Join us for an interactive workshop where participants from diverse fields delve into, map, and reimagine how shared resources are accessed, utilized, and managed.

Guests: Sara Andreozzi and Luca Santarelli, PhD Candidates in Design for Social Change at ISIA Roma Design

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What do we use every day that is not ours?

From time, shared spaces, and digital platforms to infrastructures, many resources we rely on daily aren’t owned individually but are collectively used. “Resources in Commons” is an interdisciplinary workshop that brings together students from various fields to explore shared resources and the practices that support them. Utilizing design tools as a collective inquiry method, participants map, discuss, and reflect on how common resources are accessed, used, and managed in everyday contexts.

The first segment of the workshop centers on analyzing real-world examples of shared resources and the ways we access them. Working in interdisciplinary groups, participants employ a mapping framework to observe relationships and responsibilities, followed by a collective discussion to compare viewpoints and insights.

The second phase of the workshop shifts to a foresight and visioning stage. Building on the initial analysis, participants are invited to envision how these resources could function differently and how they might be strengthened as commons. Through rapid design exercises, participants explore alternative scenarios and possibilities, using design as a critical and collaborative process rather than just a problem-solving tool.

The workshop emphasizes reflecting on shared resources as relational and collective practices and using design methods to foster dialogue, exploration, and shared understanding across disciplines.

About Our Workshop Facilitators

Sara Andreozzi

Sara is a visual designer with backgrounds in Industrial design and Visual design. Currently pursuing a PhD in Design for Social Change at ISIA Rome, her research focuses on design for the commons and care-centered design as tools to support cooperation, self-governance, and more equitable collective systems. She combines visual communication, UI/UX, and strategic design, drawing on international experience in interdisciplinary and socially oriented projects.

Luca Santarelli

Luca is a visual designer and PhD candidate in Design for Social Change at ISIA Roma Design. His work examines the creative misuse of technology as a catalyst for social connection and empowerment. As part of the Intorno Design cooperative, he develops brand and motion design projects, employing a speculative methodology to bridge the worlds of research and professional design.

Time: 2:00 pm EST

Free!

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