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THESIS PREP: !
RULES FOR ENGAGEMENT!
PUBLIC SPACE!
APRIL 6, 2011
Daniel	
 Latorre	
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 danlatorre@pps.org	
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 twi4er	
 @danlatorre
MY CONTEXT
BOGOTA!
SAN DIEGO!
MINNEAPOLIS
NYC
CULTURAL STUDIES!
& MEDIA
15 YEARS | 2 CHAPTERS
FIRST 5 YEARS
FLUID !
IMPERMANENCE
9 YEARS SINCE
My Recent Projects
≒ Teacher Share  p2p Open Educational
   Resources for 2.3MM K-12 teachers
≒ FixCity  open crowdsourced bike rack
   requests, design w/ city DOT system in mind
   for full 360 feedback from request to install
≒ Instigated the #bikenyc hashtag  p2p
   community organizing, open back channels
≒ PPS PlaceMap  Digital Placemaking beta of
   tool and outreach methods; simple tests by
   forking Ushahidi
PROBLEM: !
CITIES VS NATURE
THE ANSWERS ARE
ALWAYS INSIDE THE
PROBLEM, NOT OUTSIDE. !
!
- MARSHALL MCLUHAN
100%!
NATURAL
WE ARE PART OF NATURE
NOT OUTSIDE IT. ALL WE
DO IS NATURAL: CARS, TV,
INDUSTRIAL FOOD... MUCH
IS JUST DYSFUNCTIONAL,
ABUSIVE, UNSUSTAINABLE.
VICIOUS CYCLES!
GETTING STUCK IN SYSTEM &
CONCEPT LAND
ACCURATE OR NOT, THE MAP IS
NOT THE TERRITORY
INNOVATION
Active habits involve thought, invention,
and initiative in applying capacities to new
aims. They are opposed to routine which
marks an arrest of growth.
- John Dewey, Democracy and Education
INNOVATION
LAYERS OF CULTURE
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ETHNOGRAPHY ETHICS
EXPLOITATION?


CROWDSOURCING!
OR CROWDBUILDING?
COMMUNITY CENTERED!
COLLABORATION IS NOT ABOUT
EXPLOITING, ITS ABOUT!
COMMUNITY BUILDING !
COMMUNITY ORGANIZING!
!
WHAT ARE YOU BUILDING?
PPS PLACEMAKING CRITIQUE
OBSERVATION &!
ENGAGEMENT RUBRICS
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