So, in accordance with essay avoidance, I’m sat in the library on a Friday afternoon, time for a blog post or two! I have read Nesta’s ‘The Open Book of Social Innovation’, (check it out at http://www.nesta.org.uk) and was asked to pick my favourite idea of the 527 on offer. I was going to go with number 31 – the Complain Choirs in Korea, where groups of citizens gather to express their grievances through song, however, the optimist in me forced me to find something else. So here is my favourite idea…
“139. A Working Museum: A workplace should provide a clear and engaging insight into the work that goes on and culture that rests within the organization. Some ventures go further and make their workplace into a working gallery or museum. They demonstrate much of their work visually, through photos and graphs. Some arrange tours and generate income from them. For example, Vauban in Freiburg, Germany, (see image below) and Bo01 in Malmo, Sweden, are examples of low-carbon communities which allow visitors to touch, use and see the results, as well as see the work to consider how it could best present its work and its social purpose tangibly as if it were a gallery.”
As an individual who spends ALOT of time attempting to convince others of the importance of image and user experience when trying to communicate an idea, this appeals to me massively. Image being able to walk into the offices, or working environment of ANY organisation, and immediately be able to see what they’re about. Exciting, no?
