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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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+ | * 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:// | + | |
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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 | + | http://un-fiction.blogspot.com/ |
- | 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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+ | * 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.** | ||
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+ | 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. |