My Dream World 5.9.2012-31.3.2015

PROFESSOR'SATU'MIETTINEN'

UNIVERSITY'OF'LAPLAND'

satu.mie:nen@ulapland.fi'

PROJECT GOALS '

MY' DREAM' WORLD' PROJECT' aimed' at' establishing' new'parIcipatory' and' empowering' service' design' tools' to' be'uIlized'by'the'youth.''By' using' service' design' tools' youths' ware' able' to' handle'and' find' soluIons' that' supported' their' career' path' and'coping'in'a'difficult'employment'and'educaIonal'situaIon.'It' also' helped' them' to' find' ways' to' parIcipate' in' the'development'of'their'own'community'and'in'the'associated'discourse'through'the'means'of'art'and'design.''The'purpose'of'the'project'was'to'increase'young'people’s'possibiliIes' to' parIcipate' in' the' development' of' services'and' thereby' in' the' construcIon' of' a' responsible' and'democraIc'society.'''

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PROJECT GOALS '

Using' the' design' tools' supported' local' innovaIon'development.'''

The' tools' developed' in' the' project' can' be' uIlized' in'developing' community' services' and' services' aimed'specifically'at'youths.''

The' project' was' carried' out' through' a' strong' local'network'of'cooperaIon.''

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PROJECT TEAM'

•  Professor'Satu'Mie:nen'

•  Professor'KrisIina'Hänninen'•  Amanuensis'Maria'Keskipoikela'

•  Service'designer'ReeXa'Kerola'•  Media'ArIst'Taina'KonIo'

•  TexIle'ArIst'Tarja'Wallius'

•  TexIle'ArIst'Inkeri'Huhtamaa'

•  Researcher'Piia'RyIlahI'•  Project'manager'Satu'Pesola''

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CO-OPERATION'

•  Inkeri'Aalto,'Cultural'co[operaIon,'Ministry'of'Foreign'Affairs,'Finland'

•  Marika'Matengu,'program'co[ordinaIon'Local'Development'Fund,'the'Embassy'of'Finland'Windhoek'Namibia'

•  Aki'Enkenberg,'program'co[ordinaIon'Local'Development'Fund,'the'Embassy'of'Finland'Pretoria'South'Africa'

•  Philippe'Talavera,'Ombetja'Yehiga'•  Vikki'du'Preez,'Retha'de'la'Harpe'ja'Brice'Snaddon,'Cape'

Peninsula'University'of'Technology'•  Meryl[Joy'Schippers'ja'Hennie'Swartz,'South'African'San'

InsItute'•  Niina'Turtola,'College'of'the'Arts,'Namibia'•  Kaisa'Hahl,'Kruunuhaan'koulu''

FUNDING'

•  University'of'Lapland'•  Ministry'of'Foreign'Affairs'

•  Finnish'Fund'for'Technology'and'InnovaIon'•  Finnish'Cultural'Fund,'Central'Fund'•  Finnish'Cultural'Fund,'North'Savo'Fund'•  Centre'of'Arts'PromoIon'

•  Alfred'Kordelin'Fund''

WORKSHOPS'

•  Keetmanshoop'Youth'Centre'17.[20.6.2013'Ombetja'Yehinga'OrganisaIon'

•  Windhoek'Cota'Katutura'Campus'25.6.2013'College'of'the'Arts'

•  Kimberley'Footprint'of'the'San'Centre'1.[4.7.2013:'South'African'San'InsItute'ja'Cape'Peninsula'University'of'Technology,'South'Africa'

•  Open'Design'Week'and'Cape'Peninsula'University'of'Technology'11.[16.8.'2014,'Round'Table'Discussion'20.8.2014,'Cape'Town,'South'Africa''

•  ParIcipatory'Design'Conference'3.[9.10.2014,'Windhoek,'Namibia:'UFISA'consorIum'

EXHIBITIONS'

•  ArkIkum'museum'16.4.[12.5.2014'Rovaniemi,'Finland'

•  Open'Design'week,'the'A:c,'City'Hall,'Cape'Town,'South'Africa'11.[23.8.2014,'the'project'was'recognized'as'an'official'part'of'World'Design'Capital'Cape'Town'2014'program'

•  My'Dream'World'–project'installaIons'and'flashmob'Helinä'Rautavaara'museum'5.3.[31.3.2015'and'Kirjasto'Kymppi'15.3.[31.3.2015'

EXHIBITIONS'

HERO’S OF KIMBERLEY'

EXHIBITIONS'

EXHIBITIONS'

SERVICE DESIGN METHODS USED IN PROJECT WORKSHOPS'

•  Story'probes:'sent'beforehand'to'the'parIcipants/users:'creaIng'a'story'about'yourself'and'your'typical'day'(what'you'like,'dislike,'how'is'your'family'like),'using'the'magic'wand'in'the'story:'what'would'happen'if'you'could'change'your'life'with'a'magic'wand,'everything'would'be'possible?,'wriXen'exercise'

•  ThemaIc'discussion:'around'the'themes'picked'up'from'the'story'probes,'verbal'exercise'

•  Future'bridge:'discussing'the'current'state'of'affairs,'idenIfying'challenges,'discussing'the'future'desires'and'building'bridge'of'acIons'in'between,'visual'exercise'

SERVICE DESIGN METHODS USED IN PROJECT WORKSHOPS'

•  Speed'play:'improvisaIon'play'designed'in'10'minutes,'idenIfying'a'problem'and'soluIon'and'presented'quickly,'performing'exercise'

•  Paper'city'tool:'construcIng'your'community'using'paper'houses,'insItuIons,'people'and'other'elements,'construcIng'a'scale'model'of'your'community,'design'exercise'

•  Story'talk:'soluIon'orientated'discussion'where'the'parIcipants/users'are'thinking'about'soluIons'and'service'concepts,'verbal'exercise'

SERVICE DESIGN METHODS USED IN PROJECT WORKSHOPS'

•  Storyboard'drawn'about'the'service'concept'before,'ongoing'and'aoer'the'service'poinIng'out'the'star'moments'in'the'service'experience,'visual'exercise'

•  Photography'workshop:'for'visualizing'the'service'concept'with'sIll'images,'performing'and'visual'exercise'

•  Role'garment:'prototype'garment'made'with'“cheap”'material,'sawn'and'painted,'garment'dresses'up'your'dream'person'or'a'person'in'your'service'concept,'design'exercise'

•  Statement't[shirt'workshop:'painIng'a't[shirt'with'a'statement'that'describes'your'dream'world'or'moXo,'design'exercise'

SERVICE DESIGN METHODS USED IN PROJECT WORKSHOPS'

•  Empowering'garment:'prototype'garment'made'with'“cheap”'material,'sawn'and'painted,'garment'describes'your'dream,'design'exercise'

•  Hero’s'journey:'hero’s'empowering'journey'in'four'years'Ime,'hero'encounters'temptaIon,'enemy,'trickster'and'mentor'on'his/her'way'to'achieve'his/her'dream,'hero’s'journey'can'be'filmed,'performing'and'visual'exercise'

•  Flash'mob:'communal'dance'performance'about'achieving'your'dream,'audience'can'join'and'the'performance'is'constructed'without'the'noIce'for'the'audience,'performing'exercise'

SERVICE DESIGN METHODS USED IN PROJECT WORKSHOPS'

•  IntervenIon:'any'form'of'art'used'to'express'an'important'issue,'here'a'woven'installaIon'of'yarn'and'graphic'posters'about'mulI[cultural'co[operaIon,'visual'exercise'

•  Imagery'weave:'telling'stories'in'a'workshop'about'given'topics,'wriIng'the'key'words'of'the'stories'in'a'paper,'choosing'set'of'5[6'world'papers'from'large'amount'of'key'words'randomly,'string'the'world'papers'in'line'and'telling'a'new'story,'construcIng'a'sculpture'around'world'clusters,'verbal'and'visual'exercise'

SERVICE DESIGN METHODS USED IN PROJECT WORKSHOPS'

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SERVICE DESIGN METHODS USED IN PROJECT WORKSHOPS'

SERVICE DESIGN METHODS USED IN PROJECT WORKSHOPS'

SERVICE DESIGN METHODS USED IN PROJECT WORKSHOPS'

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SERVICE DESIGN METHODS USED IN PROJECT WORKSHOPS'

SERVICE DESIGN METHODS USED IN PROJECT WORKSHOPS'

SERVICE DESIGN METHODS USED IN PROJECT WORKSHOPS'

SERVICE DESIGN METHODS USED IN PROJECT WORKSHOPS'

SERVICE DESIGN METHODS USED IN PROJECT WORKSHOPS'

SERVICE DESIGN METHODS USED IN PROJECT WORKSHOPS'

SERVICE CONCEPTS'

•  How'keep'the'neighbourhood'clean?'MoIvaIng'the'community'in'picking'up'the'trash'and'keeping'the'environment'clean'

•  How'to'prevent'teenage'pregnancies?'MoIvaIng'the'stakeholders'keeping'the'children'safe'and'out'of'prosItuIon'

•  InternaIonal'designers'network.'Increasing'the'opportuniIes'of'young'designers'by'networking'globally'

•  Co[buying'materials'in'stock.'Increasing'the'compeIIveness'of'the'design'trade.'

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THE DATA FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES'

•  Project'team'group'discussions'(transcribed):'N=4'

•  Story'probes:'N=24'•  ParIcipants'short'stories'related'to'paper'city'(transcribed):'

N=11''

•  ParIcipant'interviews'(transcribed):'N=6''•  Group'feedback'of'the'workshop'(transcribed):'N=3'•  ParIcipant'descripIons'of'the'empowering'garments:'N=5'

•  Workshop'manuscripts'and'method'descripIons:'N=8'

•  Project'team'descripIons'of'the'project:'N=8'

•  Project'reports:'N=3'