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Bringing a Technologist’s Perspective to a Project

Bringing a Technologist’s Perspective to a Project

  5 Questions with Mark Harris What will you be doing at DIY days? Discussing what it’s like to work with a technologist on a creative project. I want people to understand that a tech person is not just someone to execute your ideas, but someone who can bring an entirely new perspective to a [...]

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Finding a creative career that is sustainable

Finding a creative career that is sustainable

5 Questions with Sparrow Hall What will you be doing at DIY DAYS? I’ll be talking about the business development side of transmedia, and how it can support our work (and growth) as artists. I’m interested in looking at ways to collaborate with brands and agencies to create stories that are both emotionally fulfilling and [...]

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Measuring Success – new methods for funding, engaging and creating

Measuring Success – new methods for funding, engaging and creating

5 Questions with Nick Braccia What will you be doing at DIY DAYS? I’ll being attending lots of talks and workshops, and leading the conversation, Measuring Success: New Methods for Funding, Engaging and Creating. What is your background? I’m a Creative Director at G2 in NYC. I’ve also worked for Deep Focus, and have spent [...]

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Working with a Creative Technologist

Working with a Creative Technologist

5 Questions with Heidi Hysell What will you be doing at DIY days? Participating! I’m hoping to meet lots of other people and see what they are doing. I’ve got a project called Made This For You that I’m trying to get back off the ground and hoping to present it during the open mic [...]

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Designing a preferred Future State

Designing a preferred Future State

5 Questions for Jörgen van der Sloot What will you be doing at DIY DAYS? I’m hosting the Wicked Solutions for a Wicked Problem ThinkLab on February 29 and March 1 that leads up to DIY Days. In this 2-day think- and do tank we will collaborate with a core team of scientists, engineers, storytellers, [...]

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Improving Patient Care – how storytelling and gameplay can improve health care

Improving Patient Care – how storytelling and gameplay can improve health care

Noah Pivnick is working hard to improve patient care in inner city hospitals. Through an innovative use of game mechanics and storytelling his project, entitled Flow, is working to reform healthcare. During DIY DAYS, Noah will open the design process to anyone who’s interested in participating. Everyone is welcome and this is an excellent opportunity [...]

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Participatory Storytelling a global perspective

Participatory Storytelling a global perspective

5 Questions with Ele Jansen What will you be doing at DIY DAYS? I’m excited to discuss with Sparrow and Nick how we measure success in a shifting socio-economic environment. What’s the reality of co-creation, what’s of value for the audience, and how do they respond to creative innovations? I’ll share my methods, bring stories [...]

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Design Science

Design Science

5 Questions with Kurt Przybilla What will you be doing at DIY DAYS? I will be leading an experiential, hands-on workshop to introduce participants to the life, stories and works of Buckminster Fuller, especially Synergetics, Design Science and the World Game. From geodesic domes to the primary structural systems of universe to toys and Buckyballs [...]

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The Transmedia Balancing Act

The Transmedia Balancing Act

What will you be doing at DIY DAYS? I’ll be shamelessly promoting my book, of course! OK, OK, that’s not entirely true. I do indeed have a book coming out in late June called ‘A Creator’s Guide to Transmedia Storytelling.’ In it I lay out some of the best practices for craft and logistics I’ve [...]

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Building and nurturing a valuable relationship with your audience

Building and nurturing a valuable relationship with your audience

Ryan Koo is a writer, director and founder of NoFilmSchool. He has built a community over the last few years that is passionate about filmmaking. By paying it forward, he’s been able to find interesting opportunities to engage and learn from the community. At DIY DAYS NYC Ryan will share insights around what it takes [...]

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Writers Improv – finding deeper emotional connections to story

Writers Improv – finding deeper emotional connections to story

Christina Kallas writer, producer, educator and founder of the Writers Improv Studio. Christina and her team will be bringing a special collaborative storytelling experience to DIY DAYS where participants will be able to enter a process that strives to find deeper emotional connections within a stories. 5 Questions with Christina Kallas What will you be [...]

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Extend Your Project’s Reach: Develop Educational Materials

Extend Your Project’s Reach: Develop Educational Materials

In the weeks leading up to DIY DAYS NYC we’ll be introducing each of the speakers who is participating in the day. We asked each speaker to share a bit about themselves as well as make a wish for the future. 5 Questions with Felicia Pride What will you be doing at DIY DAYS? I [...]

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Archived Stream of DIY DAYS morning sessions

Archived Stream of DIY DAYS morning sessions

The following is a raw stream for the morning sessions of DIY DAYS NYC. Big thanks to Javier Prato for streaming. If you recorded other parts of the day please let us know as there were a lot of cameras and recording devices at work throughout the building. We encourage participants of the day to [...]

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