Conscious Cities Festival 2020 invites leading practitioners, activists, scientists and the general public from around the globe to explore the dialogue between people and place.
Between October 18-24, 2020, the Centre for Conscious Design (CCD) presents Conscious Cities Festival 2020: To Shape and be Shaped. Hosted at venues and online platforms around the world, this year's festival will feature 15+ event series to discuss how Conscious Design can empower and meet the needs of local communities and individuals. Conscious Design is a continually evolving process that incorporates systems and structures, science, storytelling, and participatory design.
Building on previous Conscious Cities Festivals hosted by the Centre of Conscious Design (CCD) each event will tackle pressing issues facing urban populations. This year, the movement is launching its first group of local chapters, each of which is organizing an event in their city. Some speakers of note include Abi Bond [City of Toronto Housing Secretariat; executive director], Tiffany Shlain [Let it Ripple; founder], Adah Paris [Director and Producer of L&D Experiences; TED Talks Global Emerging Innovator], Upali Nanda [HKS Architects; Principal and Director of Research], and Jandel Allen Davis [Craig Hospital; President].
Conscious Toronto | Shaping an Equitable City
Shaping an Equitable City is the first event of its kind in Canada!
October 19th
Public Space is Public Health panel discussion: Public spaces are the heart and the lungs of our cities: they allow for communities to gather and provide valuable green space and programming for physical activity, socializing, and relaxation. Neuroscientist Robin Mazumdar, professor and researcher Lorein Nesbitt, and The Bentway project lead Robert McKaye, look at public space through the lenses of green equity and gentrification, human-centred design, architecture and policy share their experiences and insights about how to protect and enhance our public spaces, for the health and happiness of city dwellers.
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October 20th
Shifting Gears on the Commute | A Workshop with Well Millennial: With many people now working from home, time previously held for the morning commute has been reduced to the distance between your bed and your laptop. What impact does this transition have on our experience and wellbeing? Join Well Millennial founder + health strategy and innovation consultant Yinka Macaulay and health design researcher Yordanos Woldemariam for an interactive workshop exploring this shift and learn tools to reroute and promote balance within work and wellness.
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October 21th
Housing is Health panel discussion: How can we improve the design of the support structures (both physical and social) that hold up one of our most basic human rights? In this panel discussion, we hear the perspectives and efforts of community organizer Paterson Hodgson, design researcher Shabaan Khokhar, professor and human-centred designer Jonathan Enns, and Abi Bond, director of the City of Toronto Housing Secretariat.
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October 22th
Harnessing Change | A Community Wellbeing Workshop with DIALOG: Antonio Gomez-Palacio, Planning and Urban Design Principal at DIALOG leads an interactive workshop for architects, designers, and community organizers to learn strategies for the design tool DIALOG’s open-source framework for Community Wellbeing. This workshop equips participants with the tools to facilitate design processes for wellbeing in their own communities.
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