Long time
Functional Emotional
Immediate
Social Norms
Aesthetics
Memory
Community
Mutual
dependence
Pleasure
Indpendence
Affordable
Practical
長期
実用感情
即時
社会規範
美
記憶
地域社会
相互依存
喜び
独立
（家計的に）
無理なくでき
ること
実質
伝統
Personal Effects/個人的影響

Scattered use,
Scattered
Uchi=involvement, care, peace of mind over scale
Dwelling・住宅 City・都市

> Notes on location: Scattered Use, Scattered Uchi – how the one person's 'Uchi' can
be dispersed throughout the city. Implications for the 'non-intentional landscape'. The
(non-linear) development/growth of the city as an aggregate of fine grained, non-
connected individual actions.

Home・自宅 Dwelling・住まい
Scattered Uchi（散在性の「内」）

Surrounds・家の近く

Frontage・正面
Footpath・歩道
Opposite
Footpath・反対歩道

Home
Frontage
Footpath
Opposite
Footpath
Dwelling
Surrounds
Neighbourhood・近所
Frontage・正面
Footpath・歩道
Opposite

Home
Frontage
Footpath
Opposite
Footpath
Nearby
Larger Roads
・近くの道路
Close Small
Parks・近くの公園
Uncle's
House
・おじさんの家
Own Shop
& Surrounds
Parking
Space
・駐車所
Dwelling
Surrounds
Neighbourhood
Home
Frontage
Footpath
Opposite
Footpath
Dwelling
Surrounds
Frontage・正面
Footpath・歩道
Opposite

Home
Frontage
Footpath
Opposite
Footpath
Nearby
Larger Roads
Close Small
Parks
Uncle's
House Own Shop
& Surrounds
Parking
Space
Dwelling
Surrounds
Neighbourhood
Suburb・町・街
Home
Frontage
Footpath
Opposite
Footpath
Nearby
Larger Roads
・近くの道路
Close Small
Uncle's
House
Own Shop
& Surrounds
Parking
Space
・駐車所
Dwelling
Surrounds
Neighbourhood
Home
Frontage
Footpath
Opposite
Footpath
Dwelling
Surrounds
Frontage・正面
Footpath・歩道
Opposite

Home
Frontage
Footpath
Opposite
Footpath
Nearby
Larger Roads
Close Small
Parks
Uncle's
House Own Shop
& Surrounds
Parking
Space
Nearby
Large Park
・もっと大きい公園 Workplace・職場
Dwelling
Surrounds
Neighbourhood
Suburb
Home
Frontage
Footpath
Opposite
Footpath
Nearby
Larger Roads
Close Small
Parks
Uncle's
House Own Shop
& Surrounds
Parking
Space
Dwelling
Surrounds
Neighbourhood
Suburb・町・街
Home
Frontage
Footpath
Opposite
Footpath
Nearby
Larger Roads
・近くの道路
Close Small
Uncle's
House
Own Shop
& Surrounds
Parking
Space
・駐車所
Dwelling
Surrounds
Neighbourhood
Home
Frontage
Footpath
Opposite
Footpath
Dwelling
Frontage・正面
Footpath・歩道
Opposite

Home
Frontage
Footpath
Opposite
Footpath
Nearby
Larger Roads
Close Small
Parks
Uncle's
House Own Shop
& Surrounds
Parking
Space
Nearby
Large Park
Workplace
Dwelling
Surrounds
Neighbourhood
Suburb
City・都市
Home
Frontage
Footpath
Opposite
Footpath
Nearby
Larger Roads
Close Small
Parks
Uncle's
House Own Shop
& Surrounds
Parking
Space
Nearby
Large Park
Dwelling
Surrounds
Neighbourhood
Suburb
Home
Frontage
Footpath
Opposite
Footpath
Nearby
Larger Roads
Close Small
Parks
Uncle's
House Own Shop
& Surrounds
Parking
Space
Dwelling
Surrounds
Neighbourhood
Suburb・町・街
Home
Frontage
Footpath
Opposite
Footpath
Nearby
Larger Roads
・近くの道路
Close Small
Uncle's
House
Own Shop
& Surrounds
Parking
Space
・駐車所
Dwelling
Surrounds
Neighbourhood
Home
Frontage
Footpath
Opposite
Footpath
Dwelling
Frontage・正面
Footpath・歩道
Opposite

Home
Frontage
Footpath
Opposite
Footpath
Nearby
Larger Roads
Close Small
Parks
Uncle's
House Own Shop
& Surrounds
Parking
Space
Deceased
Grandparents'
House & Shop
・亡くなった親戚
の家や店
Nearby
Large Park
Workplace
Dwelling
Surrounds
Neighbourhood
Suburb
City
Workplace・職場
Home
Frontage
Footpath
Opposite
Footpath
Nearby
Larger Roads
Close Small
Parks
Uncle's
House Own Shop
& Surrounds
Parking
Space
Nearby
Large Park
Workplace
Dwelling
Surrounds
Neighbourhood
Suburb
City・都市
Home
Frontage
Footpath
Opposite
Footpath
Nearby
Larger Roads
Close Small
Parks
Uncle's
House Own Shop
& Surrounds
Parking
Space
Nearby
Large Park
Dwelling
Surrounds
Neighbourhood
Suburb
Home
Frontage
Footpath
Opposite
Footpath
Nearby
Larger Roads
Close Small
Parks
Uncle's
House Own Shop
& Surrounds
Parking
Space
Dwelling
Surrounds
Neighbourhood
Suburb・町・街
Home
Frontage
Footpath
Opposite
Footpath
Nearby
Larger Roads
・近くの道路
Close Small
Uncle's
House
Own Shop
& Surrounds
Parking
Space
・駐車所
Dwelling
Surrounds
Neighbourhood
Home
Frontage
Footpath
Opposite
Footpath
Dwelling
Frontage・正面
Footpath・歩道
Opposite

Themes
> TRANSFORMING the big-size city into the small-scale city where people feel
encouraged and able, and intrinsically rewarded for assuming control over their
environment (Krupat, 1985:207; discussed in relation to Tokyo in Jonas, 2007).
> Neither the passive observer of determined systems (consumer) nor a
determined manipulator of passive material (planner, developer, businessman),
but rather, the manager (cultivator) of an unfolding process occurring in
(scattered) personal locations (uchi) (based on Reiser and Umemoto, 2006:104)
> Could many minor changes across the city add up
to major transformations in our environment?(Sub Plan, 2009)
(This is Tokyo....non-intentional design, non-intentional
landscaping, Tokyo's non-intentional landscape).

> Imagining/Constructing/Discussing/Debating the non-intentional landscape of Tokyo –
Interactive workshop at 3331 Arts Chiyoda example.
Tokyo-DIY-Gardening City Mapping Workshop MAP:
http://tokyo-diy-gardening.org/tokyo-diy-gardening-workshop-map/
http://greenz.jp/en/2010/11/01/tokyo-diy-gardening-interactive-map-ready-for-exploring/
http://www.3331.jp/news/en/201008/000564.html

東京　ＤＩＹ　ガーデンイング　ワークショップ(3331 Arts Chiyoda)

Implications for the Eldery/Aging Societies....for those
that will be 'old' in 10,20,30 years.......
> A resource, a sourcebook
> Preserving 繕い spirit
> A history
> Patterns?
> Implications for how cities/neighbourhoods are
run..or not run.
Etc etc etc

Neighbourhood
Creative
Climate

creative product
創造的アウトプット

creative product
As fine-grained
component of
happiness.

creative product
Process（プロセス）
As fine-grained
component of
happiness.

creative product
Person（人格）
As fine-grained
component of
happiness.

creative product
Person（人格）
Press (Environment)（環境・風土）
As fine-grained
component of
happiness.

creative product
Components of Creativity
As fine-grained
component of
happiness.
Person（人格）

creative product
Knowledge &
Skills
問題領域の知識
As fine-grained
component of
happiness.
Person（人格）

creative product
Knowledge &
Skills
Creativity
Specific Skills
創造スキルなど
As fine-grained
component of
happiness.
Person（人格）

creative product
Knowledge &
Skills
Creativity
Specific Skills
創造スキルなど
Intrinsic
Motivation
内因性動機付け
As fine-grained
component of
happiness.
Person（人格）

Creative Climate（創造的環境・風土）(see e.g. Ekvall, Amabile, Isaksen)
Freedom
どれだけ自由に意
思決定できるか。
Trust/
Openness
信頼感の高さ。
Time
どれだけアイデア
を練る・実現させ
る時間があるか。
Playfulness
/Humor
どれだけリラックスした
雰囲気か。
Conflict
ネガティブな感情をと
もなう非建設的な関係
がどれだけ存在する
か。
Idea
Support
新しいアイデアを出す
ことがどれだけ奨励さ
れるか。
Debate
どれだけ建設的な意
見交換が行われてい
るか。
Risk
Tolerance
リスクを犯すことにど
れだけ耐えられるか。
失敗は学習の機会と
見なされる。
?

> An experiment in 'trying to do something' in the neighbourhood – the Kokonohanashi
｢ここの話」 project overview. Aims: (1) investigate systems for citizen discussion about
place. (2) investigate creative climate perceptions (researcher-as-subject.)

The kokonohanashi (「ここの話」 lit. 'talking about here') project works locally with a combinat
-ion of analogue (notebooks, pens, laminated A4 posters, wire, legwork) and open low-tech
digital tools (QR codes, stripped down Wordpress, email, smart-and-not-so-smart-phones) to
investigate the development of a platform for discussion about, and
positive action in, city space by the people who most matter -
those who experience and use the place in their everyday lives.
Image: France Bed Factory, Akishima (Google Maps)
Rough Schematic

WebPublishingPlatform
External
interaction with
log through
commenting
Open discussion
Log
(stripped down
wordpress)
Front End
Output
(presentations
, reports,
workshops,
games, etc)
QR codes, URL
direct link, 'real'
writing in
notebooks attached
to posters
Collati
on,
Categ
orizati
on
etc...
Deeper discussion,
Interviews,
Communication,
Workshops
Analysis,
discussio
n etc...
External Interaction
Interaction with city
and relevant
stakeholders
Unregistered
participants
access + join
in location
specific
discussion
through
posters at
locations
around the
city

※　How can we construct low-cost, agile, fine-grained (and also scalable) ways -
(1) for people to begin to discuss and interact with the spaces they use, and the
other people that use them?
(2) to record, share, the living histories of places (memories, experiences,
feelings)?
First Stage: Five locations in suburban Tokyo
What are:
> Official reactions (positive/negative/non-existent, direct/indirect etc)
> User reactions/participation (content, patterns, time, feeling etc)
> Channels of participation (hierarchy, patterns, content etc)
> Materials/Tools (how robust, appropriate, necessary etc)
> Places (official, private, semi-public, residential, abandoned etc)
> Collaboration, participation avenues
?
Review/Revise/Collaborate/Interact (Further Stages)
More Practical
Details

The kokonohanashi (「ここの話」 lit. 'talking about here') project works locally
- in the community where we live. With places that we know.
At the first stage of testing:
> A run-down park in front of a factory (run-down, official)
> A friendly neighbourhood park which has been declared a 'night no-go zone' (well-ke
pt, official)
> A park under a motorway (run-down, secluded, official)
> An abondoned car in an apartment complex car park (illegal use)
> A deserted house on a school route (run-down, private property)
Image: Western Tokyo (Google Maps)

analogue (notebooks, pens, laminated A4 posters, wire, legwork)
- materials on location.
> Laminated A4 posters fastened with wire and tape (key components of the Japanese
DIY public signage kit) installed in selected locations.
> A notebook and pen attached for non-net-enabled users.
Image: Examples of street signage in Japan (from FIXES project)
Example
Poster

Example poster (Top Half, Trigger Statement)
Trigger Question
or Statement

Example poster (Bottom Half)
Logo
QR Code
Place name
General contact details
Heading: “What do
you think about
this place?”
Installation period
(until the end of
November)
About the
kokonohanashi
project
Invitation to add
own place to the
project
Place specific URL
Use instructions
(access, email,
comment etc)

digital (QR codes, stripped down Wordpress, email, smart/not-so-smart-phones)
- real(ish) time commenting/contribution/access to other opinions.
> Access to location-specific post via QR code, direct URL – PC/Mobile.
> Commenting/discussion enabled.
> Easy monitoring via comment rss feed.
e.g

Online component running stripped down Wordpress

Access site via QR code (or direct URL) Retrieve message
Connect Comment
1 2
3 4

A run-down park in front of a factory
“This park is known around here as 'one-p
ark' because it only has one slide”
｢この公園はすべり台が一つしかないので｢ワン
公園」とよばれています。」

A friendly neighbourhood park which has been declared a 'night no-go zone'.
“Why can't we use this park at night anymore?”
｢この公園が夜間使用禁止になったのはなぜ？」

A park under a motorway.
“From the outside, parks und
er motorways look like pretty
sad places – but what's the
reality? ”
｢近所の皆様、橋の下の遊び場は
外から見ると寂しそうな感じで
すか、実際は？」

An abandoned car in an apartment complex car park
“This car has been here for three years....what do you
think?”
｢この廃車は３年以上このままです。どう思いますか？」

A deserted house on a school route
“This house has been deserted for the la
st three years. Want to make it somethi
ng a bit more fun?”
｢この廃屋は３年以上このままです。楽しい
場所に変えてみませんか？」

Main Theme
> Intrinsic Motivation can trump external forces (design, planning, good
intentions, etc etc).
> A plan/strategy for increasing + sustaining intrinsic motivation should
be central to any proposed project or solution for cities and citizens (and in
the context of this workshop, the elderly).
> A modified creative climate framework (from social psychology research
in business/research organizations) provides a promising starting point.
> The FIXES and Tokyo-DIY-Gardening projects uncover examples of
creative output. They are the starting point for deriving
patterns/principles/frameworks of neighbourhood creativity that can inform the
discussion on citizen created cities/urban planning/etc....
> kokonohanashi seeks to (1) understand practical directions for
neighbourhood communication, (2) investigate the neighbourhood creative
climate.

> Comments, anger, etc – work with participants to flesh out Neighbourhood Creative
Climate framework from a Japanese perspective.

Contact:
Chris Berthelsen (chris@a-small-lab.com)
> twitter.com/a_small_lab
> a-small-lab.com
With questions, comments, ideas...
anything!

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