- Bussum, Nederland
- 24 oktober 2024
Creative professional with 10+ years of experience in creative community engagement, storytelling, and participatory social design. Led creative community-centered projects mostly in Iran using innovative methods like performance and arts to facilitate conversation among communities on sensitive topics. Managed diverse teams in international settings, focusing on inclusive and culturally sensitive communication. Passionate about contributing to immigration, armed conflict victims, children's rights, and educational equality through relief and educational initiatives. Skilled at driving social impact and the public sphere through creative solutions.
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A participatory design and placemaking project aimed at engaging the local community in revitalizing an 82-year-old cafe and its surrounding space in Amsterdam:
• Designed and facilitated co-creation workshops with community members to help spark the creativity and conversations necessary for collaboratively revitalizing the urban space, ensuring that the project reflected local needs and perspectives.
• Applied participatory design methodologies to involve the most voices possible in decision-making processes, fostering inclusivity and ownership among community stakeholders.
• Led a multicultural team in developing creative solutions through design thinking and systems thinking, focusing on sustainable and human-centered urban planning.
• Designed and conducted community engagement activities that emphasized social inclusion and civic participation, building trust and strengthening relationships between diverse participants.
• Provided stakeholders with tools to collaboratively address urban challenges, contributing to the development of a more cohesive, community-driven approach to public space revitalization.