On Monday (24th) we are starting an experimental radio signal called ‘Field Notes Radio’ (bookmark this page to get the radio link and see the schedule). I’ve had some lovely conversations during the build-up. Perhaps the most thought-provoking was about the genre of the ‘field note’ itself. What is it…

Biophilia is a keyword in biodesign. Many practitioners identify as a biophiliac. The term describes an affinity for the natural world. Philia is a Greek word that describes a friendly type of love (it is the opposite of phobia). Biophilia stirs a poetic imagination. As one biodesigner explained: ‘a tree…

A recurring theme is emerging: a desire to include, and collaborate with, diverse perspectives during creative processes. This approach makes sense. It enables access to unconventional thinking, new ideas, and different types of outputs. And these outputs will resonate with more types of people. But how do we collaborate? Switching…

‘We have grown far from ourselves… And we have grown far from each other’ writes Kae Tempest in their essay ‘On Connection’. Kae offers ‘creative connection’ as that which can heal us. Kae believes that immersion in creativity stirs an ancient and curative commonality in us all. For Kae, creativity…

I ran the first Innovation Seminar with around ten participants from across different departments of a major cultural institution. The purpose of the seminar: start a series of discussions in anticipation of the next ‘Innovation Week: Biodesign’ which starts on Monday 24th July. The idea of focusing these innovation encounters…

I have been reading through the governments vision for the creative industries. It provides some useful definitions: ‘Creativity’ is defined as ‘the capacity to imagine, conceive, express, or make something that was not there before’. ‘Creative industries’ refers to fields that produce or manage creative work (such as the arts…

On this page I will keep an updated list of useful and innovative digital tools that I come across. Flourish allows you to create dynamic data visualisations like timelines, heatmaps and visual stories https://flourish.studio/ Kumu allows you to create embeddable relationship maps that help you ‘make sense of your messy world’: https://kumu.io/ Gephi is the leading tool for visualising networks: https://gephi.org/

Date: July - August 2023 Welcome to the portal for the Studio61 Summer School. This page provides all the links you need, all the talks that are taking place, and a growing list of social ‘field trips’ :) To launch the summer school in-person we’ll be having drinks at The Jago in Dalston on Wednesday…

This is the project page for the upcoming Innovation Week exploring the emerging practice of biodesign. Here you can access the radio stream link, view the schedule of topics, and join the Discord community. The Field Notes Radio- Live, Mon 24th to Thurs 28th July, 12:00–14:00 Listen in to our “lunch ’n’ learn” as we have a deep, meaningful conversation about biodesign…