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-====== Event flow and experience design ======+====== Event flow ======
  
 What is the 'flow' of a participatory event? The flow provides an overview of the process as a whole and includes the connections and relationships between different elements (sessions, participants, spaces, content…). A good event flow assures that all the elements work together towards the desired outcome. Aside from the programme of an event (which is explicitly communicated to the participants), a flow also includes less tangible aspects, such as the rhythm of the setting and the changing atmosphere of the event.  What is the 'flow' of a participatory event? The flow provides an overview of the process as a whole and includes the connections and relationships between different elements (sessions, participants, spaces, content…). A good event flow assures that all the elements work together towards the desired outcome. Aside from the programme of an event (which is explicitly communicated to the participants), a flow also includes less tangible aspects, such as the rhythm of the setting and the changing atmosphere of the event. 
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 It helps to prepare the flow (in quite a bit of detail) beforehand, then adjust on the spot if something doesn’t feel right. Designing a flow is an iterative process. Start with a minimum that you know can work, then iterate. No predesigned flow is ever perfect. It’s like a canal vs. a river. A canal cuts through a landscape according to a plan, a river carves its way through a landscape on its lowest points, where there is least resistance. To recognise the resistance you'll have to rely on your observation and intuition: you watch carefully what's going on - not just the explicit communication, but also pay attention to body language, sounds, and other material and immaterial signs. You "hold space" for what emerges and adjust your flow accordingly. It helps to prepare the flow (in quite a bit of detail) beforehand, then adjust on the spot if something doesn’t feel right. Designing a flow is an iterative process. Start with a minimum that you know can work, then iterate. No predesigned flow is ever perfect. It’s like a canal vs. a river. A canal cuts through a landscape according to a plan, a river carves its way through a landscape on its lowest points, where there is least resistance. To recognise the resistance you'll have to rely on your observation and intuition: you watch carefully what's going on - not just the explicit communication, but also pay attention to body language, sounds, and other material and immaterial signs. You "hold space" for what emerges and adjust your flow accordingly.
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   * What is the atmosphere like? Bright and buzzing, intimate, subdued... Is there sound and if so, what kind of sound? How about lighting?    * What is the atmosphere like? Bright and buzzing, intimate, subdued... Is there sound and if so, what kind of sound? How about lighting? 
   * What does the space smell like?    * What does the space smell like? 
-  * Where are you eating? On a picnic rug, at a table, walking around with your plate... What are the materials, textures you feel on the surfaces? How is the food presented? What implements do the guests use to eat with?   +  * How are people engaged in the space? On a picnic rug, at a table, walking around with your plate...  
-  * Are there any other objects in the space? Furniture, artworks, books... How do they contribute to the atmosphere?+    * What are the materials, textures you feel on the surfaces? How is the food presented? What implements do the guests use to eat with?   
 +    * Are there any other objects in the space? Furniture, artworks, books... How do they contribute to the atmosphere?
  
   * What is on the menu?    * What is on the menu? 
-  * Are there snacks or drinks to ease the guests into the meal? +  * How will the guests experience the menu?  
-  * Does your meal have one or more courses? Is it a long tasting menu where one dish comes after another? Or a buffet? are there sharing plates, with everything laid out at the same time?  +    * Are there snacks or drinks to ease the guests into the meal? 
-  * Can the guests choose from different options or is everyone eating the same food at the same time? +    * Does your meal have one or more courses? Is it a long tasting menu where one dish comes after another? Or a buffet? are there sharing plates, with everything laid out at the same time?  
 +  * Can the guests choose from different options or is everyone having the same experience at the same time? 
  
 Imagine how the meal unfolds.  Imagine how the meal unfolds. 
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   * How do you feel when it's all over?   * How do you feel when it's all over?
  
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 A few things to consider: A few things to consider:
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 +Theme, purpose, vision, principles of the event
 +  * How will the theme of the event be present in the physical aspects of the event?
 +  * When you're sourcing materials, make sure you're aligned with the theme/purpose and principles of the event
  
 Multiple senses Multiple senses
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   *     Freedom from distractions   *     Freedom from distractions
  
-Read more about the flow loop model [[http://web.cs.wpi.edu/~gogo/courses/imgd5100/papers/FlowQuestionnaire.pdf|here]]+Read more about the flow loop model [[http://web.cs.wpi.edu/~gogo/courses/imgd5100/papers/FlowQuestionnaire.pdf|[pdf]]]
  
  
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