disorient anything activity

--- tags: our networks, opportunities --- # disorient anything activity **objective:** adapt and expand the idea of 'disorientation' by drafting a disorientation of any thing, on any scale. these are a bunch of detailed questions which may help you notice some of the elements of orientation and disorientation. you can use them step-by-step, use them as a starting point, or not use them at all in your disorientation. #### 1. choose an institution, structure, system, norm, role, interaction, etc., etc., etc. that is pervasive and impactful in your life. ``` ``` *you can use your thing from the first activity, or pick a new one* #### 2. how did you become oriented to the _thing_? * how did you learn to interact with it? how did it teach you to interact with other things? * what was the process of orientation like? was it fast or slow? ``` ``` * did you notice being oriented? * did you want to be oriented? did it feel good or bad? ``` ``` * what did your orientation teach you to see? to appreciate? * what did it teach you to overlook? ``` ``` #### 3. what keeps you oriented? * what retains your loyalty? ``` ``` * how is your observation limited by your orientation? ``` ``` * how is your willingness to act limited by your orientation? ``` ``` #### 4. how can you disorient? * what elements of your orientation are unacceptable? what elements of the _thing_ are unacceptable, and maintained by your orientation? ``` ``` * what are some of your hopes for a new orientation? how will the _thing_ be transformed? ``` ``` * what forms of communication could help you disorient? how could you share stories, information, etc.? ``` ``` * who can help you disorient? what networks can you tap into to disorient yourself? ``` ``` disorientations.org // our networks, september 2020