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- | ===== Hybrid Story-Ing, | + | ===== Hybrid Story-Ing, |
[This research is still in progress] | [This research is still in progress] | ||
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==== Context ==== | ==== Context ==== | ||
- | + | [[Foam]] is an organisation invites us to grow our own worlds. | |
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- | Foam is an organisation invites us to grow our own worlds. | + | |
increasingly intertwined. (http:// | increasingly intertwined. (http:// | ||
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So Foam, and gRig could be seen as subversive tricksters, formed to confound, confuse and ultimately destabilise consensus reality. | So Foam, and gRig could be seen as subversive tricksters, formed to confound, confuse and ultimately destabilise consensus reality. | ||
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==== Aim ==== | ==== Aim ==== | ||
+ | This research project is focussed around discovering **the most effective mechanisms we can use to become more conscious of, and change, our relationship to reality** | ||
- | + | It will connect a number of related disciplines. | |
- | This context spawns two related | + | |
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- | **1.By what mechanisms can humanity become more conscious of, and potentially change, it’s relationship to reality? | + | |
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- | **2.In what ways does the work of gRig and Foam most effectively support this process? | + | |
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- | The first question potentially connects numerous | + | |
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- | I will be particularly focussing on Un-Genreable Engagement | + | |
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- | The second question will be covered more briefly, | + | |
The **overall aims** for this process are: | The **overall aims** for this process are: | ||
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- To provide user friendly material that is informative and inspirational to Foam, and to a wider audience that has not encountered these concepts before. | - To provide user friendly material that is informative and inspirational to Foam, and to a wider audience that has not encountered these concepts before. | ||
- To encourage people to grow their own worlds by: writing my blog, facilitating workshops, creating mixed media installations, | - To encourage people to grow their own worlds by: writing my blog, facilitating workshops, creating mixed media installations, | ||
- | - To facilitate integration of worlds through connecting people and organisations across boundaries in whatever forms feel appropriate to the context. | + | |
-To support and promote the work of Foam and gRig by increasing knowledge, fostering networks and inspiring their membership | -To support and promote the work of Foam and gRig by increasing knowledge, fostering networks and inspiring their membership | ||
==== Method and Scope ==== | ==== Method and Scope ==== | ||
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Given we are dealing with the topic of reality construction, | Given we are dealing with the topic of reality construction, | ||
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and other methods that will be discovered. | and other methods that will be discovered. | ||
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==== Results ==== | ==== Results ==== | ||
+ | **My Blog** records research results and is called ' | ||
+ | Reality creating, blurring and bridging activities investigations and recordings include: | ||
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+ | * Sensorial Labyrinths | ||
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+ | * [[ARG]]’s | ||
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+ | * Geo-Caching | ||
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+ | [[http:// | ||
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+ | * Street Games | ||
- | At this point, I can speak about tangible outcomes so far: | + | [[http:// |
- | * A **public blog** recording research so far called ‘…..reality what?’ found at: http:// | + | [[http:// |
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+ | * Guerilla Theatre | ||
- | Reality creating, blurring and bridging activities **written about so far** include: **Sensorial Labyrinths**, | + | |
- | **In Progress**: Guerrilla Theatre (interviewed Tassos Stevens), Interview with Renny O’Shea to be written up, Multi-Sensory Concerts( interview with Raewyn Turner to be written up), Tricksters (book was lost but now is found so am continuing review), Buddhist Philosophy, Social Networking, Blogs and digital connection tools. | + | [[http:// |
- | Blog has drawn favourable, offline, responses, subscriptions and a small and loyal readership. There have been numerous requests for further information about the content, including requests for details about Foam and its other activities. I have also had several people connect and contact each other through the site. Therefore it has already contributed to Foam’s aim of encouraging participation, | + | [[http:// |
- | *A **public talk**, and potential collaboration with ARG expert, Adrian Hon and several other **new connections** that may provide useful to Foam and gRig in the future: Iwan Brioc, Tassos Stevens, Richard Lambe, Micheal Cheldave, David Peat, Mary-Jane O’Reilly, Dave Snowden, Renny O’Shea and several others. | + | [[http://un-fiction.blogspot.com/ |
- | ==== Discussion ==== | + | [[http:// |
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+ | as well as a number of other explorations, | ||
- | ==== References ==== | + | * transdisciplinary facilitation |
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- | * Darwin, J, Johnson, P and McAuley, J (2002). Developing strategies for Change. Prentice Hall. P: 16 | + | [[http:// |
- | * Cooperrider, | + | [[http:// |
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- | * Kegan, R. (1994) In Over Our Heads – The Mental Demands of Modern Life, Harvard University Press. | + | [[http:// |
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+ | * publications, | ||
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+ | * meandering musings | ||
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+ | * reality challenging psychological sydromes | ||
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+ | The Blog has drawn favourable, offline, responses, subscriptions and a small and loyal readership. | ||
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+ | * **Experiments and Field Tests:** | ||
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+ | A number of field tests have taken place in order to try out ideas found through research. These include | ||
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+ | **.....one off experiments: | ||
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+ | Subverting xmas and creating hybrid decorations in a deprived neighbourhood | ||
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+ | Reactivating marginalised spaces using game/ | ||
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+ | **....large scale hybrid story-ing ARG-like programmes.** | ||
+ | Awhiworld was an experiment that took place within a primary school involving 150 children aged 5 to 12 years old,11 teaching staff and a six month time frame: [[http:// | ||
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+ | ==== Discussion ==== | ||
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+ | To be discussed | ||
+ | ==== References ==== | ||
+ | * Darwin, J, Johnson, P and McAuley, J (2002). Developing strategies for Change. Prentice Hall. P: 16 | ||
+ | * Cooperrider, | ||
+ | * Kegan, R. (1982) The Evolving Self. Harvard University Press. | ||
+ | * Kegan, R. (1994) In Over Our Heads – The Mental Demands of Modern Life, Harvard University Press. |