The change I want to see

The meeting with the Dragons gave me a different perspective on my project. Firstly they mentioned that I should not be making changes after people have done these behaviours as my first intervention was similar to testing people’s reactions to litter thrown by others when someone has thrown it. And these people I tested, they… Continue reading intervention5

how to use the data before research the history of the commons to support the report reference Harvard update As a Chinese, when I was in China I would have found it rude to spit in the park, or to make loud noises and strike fights. When I first lived in the UK, I found… Continue reading 10/11 tutorial

connect with stakeholder definition of rubbish research public parks campaign additional secondary research dragons ideas: Am I creating a new rule to control people not to do something? play some tricks with people update keep Britain tidy website new intervention: basketball frame An attempt to protect a safe public park, with a selection of cute… Continue reading 31/10 tutorial

swot change name to “how can we increase the comfort level of people in public parks?” It was interesting, our tutor asked us to write swot analyses and then turn the weaknesses in them into strengths, which I felt gave a more holistic view of our project and uncovered its potential possibilities. For example, mine… Continue reading 24/10 tutorial

remove social cohesion think about what change I want to see As I was interviewing a young mother taking her children for a walk in Regent’s Park last Friday, I was reminded of an incident I had previously encountered in Regent’s Park. It was about mid-afternoon and a young boy, probably about 8 years old,… Continue reading 17/10 tutorial

Interviews with local passers-by who use the park update I interviewed a few people in Regent’s Park last Friday. Most of them were women. The responses to what kind of behaviour would make them feel uncomfortable in the park centred on too much noise, some young people, and unclean conditions. One of the mothers with… Continue reading 10/10 tutorial

1. change the name from ” how can small-scale art experiments test the reaction of people on social cohesion ?” to ” how can we measure the reaction of people in public spaces and motivate participation in social cohesion? “ 2. research what impact it is having on people who use the spaces? what impact… Continue reading 03/10 tutorial

1. Intro The weakening of social cohesion has become a common problem for the international community today. Globalization, international competition and increased social mobility on a global scale, the intensification of cultural and conflicting interests, the plurality of values, the continuing widening gap between rich and poor and the weakening role of family ties have… Continue reading research report

Location： regent park A small flag with a slogan was chosen to be placed next to the rubbish and next to the bin. It was amazing that a sanitation worker passed by and didn’t pick up the rubbish in the bin. I later interviewed a few passers-by, some said they thought it was performance art… Continue reading intervention 4

Location： regent park I placed small colored flags with the slogan (there is the rubbish) next to the rubbish. Compared to the first time, someone would stop to see what the flag said, but no one picked it up. The children are more likely to spot the flags than the adults. In addition: During the… Continue reading intervention 3