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Design Notes

Community Skillshare Network

Sligo/Roscommon

December 2011 - April 2012

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Reviewing

2 years on... December 2013

 

I liked the 6 Hats method of reviewing, so I'll use it again here for some more recent reflections on what the successes, failures, & lessons of this project.

 

Blue: Well that's me I guess...

What are the facts?  well, we had 4 skillshare events, over 4 months, Process: I used Obredimet, combined with a 'rolling permaculture' design approach.

Emotional feelings....  I feel dissapointed in this project, and I feel a bit embarressed at the naivety and impatience of the design, I feel a bit disengenuois even including it in the portfolio.  I also feel greatfull & humbled to have the time & opportunity to reflect on it & learn so much.

Content: I also feel inspired & encouraged remembering the ease of organising these small events.

Weak points....  I've already highlighted what I see as the main weak points (in the process slideshow above). I didn't spend enough time observing, and my observations were not inclusive enough, The whole process was not transparent enough (it was like behind the scenes, resulting in assumptions being made), I didn't have a maintenance plan so the system establishlent was unsupported, I didn't give enough deailed thought to considering creative ways of supporting each function.

Optimistic response, Benefits.... The project got up & running quickly, It functioned well & feedback was mostly very good, people learnt new skills & some people incorperated those skills into their life & work. Friendships deepened, People met other similar minded folk, These connections stood to us in other projects eg: the permaculture gathering. The main functions were somewhat fulfilled, The rolling permaculture approach worked quite well, I have learnt alot from being involved in the project. (including some practical skills) There is an opportunity to organise some more small workshops this spring eg: grafting.

Creative Solutions.... Well, I don' really have the time & energy available at the moment to revisit this specific project, other than organising/hosting this grafting workshop with some friends. But the lessons learnt can be applied in other work that I get involved in.

 

 

Self Assessment: I self assessed this design using individual design tutor feedback form. You can view it here.

 

Process used: OBREDIMET

 

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