This is the last of Four Synergy Workshops

More information will be available here nearer the time.

What is knowledge and how can we find synergies in systems that share it?

This is the third of Four Synergy Workshops

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Over 2 days twelve authors will discuss the idea of metadesign.
Their underlying purpose will be to plan for a possible book on this topic.

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This was the second of Four Synergy Workshops

We invited 8 experts to help us:
1) to define information
2) to look for synergies in systems that share it.

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What is Data and how can we Locate Synergies in Systems that Share it?

This workshop on Data-Sharing Synergies took place on 23rd March

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The second ds21 event was held on November 17th and 18th 2005, at the ICA in London. It was a conference in which ds21 members proposes and evaluated Tools for Design Synergy. The second day was free to members of the ds21 team / AU network, and £75 to other guests.

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Our ds21 research project will host two more public events in 2005. At the first session [June 30th and July 1st] ds21 members will work together on the first day. On the second day they will be joined by AU network members [and special guests] for a workshop and conference that will seek helpful definitions of synergy, metadesign and sustainable urban development.

The first in our ds21 events took place at BedZed. The theme of this research project is to explore the question ‘how can designers learn to introduce more organic synergy into their professional practice?’

ds21 is a one year AHRB and EPSRC funded research project running from January 2005 to December 2005. The project brings together 14 key researchers and experts from 7 countries. It is managed at Goldsmiths College, University of London from within the Department of Design.

The sixth AU event was an open space workshop entitled 'What is A Creative Place? – Creekside 2050'.

It was held at the Laban Centre, Deptford, London, in June 2004. With over 70 participating members of the AU network plus members of the local community, dreams were put forward for future developments of the area to Andrew Carmichael of the Creative Lewisham Agency.

The event was sponsored by the Creative Lewisham Agency and by British Telecom Research and Enterprise

Click here to download the transcript.

In June 2004 we ran a small workshop at the London Bridge HQ of MacDonald Egan and Partners HQ on the 19th June. This brainstorming session addressed one practical question: how can we Build a Transformative Network?

Speakers included; Mike Davies (Architect, Richard Rogers Partnership) and; Andrew Carmichael (Creative Lewisham Agency).

Click here to download the transcript (pdf 44kb).