FLOURISHING NETWORKSexploring social wellbeing with the Gorbals

Sean Manali Mirian Clare John

place networks communication

Bring people together in a space that allows them to

fl ourish

desk research

observationsmeetingsinterviews

workshopsSpirit of Gorbalsfeedback

community spacenoticeboardsmaps

legacyreflectiontransferability

gentrification/isolationcommunity developmentsustainability

integration events design transfer

project timeline

approach:user-led co-design

“You need to design with the community, for the community. We don’t need

another high-flyer parachuting in here, telling us what to do, then disappearing.”

Gorbals community group organiser

1desk research

what makes a successful community group

Awareness

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Accessibility

Acceptibility

biodiversityemision waste

material & energy

place & space

engagement & identity

generations

awareness

creativity & memory

belief & meaning

learning & enquiry

health & wellbeing

production & resources

exchange & transfer

regulation

consumption & use

technology & infrastructure

create jobs

wealth & distribution

welfare

good community relations

communication

network

law & justice

dialogue & reconciliation

ethics & securitynegotiation

habitat & food

construction & settelements

water & air

ENVIRONMENTAL

SOCIAL CULTURAL

ECONOMIC

sustainability modelthe key to successful communities

the Gorbals

the collective12 community groups

field workintegrating with the Gorbals community

insightsplace communication

“The public space is such an underused asset for community engagement...”

“We’re putting on activities and events but it’s hard to get the

word out. People hear about the event afterwards and say;

‘Oh, I wished I’d known about that...”

how can design facilitate better communication in

public spaces?

designa communication tool that connects people to people

and people to place

interactivenoticeboards

generates opportunities and spreads the word

establishes the means for participation and

coordination of activities

identifies the underused assets and gives people decision making

capability

feedback from GAP on areas of

high footfall in the Gorbals area

innovation

conventional noticeboard real-time engagement

legacy

awareness

noticeboards in key locations with high footfall

engaging the people in community decisions

people contributing their ideas to shape their environment

connecting people to turn their ideas into action

using the noticeboardsto ‘get the word out’

accessibility interaction ownership facilitation

interactive noticeboards across the community

interactive noticeboards across the city

interactive noticeboards across the country

“You cannot say what is or is not a thriving community until you have asked the community themselves”