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[11/16 & 17] Global Goals Jam Kyushu 2024 Public Participatory Design Workshop – RECONNECT & REPAIR from the viewpoint of Food and Flower

Global Goals Jam (GGJ) is a two-day public participation design workshop to think about sustainability from a global perspective and generate ideas for solutions to local issues to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals). The workshop will be held at the Faculty of Design, Kyushu University, Japan.

The Faculty of Design, Kyushu University, has organized the GGJ annually since 2016. This year, the theme is “RECONNECT & REPAIR from Food and Flower.” We want to welcome interested people to participate in the 2-day workshop!

More details as follows:

Global Goals Jam Kyushu 2024

◼︎ Date: November 16 (Sat.) – 17 (Sun.), 2024, 9:00-18:00
*Date has been changed.

◼︎ Location: Kyushu University Ohashi Campus (4-9-1 Shiobaru, Minami-ku, Fukuoka City)
*The event will be held in person.
    
◼︎Global Goals Jam 2024 Theme: [RECONNECT & REPAIR from Food and Flower]
Let’s propose fun and innovative solutions to social issues, such as universal design for the One Person, One Flower Movement project in Fukuoka City, the Nakagawa Charity Riverside Pop-Up Project, and sustainable design for food.

Program:
SPRINT 1 | Explore it! Explore the issues!
 We will get into the context of the issue through field research and dialogue with partners.
SPRINT 2 | Respond to it!
 How can the problem and its context be used to inspire new ideas?
SPRINT 3 | Make it!
 We will create a prototype to clearly communicate the problem and insights and share our story with others. 
SPRINT 4 | Share it!
Share your project with the world through a presentation.

◼︎ Target: People who are passionate about social issues and can participate for 2 days.
*We welcome international participants such as exchange students, etc. We can provide support in English and Chinese.

◼︎ Capacity: 15 people (first-come-first-served basis)

◼︎Participation fee: Free (reservation required)

◼︎Registration Form
https://forms.gle/3TQBdwaPdhBdM9Xj8

Application QR code


◼︎Contact:
Faculty of Design, Kyushu University,
Zhang Yanfang
zhang417@design.kyushu-u.ac.jp

◼︎Organized by: Faculty of Design, Kyushu University
◼︎Supported by: United Nations Human Settlements Programme (Habitat) Fukuoka Headquarters, Fukuoka City
◼︎Cooperation: Shinichiro Ito Laboratory, Kyoto Sangyo University

◼︎Reference:
Video: Global Goals Jam: Trans-local Japan 2022

Video: Global Goals Jam Kyoto / Keihoku 2023

Video: Global Goals Jam Yamaguchi / Shunan 2023