Introduction Designing a participatory process is not easy. It requires a great ability to connect Located Knowledge (from citizens) with Specialized Knowledge (Professionals and Public Servants). It requires imagination and creativity to design the process and tools. A great tool is Storymapping. S
According to Giovanni Sartori, the factors and processes that shape a person and transform them into an adult depend on four determinants: 1) parents, 2) peers (the peer group), 3) school, 4) media. Unfortunately, Sartori notes, in current Western society, parents are failing, as is the school syste
Without a doubt, mine is a generation marked by new technologies, the generation of computers, the internet, and smartphones; a very particular generation, not to be confused with the younger "digital natives". It is a bridge generation, born in an analog world but which quickly adopted and understo
Globalization has normalized a lifestyle detached from the local dimension, generating a disconnect from our social identity and the reality of territories. The promotion of new knowledge spaces along with dynamics of situated collective intelligence signals a trend reversal.
This publication aims to take a step back to gain momentum and propose, by unfolding, a Systemic Framework of the Territory from Social Innovation, where we remix from Action Research as a methodological research proposal, the way of observing the Territory from the perspective or paradigm of Social
A year ago, I received an invitation from Amalio Rey to answer a series of questions about Collective Intelligence, on the occasion of a research project that Amalio is developing for a book on this fascinating subject. The exchange was very interesting and resulted in a post that Amalio published a
The inaugural edition of the "Civic Design Method" by Domenico Di Siena, published in January 2019, serves as a comprehensive guide to the practice of Civic Design.
For a couple of years now I have been collaborating with Pablo Sendra on a course focused on Civic Design for UCL. I share here the recordings of the videos I have produced for this course. The course is called CPD Civic Design. You can find more info and enroll here.
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For several years now, I have been immersed in doctoral research. Initially, I focused on physical-digital hybrid practices and their impact on public spaces. Over time, my interest shifted towards collaborative and self-organizational practices emerging from the realm of commons. Recently, my rese
