The DVBIA asked 11,000 people who live, work, and visit downtown to share their dreams for the future of downtown Vancouver. This is what they said.
Category: Community Engagement
Video: Tilt City — Engaging the Streets
On November 4, 2015, I helped organize a unique day of public engagement and placemaking as part of the SFU Public Square 2015 Community Summit: We The City. Together with HCMA Architecture + Design and Tilt Curiosity Labs, we hosted over 100 designers, architects, students and community members who took to the street of downtown Vancouver as…
Downtown Vancouver Re-Imagined
During the summer in 2015, I coordinated a comprehensive community engagement process with thousands of residents to “re-imagine” downtown Vancouver.
PLAYtheBLOX: Re-Imagine Downtown Vancouver Edition—September 25
What will Vancouver’s downtown core become 25 years into the future? Re-Imagine Downtown Vancouver and the Vancouver Design Nerds have teamed up and are inviting you to dream big with us. The event is designed to inspire new ideas as we collectively envision more desirable futures for this city we love! Downtown is in transition,…
Democracy is a Design Problem [Video]
Dana Chisnell discusses how democracy can be improved by designing user experience for government and public in mind at CreativeMornings Vancouver on August 7, 2015.
Help Re-Imagine Downtown Vancouver
For the last several months, I’ve been working with SFU Public Square and the Downtown Vancouver Business Association (DVBIA) on an exciting initiative to “re-imagine” downtown Vancouver.
Canadians’ Views on Public Consultations [Infographic]
Ipsos Reid explores how Canadians felt about public consultations in general and how they want to participate in the consultative process.
The Creation of Politics [Video]
From the Kettering Foundation: https://vimeo.com/112733914
Leading Change
There are many theories about how to “lead” change. Many originate with leadership guru, John Kotter’s 8 step process in his 1995 book, “Leading Change.”
Exploring New Ways to Engage in Vancouver
Vancouver’s Pop-Up City Hall was a first step in exploring new ways for the City to engage with its residents.