Pecha/Kucha Salon Participants

The following people will be sharing pecha/kucha presentations at the Tactical Urbanism Salon: Philly! 

Conrad Benner - Philadelphia Streets Department

Nissa Eisenberg - Philadelphia Rooftop Farm

Kyla Fullenwider - The Public Studio / MICA 

Alex Gilliam - Public Workshop

Aurash Khawarzad - DoTank 

Jen Krouse - Steepletown Studios

Robin Kohles - Community Design Collaborative

Diana Lind - Next American City 

Mike Lydon - The Street Plans Collaborative

Will McHale / Alexandra Schmidt-Ullrich - Philly Works

Itsuki Ogihara - Next Fab Studio

Aaron Ogle - Open Plans

Brian Phillips - Not a Vacant Lot / Interface Studios Architects

Javier Vergara Petrusca - Ciudad Emergente

Quilian Riano - DSGN AGNC

Matt Tomasulo - WalkRaleigh/City Fabric

Mary Tracy - Scenic Philadelphia

Katie Winkler - Philly Better Blocks

Pecha/Kucha is a twist on the popular 6-minute presentation format. Presenters will deliver half of their presentation at the beginning the day, only to finish them on-site, following open space technology discussions. Should be fun! 

Jen Hurley To Lead Open Space Technology Session

In the coming two weeks we’ll be featuring those speaking/leading the upcoming Tactical Urbanism Salon: Philly. Today, the spotlight is on Jen Hurley, a principal with Philadelphia-based Hurley~ Franks & Associates. Jen is an expert in facilitating public meetings and collaborative work sessions using Open Space Technology. Jen will lead two 45-minute open space sessions at the upcoming Salon. 

If you’ve never heard of Open Space Technology, check out the quick summary below. 

What Is Open Space Technology?

·          Open Space Technology (OST) is a simple, powerful way to get people, information and whole organizations moving.

·          In Open Space meetings and events, participants create and manage their own agenda of parallel working sessions around a central theme or question of strategic importance.

·          At the very least, Open Space is a fast, cheap, and simple way to better, more productive meetings. At a deeper level, it enables people to experience a very different quality of organization in which self-managed work groups are the norm, leadership a constantly shared phenomenon, diversity becomes a resource to be used instead of a problem to be overcome, and personal empowerment a shared experience.

·          Open Space Technology captures the knowledge, experience and innovation in the organization that is not captured through less open processes.

What Happens at an Open Space Event? 

Anyone who wants to initiate a discussion or activity, writes it down on a large sheet of paper in big letters and then stands up and announces it to the group. After selecting one of the many pre-established times and places, they post their proposed workshop on a wall. When everyone who cares to has announced and posted their initial offerings, it is time for “the village marketplace”: Participants mill around the wall, putting together their personal schedules for the remainder of the conference. The first meetings begin immediately.

We hope you can join us! 

All posts above this point are in regard to the 2nd Tactical Urbanism Salon on April 28, 2012. All posts below this point are about the 1st Tactical Urbanism Salon on October 15, 2011.