a Postcard from Paris on a Sunday afternoon
Hello friend,
I hope you’re having a great weekend.
It's been pointed out to me that postcards have photos, and that it was reasonable to expect one especially when receiving a card from Italy. I fully agree. I am no longer in Bolzano but back on my couch in Paris — please find at the end a postcard-erly snap from a neighborhood walk that I just got back from.
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Today, I have invitations to two events. Both are pretty niche and have nothing to do with each other, just my interest and perhaps yours?
◆ Turn your talk into a workshop
The design of workshops and the delivery of it are two different skill sets. I'll be teaching the former in this 2hr session, with a focus on workshops as interactive learning experiences based on existing content.
This event is part of many that's organized by Women Talk Design. WTD seeks to diversify who takes the microphone in the tech industry by helping female and gender non-binary practitioners build public speaking capabilities. If there's someone in your life that might benefit from that kind of support, please pass on the word.
May 25th 17h-19h CEST
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◆ Kon Wajiro and Street Ethnography in modern Tokyo
I enjoy programming events for Design Research Tokyo, and this may be the most unique one yet. We're excited to welcome Chris Palmieri for a talk on architect and sketchbook extraordinaire Kon Wajiro, with a focus on his work in the 1920’s following the Great Kanto Earthquake.
I snuck a "just send me a recording" link in the event page, so if you want to catch it later, drop your e-mail address in the Google Form. (It's also a little experiment to see how it affects the no-show rate.)
Chris has the dubious honor of being my longest-running collaborator. Come say hi 😇
May 26th 12h-13h CEST
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For your perusal: Modernology, Kon Wajiro’s Science of Everyday Observation
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Celebrating cool projects by friends
Manel is speaking about Why does systems change require networks? as part of the ENACT! festival. May 12th, 15h CEST.
My fellow Newfield coach Sara Goldstein launched Kinship Methods, a leadership development firm that specializes in supporting staff managers on Democratic political campaigns in the United States.
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Thank you for reading!
This has slowly become my favorite place to write.
Part of it is knowing that I hit Publish when I want to, you click Open if you want to, and there is no algorithm in between. There is no built-in feedback loop, and any and all replies are a delightful bonus.
It doesn’t make the act of writing any easier—that remains slow and laborious—but I look forward to it and that is not a small matter.
Till next time,
Tomomi
