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Prompt
Collaboratively brainstorm ideas for a community monument that embodies the essence of your community, drawing inspiration from the semester's exploration of globalization, race, and tolerance. Reflect on the interconnectedness of humanity and the exchange of cultures within globalization, while considering race's impact on identity, social dynamics, and combating discrimination. Explore how your proposed monument or interactive installation can champion tolerance, emphasizing values such as acceptance, respect, diversity, and inclusion to foster a more cohesive and harmonious community.
Duration: ~2-3 hrs
Materials:
Post-it notes, whiteboard, Markers, Sketching materials
Instructions
Use the slides to guide you through the steps
Step 1:
You will begin by adding to a chart drawn on the wall or white board. Use post-it notes and write as many as you can.
Use single words to describe your community? Talk about the people, places, unique aspects, food, and general 'vibes'. | What stories or experiences from our community should be memorialized in the monument? |
What issues are important to you, your family, your friends, your neighbors, and your fellow community members? | What living individuals or historical figures (or groups) have made a big impact in your community and how? Has an important event happened in your community? |
Step 2:
Select a few post-it notes that inspire you from the chart.
Return to your seat and sketch potential monument ideas that represent the selected concepts, memories, or stories.
Go back to the chart and stick your sketches next to the corresponding post-it notes.
Step 3:
With the person sitting next to you, reflect on the following questions:
- What are the ideas you are pursuing?
- How are your ideas similar or different?
- Which would you like to pursue further?
- Did someone else have an idea you might be interested in?
- What are your next steps?
Step 4:
Choose three ideas that you want to continue exploring and sketch each of these concepts.
Deliverables:
Take photos of your post-it notes, sketches, and notes from your partner reflection and create a post under the Responses tab. In the body of your post, write the 3 ideas you’d like to explore for your final project.
Brainstorming can be a great way to generate ideas.
Think about how your monument would make a valuable contribution to your community and what form it might take (just a loose idea is fine at this stage). Remember that the form of the monument is up to you. It could be permanent or temporary; made with long-lasting materials or ones that will biodegrade. We encourage you to be creative!
Brainstorming Tips
1. Wild ideas lead to creativity: do not filter anything out at this stage, even if it doesn't seem "practical" or "possible." Keep an open mind - ideas can become more specific and feasible as we develop them further. At this stage, anything is possible.
2. Aim for as many ideas as possible: whatever comes to mind, get it down on paper or typed into a meaningful document - make sure you're creating a record of what you're thinking. These thoughts can be words, visuals, ideas, images, materials, objects, places - at this stage, it doesn't matter.
3. Inspiration can come from anywhere: look around your home, your school, and your neighborhood for inspiration. Explore any designs, artworks, sculptures, and installations that come to mind, and record the maker/designer/artist if possible. This helps build your knowledge of the world of art, design, and monumental architecture and allows you to talk more knowledgeably about your work and research.