Celebration for Change
A change-maker workshop:
Exploring the role of Connector and Convener
2024
MA Service Design
London College of Communication (LCC)
University of the Arts London (UAL)
Project partners
Theories applied
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Service Design
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Systemic Design
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Transition Design
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Utopia as Method
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Pluriversal

This workshop serves as a platform to facilitate learning and the practical application of the role of a ‘Connector and Convener’ within the Systemic Design Framework. It is designed for displaced individuals aspiring to become change-makers within their communities through a process of ‘feeling-thinking.’ It is built on theories that encourage a shift in mindset (Transition), foster imagination (Utopic), explore alternative systems (Systemic), and emphasize diverse ways of understanding (Pluriversal).
The workshop explores 'Connector and Convener' by achieving a common goal, using celebration as a medium. It facilitates participants to realise, appreciate, and deepen their connections with themselves and people around them, by the common joy of the subject being celebrated and through their activities.
After two testing sessions, a set of workshop materials was developed to support the project partner Revoke in setting up the learning sessions for their clients. It includes the instructions for both participants and facilitators, as well as the print out materials to be used in the workshop.








Testing workshops

The workshop is tested with a group of mixed backgrounds.

Setting up a space that is comfortable for all.

A postcard was given for participants to connect with their loved ones.

The workshop is tested with a group of mixed backgrounds.