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Frame4Change

Framework for Change provides a basic logic framework to understand the complexity of factors influencing the development of inclusive, participated and integrated projects. It is a conceptual map to navigate transformative processes at large, completed by a set of questions that you should ask yourself along the path and a collection of tools to inspire visionary […]

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Thread Mapping

Thread Mapping is a flexible methodology fo co-creation and co-design that can be adapted to different purposes and different phases of a participative process.  The point of the method is to use simple and intuitive material gestures to create collaborative maps and graphs, employing boards, pins, threads, and stickers that allow all participants to “put their hands […]

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Storytelling for Inclusion

Storytelling for inclusion is a flexible tool called Narrability for collaborative storytelling aimed at supporting the engagement of citizens,  giving voices to their issues, needs, visions. It does not favour a specific media or format, rather aims at including different languages and form of expression to facilitate the larger inclusion of voices. The method is inspired by […]

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Urban Reconnaissance

Exercises in Urban Reconnaissance is a methodology  developed during over twenty year of activity by the oginoknauss media collective and produced by Tesserae. It is a toolbox for  disentangling urban complexities. The online device takes the form of a collection of sixty-four different definitions of the word “city”, each based on a diverse aspect or disciplinary approach. The […]

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URBAN MEMO

Urban Memo is a methodology developed by Tesserae to facilitate participative processes. It is aimed at assessing urban territories, engaging local communites and scripting place narratives. The Memo lab is based on conceiving, designing and realising a variation of the popular Memory card game with images captured by the participants. The concentration game, popularised by the […]

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URBAN SKETCHES

How do we communicate place narratives in accessible formats and languages? How do we publish short impressions and local memories in accessible online archives? Urban Sketches is a digital storytelling format developed by Tesserae to create short place narratives able to capture impressions, anecdotes or emotions about a given local context. The methodology focuses on […]

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