The regional theme was introduced with the overarching aim being self sufficiency and the revitalisation of the Woodfordia site.
As a group we then looked at sustainability issues through the lens of principles, contexts and patterns, as discussed in the lecture. We decided to focus on 'self expression', a current value of the Woodford Folk Festival, that could be an issue in the future due to technological advances. Other group members mentioned Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (pictured) which is an interesting way of looking at sustainability issues. Self actualisation is at the peak in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (pictured above) and builds upon other physiological, safety, belonging and self-esteem needs. It might also be said that self-actualisation is an aim of the Woodford Folk Festival. That is, it brings people together to achieve creative fulfilment (self-expression, workshops, artist sharing with audiences, etc). Perhaps what needs to be developed further at Woodford (and to also achieve self-sufficiency), are the basic needs. Perhaps through greater people to people connection, learning activities and a greater focus on self-actualisation, some of the economic and environmental sustainability issues can be addressed (as per the Maslow's rewired diagram above)
The principle (universal) we came up with was:
Community of Self Expression
The context (site specific + everchanging):
Technological advances impinging on connection + expression
Social disconnection in congested cities
Human desire for creative and spiritual refuge
The pattern image (picture above in the centre) can reference:
Macro + micro communities - from the individual to the community as a whole working together
or a less literal pattern is:
maslow's hierarchy of needs where physiological, safety, belonging, self-esteem and self-actualisation needs are represented by the small circles which are connected and must be addressed to achieve the community of self expression (big circle).
The third image on the right pictured above is a similar diagram that is a reworking of Maslow's Hierarchy to show that rather than being a hierarchical pyramid, human needs are symbiotic. Also it positions 'Connection' at the centre as the critical human need. More on this at: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/positively-media/201111/social-networks-what-maslow-misses-0
The principle (universal) we came up with was:
Community of Self Expression
The context (site specific + everchanging):
Technological advances impinging on connection + expression
Social disconnection in congested cities
Human desire for creative and spiritual refuge
The pattern image (picture above in the centre) can reference:
Macro + micro communities - from the individual to the community as a whole working together
or a less literal pattern is:
maslow's hierarchy of needs where physiological, safety, belonging, self-esteem and self-actualisation needs are represented by the small circles which are connected and must be addressed to achieve the community of self expression (big circle).
The third image on the right pictured above is a similar diagram that is a reworking of Maslow's Hierarchy to show that rather than being a hierarchical pyramid, human needs are symbiotic. Also it positions 'Connection' at the centre as the critical human need. More on this at: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/positively-media/201111/social-networks-what-maslow-misses-0
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