Play:Disrupt

December's newsletter is here! A round up of the year's highlights. Wishing everyone a warm turn of the year, from all of us here a Play:Disrupt! https://lnkd.in/e62eD4P5 #communityconsultation, #creativeengagement #play #childfriendlycity #paricipatorydesign #DianaMemorialPlayground, #Anglesey #liveableneighbourhoods

Since moving in to Easton Business Centre we've built some wonderful new relationships. We've been working with the brilliant Rhombus | B Corp™ to develop a toolkit for Cyngor Sir Ynys Môn | Isle of Anglesey County Council. The kit is designed to support community councils in engaging young people when planning play spaces. This new Local Authority relationship came through our work on Public Map Platform/ Llwyfan Map Cyhoeddus We'll be officially launching the toolkit in May, so watch this space. It's great being in Easton Spaceworks, being surrounded by so many social enterprises and creative companies. Look forward to more collaborations being forged over lunches and networking events.

We are really looking forward to coming to Anglesey in two weeks’ time to work with groups of young peoples at schools and youth clubs on three different tasks, for the Public Map Platform/ Llwyfan Map Cyhoeddus and the Cae Cybi Playing Fields Association. (Cymraeg isod) We’ll be: - Working with sixth formers to develop mapping software with Free Ice Cream, considering what kind of places they care about, and what these places need to thrive - Creating and animating icons that represent adventurous, calm, or exciting places, to upload to the public map - Running activities with children from Treseifion to find out what kind of play area they’d like, and how the stories of the area can be reflected in its design -- Rydym ni’n rili edrych ymlaen at ddod i Ynys Môn mean cwpl o wythnosau i weithio gydag amrywiaeth o grwpiau o bobl ifanc mean ysgolion a chlybiau ieuenctid. Byddem ni’n gweithio ar dair tasg, ar gyfer Public Map Platform/ Llwyfan Map Cyhoeddus a grwp cymunedol Cae Cybi. Byddem ni’n: - Gweithio gyda disgyblion y Chweched i ddatblygu meddalwedd mapio digidol gyda Free Ice Cream, sy’n ystyried pa fath o lefydd mae’r disgyblion yn hoffi treulio amser, a pham mae llefydd yma’n bwysig iddyn nhw - Creu ac animeiddio eiconau sy’n cynrychioli llefydd cyffroes, llawn antur, neu dawel, i adio at y map cyhoeddus - Rhedeg gweithgareddau gyda phlant ardal Treseifion i ddarganfod pa fath o fan chwarae hoffen nhw cael, a sut gall straeon yr ardal cael eu adlewyrchu trwy dyluniant y parc #cydcreu #chwarae #poblifanc #llwyfanmapcyhoeddus #mapio #ynysmon #anglesey #consultation #play #engagement #youngpeople #publicmapplatform

We are really looking forward to coming to Anglesey in two weeks’ time to work with groups of young peoples at schools and youth clubs on three different tasks, for the Public Map Platform/ Llwyfan Map Cyhoeddus and the Cae Cybi Playing Fields Association. (Cymraeg isod) We’ll be: - Working with sixth formers to develop mapping software with Free Ice Cream, considering what kind of places they care about, and what these places need to thrive - Creating and animating icons that represent adventurous, calm, or exciting places, to upload to the public map - Running activities with children from Treseifion to find out what kind of play area they’d like, and how the stories of the area can be reflected in its design -- Rydym ni’n rili edrych ymlaen at ddod i Ynys Môn mean cwpl o wythnosau i weithio gydag amrywiaeth o grwpiau o bobl ifanc mean ysgolion a chlybiau ieuenctid. Byddem ni’n gweithio ar dair tasg, ar gyfer Public Map Platform/ Llwyfan Map Cyhoeddus a grwp cymunedol Cae Cybi. Byddem ni’n: - Gweithio gyda disgyblion y Chweched i ddatblygu meddalwedd mapio digidol gyda Free Ice Cream, sy’n ystyried pa fath o lefydd mae’r disgyblion yn hoffi treulio amser, a pham mae llefydd yma’n bwysig iddyn nhw - Creu ac animeiddio eiconau sy’n cynrychioli llefydd cyffroes, llawn antur, neu dawel, i adio at y map cyhoeddus - Rhedeg gweithgareddau gyda phlant ardal Treseifion i ddarganfod pa fath o fan chwarae hoffen nhw cael, a sut gall straeon yr ardal cael eu adlewyrchu trwy dyluniant y parc #cydcreu #chwarae #poblifanc #llwyfanmapcyhoeddus #mapio #ynysmon #anglesey #consultation #play #engagement #youngpeople #publicmapplatform

The Place Manifesto for Bristol, created within the Bristol Urban Forum last year, demonstrated excellent, creative, people power. A big thanks again to all volunteers and participants, and to Rhombus Design Studio for designing the manifesto pro bono. You can access a copy here: https://lnkd.in/eAhsgAJb Next steps for The Place Manifesto for Bristol:  create an ongoing Bristol Urban Forum governance group   do small, one-off, community projects to demonstrate the manifesto in action  advocate for citizen participation  establish the Bristol Office of Good Ideas as a hub for positive civic engagement #bristol #urbanforum #creativeengagement #placemanifesto #placemaking

Rydym ni wedi bod yn gweithio fel cyd - ymchwilwyr ar brosiect Public Map Platform/ Llwyfan Map Cyhoeddus, sy’n creu map digidol wedi eu creu gan y cymuned lleol ar Ynys Mon. Mae’r map yn ymateb i’r deddf llesiant cenedlaethau’r dyfodol, ac yn adlewyrchu rhannau gwahanol o fywyd yn yr ardal. #cydcreu #poblifanc #llwyfanmapcyhoeddus #mapdigidol #mapcymunedol

As co-investigators on the Public Map Platform/ Llwyfan Map Cyhoeddus we have been working with groups of young people across Anglesey to help design a new communal map of Anglesey. We've been using model making, movement, and sound based activities to find out where young people like to play, and animating icons for the map together. Watch our video below to find out more about what we've been up to! #engagement #youngpeople #youthvoice #publicmapplatform #anglesey #digitalmap #communitymap #icon

At the start of this year, we reflected on how we work as an organisation, and how we prioritise and plan our projects. Our January newsletter focuses on the garden as a lens for how we can grow our work sustainably, using the infographic below as a useful tool. Read more in our latest newsletter here >> https://lnkd.in/eBHaE-z7 [alt text for image below:] There is a principle in permaculture that defines 'zones' to support garden design. It is concieved as concentric circles leading from the centre out--from most labour intensive to least. It is not a hierarchy of importance, but rather a way of thinking about relative location and frequency of attention. How might these principles help you to plan your work this year? Below is our variation. What would yours look like? Zone 1: People, Team, Care Zone 2: Project Delivery, Do, Play Zone 3: Networks, Future Projects, Plan Zone 4: Reflect, Review, Zone 5: Learn, Share

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It's planning time in the gardening calendar. What are the conditions we need to nurture? Hate, chaos and confusion are very good conditions for growing fear and division, and likely to yield a monoculture for the few. We’re more interested in growing an abundant, shared harvest for the many. Read about how we’re doing this our January Newsletter on this link:https://lnkd.in/eBHaE-z7 #creativecommunityengagement #civicparticipation, #codesign #consultation #play