The Anti-Brief Workshops (Part 3 of 3)

The Anti-Brief Workshops (Part 3 of 3)

Designing Dialogues: Shifting from Communication Design to Conversational Design

By Dark Matter Labs

Date and time

Location

Online

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event.

Agenda

Agenda
Untitled agenda

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Introductions and Framing


Part 1 - Getting know each other and sharing expectations for the workshop.

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Part 1 - Introducing a working framework


Imagine a publication being your stage. Who would be your actors? What would they say to each other? Who interacts with who at what time? How do you design the dramaturgy of sound and silence through...

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Lunch

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Part 2 - Individual working time


Being able to express yourself verbally and visually is 90% of today's communication. Developing both languages in symbiosis increases your impact. These fundamental skills to create social connectio...

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Part 3 - Sharing back to group, discussion and feedback


Group share-back and chance to ask questions and explore how to develop your ideas further.

5:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Continuing the conversation


Wrap-up and setting intentions for community publications (if you would like!)

About this event

  • Event lasts 6 hours

This 6-hour workshop is part of the Anti-Brief series. It will be held on the 11th of August, 12:00-18:00 BST (13:00-19:00 CET)

In the age of AI, it feels important to practice the art of written design and living conversations. In this workshop, we will explore the transition from Communication Design to Conversation Design. If we want to effect change, we need to engage in dialogue. We need tools and techniques that turn one-directional communication into many-to-many conversations.

What are the Anti-Brief Workshops?

If the brief sets us up for the work we will do, the anti-brief questions our motivations, what we will do, how we will do it and with who. In a world where we are dehumanising, suffocating and poisoning ourselves to death, what kind of brief is appropriate? If the brief is anything less than fundamentally redesigning our economic systems, is it just a waste of time? How would your work change under a different worldview? Perhaps you are a professional designer or perhaps you are someone working in the field of finance, business or systems change. What is it that you need to unlearn and learn? We don’t think any single profession has the answer or can do the learning alone. Instead we need to work(shop) together. This is why we are organising the Anti-Brief Workshops.

There are 3 linked workshops in the series:

  1. Re-Designing the Economy: Why do we need to and why will it involve every profession?
  2. Conversational Dimensions: How can we expand and deepen multi-dimensional thinking?
  3. Designing Dialogues: How can we shift from communication design to conversation design?

You can join any of the workshops as a standalone session, but ideally we recommend participating in all three as each compliments and builds on elements of the others.

Frequently asked questions

What will participants gain from attending the workshops?

We invite anyone who writes and designs to explore the symbiotic relationship of these two languages. Are you writing text content and would like to explore the options typography could give you? Are you a designer and would like to explore how writing could enhance your work? Are you interested in

Do I need to prepare anything before the first workshop?

There is nothing formal that you need to prepare. Once you have registered we will send you a calendar invitation and invite you to share a short paragraph about who you are and what draws you to this workshop.

What is the format?

The workshops will be online and no specialist equipment is required. Martin and Emily will be there for the full day to host and guide the group.

Are the workshops interactive?

Yes, the workshops are designed as spaces to work and create together. We will give some short lectures and guidance, but the main focus will be on practical sessions where participants can explore the material and give each other feedback.

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£75 – £200