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# Website Workshop (Internal)

As proposed in the [Disorientations Weekly 2020-07-21](/CQACZMgTTQ2qWSPNOGaWEQ) meeting, we will put together some structured collaborative worksessions for ourselves to imagine what this site will become!

> - **Envisioning/co-designing what a dream version of the site/project looks like**
>   - Thinking about different kinds of real architecture and types of archives that exist, collaging blueprints
>   - Laurel's piece on What If A Website Were A House
>     - Utopian floorplan collaged with intentional communities and activist spaces -- could be generative and more fun than collaging UX

## Activities

- Read [*My website is a shifting house next to a river of knowledge. What could yours be?*](https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/laurel-schwulst-my-website-is-a-shifting-house-next-to-a-river-of-knowledge-what-could-yours-be/)
- Spend 10m in the archive
- "Where are we?"
- "Who is here?" "Personas"
- "User Journey Map"
- "Letter From Future"

## Timeline

Proposed Work Sesions:

1. Tues 8/4 7pm EST
2. Tues 8/18 7pm EST

## Further Reading

Resource by Laurel Schwulst:

*My website is a shifting house next to a river of knowledge. What could yours be?*

https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/laurel-schwulst-my-website-is-a-shifting-house-next-to-a-river-of-knowledge-what-could-yours-be/

https://www.are.na/the-creative-independent-1522276020/sparrows-talking-about-the-future-of-the-web

https://fruitful.school/#fruitful

https://eyeondesign.aiga.org/for-design-to-truly-be-a-tool-for-liberation-were-going-to-need-more-than-just-good-intentions

https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/design-justice

https://www.growthdrivendesign.com/blog/running-a-website-redesign-workshop

https://www.sessionlab.com/methods/letter-from-the-future
    
    Ask each team to think of someone who is with the organization today but who may not be with the organization five years from now. Inform the team that it will be writing the letter to this person.

    Remind teams that a good letter has an opening, a body, and a close. Write some prompt questions such as these on the flipchart:

    What specifically has the team accomplished?
    What did it take to reach these accomplishments?
    What obstacles and barriers did the team have to overcome? How did they overcome these barriers?
    What is the impact of the team's accomplishment for the organization and its customers?
    What are the team's biggest challenges for the next 5 years?

https://uxmag.com/articles/creating-a-shared-vision-that-works

