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The economic crisis and the changing global economy present Baltimore with a new opportunity to innovate and grow, Gupta says, as power shifts from Wall Street to nearby Capitol Hill and the White House.

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If the Carey School fulfills only half its potential, it'll be a critical resource for accomplishing that.

Gupta wants it to draw energy not only from Johns Hopkins Medicine but also the university's health-policy resources, its defense research and its School of Advanced International Studies in Washington. He wants graduates to bring analytical and quantitative skills not just to industry and finance but to public health, government and education anywhere in the world.

He's talking about having graduate students mentor Baltimore high school students, with the Hopkins students' grades tied to how the high school kid does. He envisions Carey students spending a semester in Africa's Malawi to design distribution chains for anti-HIV drugs.

If it helps bring new blood to Baltimore's private sector, it'll be just in time. The federal bonanza will start diminishing soon, as stimulus money expires and defense spending lags. Gupta and Hopkins, however, can't do it alone.

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]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/09/04/jay-hancock-john-hopkins-dean-wants-to-promote-entrepreneurial-spirit/feed/ 1 Design Conversation #8 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/05/03/design-conversation-8/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/05/03/design-conversation-8/#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 00:35:13 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=43 Wind Up Space will be Wednesday, May 13. This time the topic is "food." Hope you'll stop by... "FOOD" An open forum for presentations & discussion on food shopping in Baltimore. Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: Wind Up Space Street: 12 W North Ave City/Town: Baltimore, MD]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/05/03/design-conversation-8/feed/ 0 Design Conversation #7 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/04/08/design-conversation-7/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/04/08/design-conversation-7/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:27:44 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=23 When: Wednesday, April 8, 2009 Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: The Windup Space (cash bar available :-) Street: 12 W. North Ave City/Town: Baltimore, MD This is a fairly open topic but I think it could be interesting if all arrive with open minds. This event will work best if folks arrive prepared to contribute to the discussion. I wouldn't mind having an architect speak about BIM... I'm still looking for contributions from attendees, so bring files (or whatever) if you have something to share. There will be a laptop available w/ projector. Preliminary Agenda:Conversation Primer (10 mins +/-) Brief Film-Clip: "The Way Things Go" by Fischli & Weiss (5 mins) James Sherman: tool = Geographic Information System (GIS) (15 mins +/-) intermission 15 mins +/- Holly Burke: tool = camera + print-media software (15 mins +/-) Jeff Wolfram: tool = camera (15 mins +/-) There will be Q+A between speakers if desired.]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/04/08/design-conversation-7/feed/ 0 Design Conversation #6 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/03/04/design-conversation-6/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/03/04/design-conversation-6/#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:33:55 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=26
  • Keith Lasoya - Waste Nuetral Group
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  • Fred Scharmen - Masonville Cove
  • Annika Bloomberg
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    • Bring images and ideas, A/V system (and drinks!) available. Date:  Wednesday, March 4, 2009 Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: Windup Space aka 'Baltimore's Best New Bar' Street: 12 W. North Ave. at Charles St. City/Town: Baltimore, MD]]>     http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/03/04/design-conversation-6/feed/ 0     Design Conversation #5 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/02/04/design-conversation-5/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/02/04/design-conversation-5/#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:32:04 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=27 What's Your Plan? In addition to the countless plans of the past, a plethora of plans has been created by/for Baltimore recently, including the Charles North Vision Plan, the Pratt Street Concept Development Plan, the Middle Branch Master Plan, the Sustainability Plan, the Bicycle Master Plan, One Park, etc. What happens to these plans after they've been created? Why were they created in the first place? How can we improve the process of engaging everyone in the planning process? Do you have your own master plan ideas that you'd like to share? Come to the next installment of the Baltimore Design Conversations on Wednesday February 4th to discuss these topics and more. Several conversation-starters have been confirmed: Eric Gordon (www.hub2.org) George Kleb (Operation Reachout Southwest's SNAP) Sarah Zaleski (Baltimore's Sustainability Plan) Steve Ziger (One Park) Additionally, an A/V system will be available for short impromptu presentations; however, if you know that you would like to present, please contact ben.stone@gmail.com before the 4th. Apologies to anyone who already received this invitation.]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/02/04/design-conversation-5/feed/ 1 How to Start a Design Conversation http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/06/how-to-start-a-design-conversation/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/06/how-to-start-a-design-conversation/#comments Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:37:20 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=105 1) Ask a question. The best and most interesting conversations are usually about the things we don't know. To start, it's not necessary to have an idea about something, it may even be better to have no idea about something, and want to know more. (Topics can come from all over the place. Design thinking is inherently inclusive, and the participants at these events so far have had pretty diverse backgrounds. Among other things, these conversations have been a chance to come along as people follow their own curiosities and obsessions in strange directions, ending up with unexpected connections, overlaps and resonances. Start anywhere.) 2) Bring it back to basics. It's useful to think about these things in the simplest possible way. How would you describe your interest to someone else? This could be in a way that's specific enough for them to know what you mean, but open enough for them to use and discuss in ways you might not expect. (Some of the Design convos have had just one-word topic titles that can be read in several ways, like 'Food', 'Tools', or 'Waste'. Others, like 'Vacant Baltimore' or 'What's your Plan?' are direct enough that little other explanation is needed. More mysterious titles, like 'Cultural Containers' or 'Start Thinking Small' can reflect the curator's own uncertainty about the basic concepts in a way that presents an open question.) 3) Think out loud. Sometimes you don't know what you're going to say until you say it. Talking out things with other people is a good way to refine your own interest in the issue at hand, and a way to get others interested in it, too. (The best way to see if you're onto something interesting is to find out if other people are into it, too. These events are built around conversation, and conversation is a good way to create and curate a topic for one. Talking about it with friends and strangers will help you clarify your topic, build energy and assemble the participants.) 4) Not an answer, but answers. A good talk is one we don't want to end, a discussion with a conclusion is over. If we give up using conversations to arrive at a destination, we can use them instead to explore a territory. (Curating material for a conversation around a topic can be about giving up on preconceived end results. If you think you already know what's important about a topic, then inviting others to share their experience and interest is going to be redundant and frustrating. Accept at the start that things will go in multiple directions. This will allow everyone to find what they need in the discussion, and sketch out other threads to follow later.) 5) Frame it. Take a position, define a boundary. The larger the space is, the more important it becomes to know where you are, even if only as a starting point, for reference, variation, and disagreement. (Accepting mutiple answers doesn't mean that it's a good idea to remain totally neutral and relative all the time. This is a process that begins and ends with a kind of curious, energizing uncertaintly, but in the middle it's useful to be confident and direct about what you think is important.) *The Baltimore Design Conversations are monthly events held the first Wednesday of every month in the Windup Space (12 W. North Ave.) at 6:30 pm. These events are open to the public and are loosely curated by volunteers around a series of topics related to design, art, architecture, cities, and whatever else is on your mind. Cash bar and A/V hookup available.]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/06/how-to-start-a-design-conversation/feed/ 1 Design Conversation #4 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/03/design-conversation-4/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/03/design-conversation-4/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:33:02 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=35 Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2008 Time: 6:30pm - 8:0pm Location: The Windup Space Street: 12 W. 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They have no magic to stir men's blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will never die, but long after we are gone will be a living thing, asserting itself with ever-growing insistency. Remember that our sons and grandsons are going to do things that would stagger us. Let your watchword be order and your beacon beauty. Think big." -Daniel Burnham
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  • Baltimore Free Store
  • Fred Scharmen - Masonville Cove
  • Annika Bloomberg
  • ... and *you*
    • Bring images and ideas, A/V system (and drinks!) available. Date:  Wednesday, March 4, 2009 Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: Windup Space aka 'Baltimore's Best New Bar' Street: 12 W. North Ave. at Charles St. City/Town: Baltimore, MD]]>     http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/03/04/design-conversation-6/feed/ 0     Design Conversation #5 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/02/04/design-conversation-5/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/02/04/design-conversation-5/#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:32:04 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=27 What's Your Plan? In addition to the countless plans of the past, a plethora of plans has been created by/for Baltimore recently, including the Charles North Vision Plan, the Pratt Street Concept Development Plan, the Middle Branch Master Plan, the Sustainability Plan, the Bicycle Master Plan, One Park, etc. What happens to these plans after they've been created? Why were they created in the first place? How can we improve the process of engaging everyone in the planning process? Do you have your own master plan ideas that you'd like to share? Come to the next installment of the Baltimore Design Conversations on Wednesday February 4th to discuss these topics and more. Several conversation-starters have been confirmed: Eric Gordon (www.hub2.org) George Kleb (Operation Reachout Southwest's SNAP) Sarah Zaleski (Baltimore's Sustainability Plan) Steve Ziger (One Park) Additionally, an A/V system will be available for short impromptu presentations; however, if you know that you would like to present, please contact ben.stone@gmail.com before the 4th. Apologies to anyone who already received this invitation.]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/02/04/design-conversation-5/feed/ 1 How to Start a Design Conversation http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/06/how-to-start-a-design-conversation/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/06/how-to-start-a-design-conversation/#comments Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:37:20 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=105 1) Ask a question. The best and most interesting conversations are usually about the things we don't know. To start, it's not necessary to have an idea about something, it may even be better to have no idea about something, and want to know more. (Topics can come from all over the place. Design thinking is inherently inclusive, and the participants at these events so far have had pretty diverse backgrounds. Among other things, these conversations have been a chance to come along as people follow their own curiosities and obsessions in strange directions, ending up with unexpected connections, overlaps and resonances. Start anywhere.) 2) Bring it back to basics. It's useful to think about these things in the simplest possible way. How would you describe your interest to someone else? This could be in a way that's specific enough for them to know what you mean, but open enough for them to use and discuss in ways you might not expect. (Some of the Design convos have had just one-word topic titles that can be read in several ways, like 'Food', 'Tools', or 'Waste'. Others, like 'Vacant Baltimore' or 'What's your Plan?' are direct enough that little other explanation is needed. More mysterious titles, like 'Cultural Containers' or 'Start Thinking Small' can reflect the curator's own uncertainty about the basic concepts in a way that presents an open question.) 3) Think out loud. Sometimes you don't know what you're going to say until you say it. Talking out things with other people is a good way to refine your own interest in the issue at hand, and a way to get others interested in it, too. (The best way to see if you're onto something interesting is to find out if other people are into it, too. These events are built around conversation, and conversation is a good way to create and curate a topic for one. Talking about it with friends and strangers will help you clarify your topic, build energy and assemble the participants.) 4) Not an answer, but answers. A good talk is one we don't want to end, a discussion with a conclusion is over. If we give up using conversations to arrive at a destination, we can use them instead to explore a territory. (Curating material for a conversation around a topic can be about giving up on preconceived end results. If you think you already know what's important about a topic, then inviting others to share their experience and interest is going to be redundant and frustrating. Accept at the start that things will go in multiple directions. This will allow everyone to find what they need in the discussion, and sketch out other threads to follow later.) 5) Frame it. Take a position, define a boundary. The larger the space is, the more important it becomes to know where you are, even if only as a starting point, for reference, variation, and disagreement. (Accepting mutiple answers doesn't mean that it's a good idea to remain totally neutral and relative all the time. This is a process that begins and ends with a kind of curious, energizing uncertaintly, but in the middle it's useful to be confident and direct about what you think is important.) *The Baltimore Design Conversations are monthly events held the first Wednesday of every month in the Windup Space (12 W. North Ave.) at 6:30 pm. These events are open to the public and are loosely curated by volunteers around a series of topics related to design, art, architecture, cities, and whatever else is on your mind. Cash bar and A/V hookup available.]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/06/how-to-start-a-design-conversation/feed/ 1 Design Conversation #4 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/03/design-conversation-4/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/03/design-conversation-4/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:33:02 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=35 Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2008 Time: 6:30pm - 8:0pm Location: The Windup Space Street: 12 W. North Ave. City/Town: Baltimore, MD Vacant Baltimore: An open discussion on design ideas for creative reuse of abandoned buildings and vacant lots in Baltimore (arguably the city's largest natural resource) We will project slides of vacant sites in Baltimore and open them up to discussion (a/v system with laptop computer and projector will be available). Paper and pens will be provided for drawn or written suggestions. Everyone is invited to bring digital images of their favorite vacant sites for discussion. Practical, purely theoretical, preposterous and any other types of ideas are encouraged and welcome.]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/03/design-conversation-4/feed/ 1 Design Conversation #3 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/11/05/design-conversation-3/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/11/05/design-conversation-3/#comments Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:32:51 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=33 "CULTURAL CONTAINERS" Date:  Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: Windup Space Street: 12 W. North Avenue @ Charles Street City/Town: Baltimore, MD An open forum for design ideas about baltimore and beyond]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/11/05/design-conversation-3/feed/ 0 Design Conversation #2 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/10/01/design-conversation-2/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/10/01/design-conversation-2/#comments Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:32:32 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=31 "Make no little plans. 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    "All of humanity now has the option to 'make it' successfully and sustainably, by virtue of our having minds, discovering principles and being able to employ these principles to do more with less." -R. Buckminster Fuller
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    He's talking about having graduate students mentor Baltimore high school students, with the Hopkins students' grades tied to how the high school kid does. He envisions Carey students spending a semester in Africa's Malawi to design distribution chains for anti-HIV drugs.

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    ]]>     http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/09/04/jay-hancock-john-hopkins-dean-wants-to-promote-entrepreneurial-spirit/feed/ 1     Design Conversation #8 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/05/03/design-conversation-8/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/05/03/design-conversation-8/#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 00:35:13 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=43 Wind Up Space will be Wednesday, May 13. This time the topic is "food." Hope you'll stop by... "FOOD" An open forum for presentations & discussion on food shopping in Baltimore. Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: Wind Up Space Street: 12 W North Ave City/Town: Baltimore, MD]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/05/03/design-conversation-8/feed/ 0 Design Conversation #7 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/04/08/design-conversation-7/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/04/08/design-conversation-7/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:27:44 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=23 When: Wednesday, April 8, 2009 Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: The Windup Space (cash bar available :-) Street: 12 W. North Ave City/Town: Baltimore, MD This is a fairly open topic but I think it could be interesting if all arrive with open minds. This event will work best if folks arrive prepared to contribute to the discussion. I wouldn't mind having an architect speak about BIM... I'm still looking for contributions from attendees, so bring files (or whatever) if you have something to share. There will be a laptop available w/ projector. Preliminary Agenda:Conversation Primer (10 mins +/-) Brief Film-Clip: "The Way Things Go" by Fischli & Weiss (5 mins) James Sherman: tool = Geographic Information System (GIS) (15 mins +/-) intermission 15 mins +/- Holly Burke: tool = camera + print-media software (15 mins +/-) Jeff Wolfram: tool = camera (15 mins +/-) There will be Q+A between speakers if desired.]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/04/08/design-conversation-7/feed/ 0 Design Conversation #6 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/03/04/design-conversation-6/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/03/04/design-conversation-6/#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:33:55 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=26
  • Keith Lasoya - Waste Nuetral Group
  • Baltimore Free Store
  • Fred Scharmen - Masonville Cove
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  • ... and *you*
    • Bring images and ideas, A/V system (and drinks!) available. Date:  Wednesday, March 4, 2009 Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: Windup Space aka 'Baltimore's Best New Bar' Street: 12 W. North Ave. at Charles St. City/Town: Baltimore, MD]]>     http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/03/04/design-conversation-6/feed/ 0     Design Conversation #5 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/02/04/design-conversation-5/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/02/04/design-conversation-5/#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:32:04 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=27 What's Your Plan? In addition to the countless plans of the past, a plethora of plans has been created by/for Baltimore recently, including the Charles North Vision Plan, the Pratt Street Concept Development Plan, the Middle Branch Master Plan, the Sustainability Plan, the Bicycle Master Plan, One Park, etc. What happens to these plans after they've been created? Why were they created in the first place? How can we improve the process of engaging everyone in the planning process? Do you have your own master plan ideas that you'd like to share? Come to the next installment of the Baltimore Design Conversations on Wednesday February 4th to discuss these topics and more. Several conversation-starters have been confirmed: Eric Gordon (www.hub2.org) George Kleb (Operation Reachout Southwest's SNAP) Sarah Zaleski (Baltimore's Sustainability Plan) Steve Ziger (One Park) Additionally, an A/V system will be available for short impromptu presentations; however, if you know that you would like to present, please contact ben.stone@gmail.com before the 4th. Apologies to anyone who already received this invitation.]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/02/04/design-conversation-5/feed/ 1 How to Start a Design Conversation http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/06/how-to-start-a-design-conversation/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/06/how-to-start-a-design-conversation/#comments Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:37:20 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=105 1) Ask a question. The best and most interesting conversations are usually about the things we don't know. To start, it's not necessary to have an idea about something, it may even be better to have no idea about something, and want to know more. (Topics can come from all over the place. Design thinking is inherently inclusive, and the participants at these events so far have had pretty diverse backgrounds. Among other things, these conversations have been a chance to come along as people follow their own curiosities and obsessions in strange directions, ending up with unexpected connections, overlaps and resonances. Start anywhere.) 2) Bring it back to basics. It's useful to think about these things in the simplest possible way. How would you describe your interest to someone else? This could be in a way that's specific enough for them to know what you mean, but open enough for them to use and discuss in ways you might not expect. (Some of the Design convos have had just one-word topic titles that can be read in several ways, like 'Food', 'Tools', or 'Waste'. Others, like 'Vacant Baltimore' or 'What's your Plan?' are direct enough that little other explanation is needed. More mysterious titles, like 'Cultural Containers' or 'Start Thinking Small' can reflect the curator's own uncertainty about the basic concepts in a way that presents an open question.) 3) Think out loud. Sometimes you don't know what you're going to say until you say it. Talking out things with other people is a good way to refine your own interest in the issue at hand, and a way to get others interested in it, too. (The best way to see if you're onto something interesting is to find out if other people are into it, too. These events are built around conversation, and conversation is a good way to create and curate a topic for one. Talking about it with friends and strangers will help you clarify your topic, build energy and assemble the participants.) 4) Not an answer, but answers. A good talk is one we don't want to end, a discussion with a conclusion is over. If we give up using conversations to arrive at a destination, we can use them instead to explore a territory. (Curating material for a conversation around a topic can be about giving up on preconceived end results. If you think you already know what's important about a topic, then inviting others to share their experience and interest is going to be redundant and frustrating. Accept at the start that things will go in multiple directions. This will allow everyone to find what they need in the discussion, and sketch out other threads to follow later.) 5) Frame it. Take a position, define a boundary. The larger the space is, the more important it becomes to know where you are, even if only as a starting point, for reference, variation, and disagreement. (Accepting mutiple answers doesn't mean that it's a good idea to remain totally neutral and relative all the time. This is a process that begins and ends with a kind of curious, energizing uncertaintly, but in the middle it's useful to be confident and direct about what you think is important.) *The Baltimore Design Conversations are monthly events held the first Wednesday of every month in the Windup Space (12 W. North Ave.) at 6:30 pm. These events are open to the public and are loosely curated by volunteers around a series of topics related to design, art, architecture, cities, and whatever else is on your mind. Cash bar and A/V hookup available.]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/06/how-to-start-a-design-conversation/feed/ 1 Design Conversation #4 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/03/design-conversation-4/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/03/design-conversation-4/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:33:02 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=35 Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2008 Time: 6:30pm - 8:0pm Location: The Windup Space Street: 12 W. North Ave. City/Town: Baltimore, MD Vacant Baltimore: An open discussion on design ideas for creative reuse of abandoned buildings and vacant lots in Baltimore (arguably the city's largest natural resource) We will project slides of vacant sites in Baltimore and open them up to discussion (a/v system with laptop computer and projector will be available). Paper and pens will be provided for drawn or written suggestions. Everyone is invited to bring digital images of their favorite vacant sites for discussion. Practical, purely theoretical, preposterous and any other types of ideas are encouraged and welcome.]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/03/design-conversation-4/feed/ 1 Design Conversation #3 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/11/05/design-conversation-3/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/11/05/design-conversation-3/#comments Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:32:51 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=33 "CULTURAL CONTAINERS" Date:  Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: Windup Space Street: 12 W. North Avenue @ Charles Street City/Town: Baltimore, MD An open forum for design ideas about baltimore and beyond]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/11/05/design-conversation-3/feed/ 0 Design Conversation #2 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/10/01/design-conversation-2/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/10/01/design-conversation-2/#comments Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:32:32 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=31 "Make no little plans. 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    "All of humanity now has the option to 'make it' successfully and sustainably, by virtue of our having minds, discovering principles and being able to employ these principles to do more with less." -R. Buckminster Fuller
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    ]]>     http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/09/04/jay-hancock-john-hopkins-dean-wants-to-promote-entrepreneurial-spirit/feed/ 1     Design Conversation #8 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/05/03/design-conversation-8/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/05/03/design-conversation-8/#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 00:35:13 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=43 Wind Up Space will be Wednesday, May 13. This time the topic is "food." Hope you'll stop by... "FOOD" An open forum for presentations & discussion on food shopping in Baltimore. Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: Wind Up Space Street: 12 W North Ave City/Town: Baltimore, MD]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/05/03/design-conversation-8/feed/ 0 Design Conversation #7 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/04/08/design-conversation-7/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/04/08/design-conversation-7/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:27:44 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=23 When: Wednesday, April 8, 2009 Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: The Windup Space (cash bar available :-) Street: 12 W. North Ave City/Town: Baltimore, MD This is a fairly open topic but I think it could be interesting if all arrive with open minds. This event will work best if folks arrive prepared to contribute to the discussion. I wouldn't mind having an architect speak about BIM... I'm still looking for contributions from attendees, so bring files (or whatever) if you have something to share. There will be a laptop available w/ projector. Preliminary Agenda:Conversation Primer (10 mins +/-) Brief Film-Clip: "The Way Things Go" by Fischli & Weiss (5 mins) James Sherman: tool = Geographic Information System (GIS) (15 mins +/-) intermission 15 mins +/- Holly Burke: tool = camera + print-media software (15 mins +/-) Jeff Wolfram: tool = camera (15 mins +/-) There will be Q+A between speakers if desired.]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/04/08/design-conversation-7/feed/ 0 Design Conversation #6 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/03/04/design-conversation-6/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/03/04/design-conversation-6/#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:33:55 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=26
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    • Bring images and ideas, A/V system (and drinks!) available. Date:  Wednesday, March 4, 2009 Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: Windup Space aka 'Baltimore's Best New Bar' Street: 12 W. North Ave. at Charles St. City/Town: Baltimore, MD]]>     http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/03/04/design-conversation-6/feed/ 0     Design Conversation #5 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/02/04/design-conversation-5/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/02/04/design-conversation-5/#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:32:04 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=27 What's Your Plan? In addition to the countless plans of the past, a plethora of plans has been created by/for Baltimore recently, including the Charles North Vision Plan, the Pratt Street Concept Development Plan, the Middle Branch Master Plan, the Sustainability Plan, the Bicycle Master Plan, One Park, etc. What happens to these plans after they've been created? Why were they created in the first place? How can we improve the process of engaging everyone in the planning process? Do you have your own master plan ideas that you'd like to share? Come to the next installment of the Baltimore Design Conversations on Wednesday February 4th to discuss these topics and more. Several conversation-starters have been confirmed: Eric Gordon (www.hub2.org) George Kleb (Operation Reachout Southwest's SNAP) Sarah Zaleski (Baltimore's Sustainability Plan) Steve Ziger (One Park) Additionally, an A/V system will be available for short impromptu presentations; however, if you know that you would like to present, please contact ben.stone@gmail.com before the 4th. Apologies to anyone who already received this invitation.]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/02/04/design-conversation-5/feed/ 1 How to Start a Design Conversation http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/06/how-to-start-a-design-conversation/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/06/how-to-start-a-design-conversation/#comments Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:37:20 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=105 1) Ask a question. The best and most interesting conversations are usually about the things we don't know. To start, it's not necessary to have an idea about something, it may even be better to have no idea about something, and want to know more. (Topics can come from all over the place. Design thinking is inherently inclusive, and the participants at these events so far have had pretty diverse backgrounds. Among other things, these conversations have been a chance to come along as people follow their own curiosities and obsessions in strange directions, ending up with unexpected connections, overlaps and resonances. Start anywhere.) 2) Bring it back to basics. It's useful to think about these things in the simplest possible way. How would you describe your interest to someone else? This could be in a way that's specific enough for them to know what you mean, but open enough for them to use and discuss in ways you might not expect. (Some of the Design convos have had just one-word topic titles that can be read in several ways, like 'Food', 'Tools', or 'Waste'. Others, like 'Vacant Baltimore' or 'What's your Plan?' are direct enough that little other explanation is needed. More mysterious titles, like 'Cultural Containers' or 'Start Thinking Small' can reflect the curator's own uncertainty about the basic concepts in a way that presents an open question.) 3) Think out loud. Sometimes you don't know what you're going to say until you say it. Talking out things with other people is a good way to refine your own interest in the issue at hand, and a way to get others interested in it, too. (The best way to see if you're onto something interesting is to find out if other people are into it, too. These events are built around conversation, and conversation is a good way to create and curate a topic for one. Talking about it with friends and strangers will help you clarify your topic, build energy and assemble the participants.) 4) Not an answer, but answers. A good talk is one we don't want to end, a discussion with a conclusion is over. If we give up using conversations to arrive at a destination, we can use them instead to explore a territory. (Curating material for a conversation around a topic can be about giving up on preconceived end results. If you think you already know what's important about a topic, then inviting others to share their experience and interest is going to be redundant and frustrating. Accept at the start that things will go in multiple directions. This will allow everyone to find what they need in the discussion, and sketch out other threads to follow later.) 5) Frame it. Take a position, define a boundary. The larger the space is, the more important it becomes to know where you are, even if only as a starting point, for reference, variation, and disagreement. (Accepting mutiple answers doesn't mean that it's a good idea to remain totally neutral and relative all the time. This is a process that begins and ends with a kind of curious, energizing uncertaintly, but in the middle it's useful to be confident and direct about what you think is important.) *The Baltimore Design Conversations are monthly events held the first Wednesday of every month in the Windup Space (12 W. North Ave.) at 6:30 pm. These events are open to the public and are loosely curated by volunteers around a series of topics related to design, art, architecture, cities, and whatever else is on your mind. Cash bar and A/V hookup available.]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/06/how-to-start-a-design-conversation/feed/ 1 Design Conversation #4 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/03/design-conversation-4/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/03/design-conversation-4/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:33:02 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=35 Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2008 Time: 6:30pm - 8:0pm Location: The Windup Space Street: 12 W. North Ave. City/Town: Baltimore, MD Vacant Baltimore: An open discussion on design ideas for creative reuse of abandoned buildings and vacant lots in Baltimore (arguably the city's largest natural resource) We will project slides of vacant sites in Baltimore and open them up to discussion (a/v system with laptop computer and projector will be available). Paper and pens will be provided for drawn or written suggestions. Everyone is invited to bring digital images of their favorite vacant sites for discussion. Practical, purely theoretical, preposterous and any other types of ideas are encouraged and welcome.]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/03/design-conversation-4/feed/ 1 Design Conversation #3 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/11/05/design-conversation-3/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/11/05/design-conversation-3/#comments Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:32:51 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=33 "CULTURAL CONTAINERS" Date:  Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: Windup Space Street: 12 W. North Avenue @ Charles Street City/Town: Baltimore, MD An open forum for design ideas about baltimore and beyond]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/11/05/design-conversation-3/feed/ 0 Design Conversation #2 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/10/01/design-conversation-2/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/10/01/design-conversation-2/#comments Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:32:32 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=31 "Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men's blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will never die, but long after we are gone will be a living thing, asserting itself with ever-growing insistency. Remember that our sons and grandsons are going to do things that would stagger us. Let your watchword be order and your beacon beauty. Think big." -Daniel Burnham
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How can we improve the process of engaging everyone in the planning process? Do you have your own master plan ideas that you'd like to share? Come to the next installment of the Baltimore Design Conversations on Wednesday February 4th to discuss these topics and more. Several conversation-starters have been confirmed: Eric Gordon (www.hub2.org) George Kleb (Operation Reachout Southwest's SNAP) Sarah Zaleski (Baltimore's Sustainability Plan) Steve Ziger (One Park) Additionally, an A/V system will be available for short impromptu presentations; however, if you know that you would like to present, please contact ben.stone@gmail.com before the 4th. Apologies to anyone who already received this invitation.]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/02/04/design-conversation-5/feed/ 1 How to Start a Design Conversation http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/06/how-to-start-a-design-conversation/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/06/how-to-start-a-design-conversation/#comments Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:37:20 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=105 1) Ask a question. The best and most interesting conversations are usually about the things we don't know. To start, it's not necessary to have an idea about something, it may even be better to have no idea about something, and want to know more. (Topics can come from all over the place. Design thinking is inherently inclusive, and the participants at these events so far have had pretty diverse backgrounds. Among other things, these conversations have been a chance to come along as people follow their own curiosities and obsessions in strange directions, ending up with unexpected connections, overlaps and resonances. Start anywhere.) 2) Bring it back to basics. It's useful to think about these things in the simplest possible way. How would you describe your interest to someone else? This could be in a way that's specific enough for them to know what you mean, but open enough for them to use and discuss in ways you might not expect. (Some of the Design convos have had just one-word topic titles that can be read in several ways, like 'Food', 'Tools', or 'Waste'. Others, like 'Vacant Baltimore' or 'What's your Plan?' are direct enough that little other explanation is needed. More mysterious titles, like 'Cultural Containers' or 'Start Thinking Small' can reflect the curator's own uncertainty about the basic concepts in a way that presents an open question.) 3) Think out loud. Sometimes you don't know what you're going to say until you say it. Talking out things with other people is a good way to refine your own interest in the issue at hand, and a way to get others interested in it, too. (The best way to see if you're onto something interesting is to find out if other people are into it, too. These events are built around conversation, and conversation is a good way to create and curate a topic for one. Talking about it with friends and strangers will help you clarify your topic, build energy and assemble the participants.) 4) Not an answer, but answers. A good talk is one we don't want to end, a discussion with a conclusion is over. If we give up using conversations to arrive at a destination, we can use them instead to explore a territory. (Curating material for a conversation around a topic can be about giving up on preconceived end results. If you think you already know what's important about a topic, then inviting others to share their experience and interest is going to be redundant and frustrating. Accept at the start that things will go in multiple directions. This will allow everyone to find what they need in the discussion, and sketch out other threads to follow later.) 5) Frame it. Take a position, define a boundary. The larger the space is, the more important it becomes to know where you are, even if only as a starting point, for reference, variation, and disagreement. (Accepting mutiple answers doesn't mean that it's a good idea to remain totally neutral and relative all the time. This is a process that begins and ends with a kind of curious, energizing uncertaintly, but in the middle it's useful to be confident and direct about what you think is important.) *The Baltimore Design Conversations are monthly events held the first Wednesday of every month in the Windup Space (12 W. North Ave.) at 6:30 pm. These events are open to the public and are loosely curated by volunteers around a series of topics related to design, art, architecture, cities, and whatever else is on your mind. Cash bar and A/V hookup available.]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/06/how-to-start-a-design-conversation/feed/ 1 Design Conversation #4 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/03/design-conversation-4/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/03/design-conversation-4/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:33:02 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=35 Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2008 Time: 6:30pm - 8:0pm Location: The Windup Space Street: 12 W. North Ave. City/Town: Baltimore, MD Vacant Baltimore: An open discussion on design ideas for creative reuse of abandoned buildings and vacant lots in Baltimore (arguably the city's largest natural resource) We will project slides of vacant sites in Baltimore and open them up to discussion (a/v system with laptop computer and projector will be available). Paper and pens will be provided for drawn or written suggestions. Everyone is invited to bring digital images of their favorite vacant sites for discussion. Practical, purely theoretical, preposterous and any other types of ideas are encouraged and welcome.]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/03/design-conversation-4/feed/ 1 Design Conversation #3 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/11/05/design-conversation-3/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/11/05/design-conversation-3/#comments Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:32:51 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=33 "CULTURAL CONTAINERS" Date:  Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: Windup Space Street: 12 W. North Avenue @ Charles Street City/Town: Baltimore, MD An open forum for design ideas about baltimore and beyond]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/11/05/design-conversation-3/feed/ 0 Design Conversation #2 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/10/01/design-conversation-2/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/10/01/design-conversation-2/#comments Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:32:32 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=31 "Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men's blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will never die, but long after we are gone will be a living thing, asserting itself with ever-growing insistency. Remember that our sons and grandsons are going to do things that would stagger us. Let your watchword be order and your beacon beauty. Think big." -Daniel Burnham
    "All of humanity now has the option to 'make it' successfully and sustainably, by virtue of our having minds, discovering principles and being able to employ these principles to do more with less." -R. Buckminster Fuller
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    • Bring images and ideas, A/V system (and drinks!) available. Date:  Wednesday, March 4, 2009 Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: Windup Space aka 'Baltimore's Best New Bar' Street: 12 W. North Ave. at Charles St. City/Town: Baltimore, MD]]>     http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/03/04/design-conversation-6/feed/ 0     D:center Baltimore » Amber Shriver http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com Thu, 19 Aug 2010 04:05:35 +0000 en hourly 1 Buy Avapro Online Without Prescription http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/09/04/jay-hancock-john-hopkins-dean-wants-to-promote-entrepreneurial-spirit/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/09/04/jay-hancock-john-hopkins-dean-wants-to-promote-entrepreneurial-spirit/#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:29:00 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/?p=204 Buy Avapro Online Without Prescription, This article was written by Jay Hancock for a column on the Baltimore Sun's Website. We are posting the full article here on our blog as we feel it  summarizes what the D:Center is all about. Feel free to also visit the article on the sun here: http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bal-bz.hancock04sep04,0,7409044.column, purchase Avapro online no prescription.

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    ]]>     http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/09/04/jay-hancock-john-hopkins-dean-wants-to-promote-entrepreneurial-spirit/feed/ 1     Design Conversation #8 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/05/03/design-conversation-8/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/05/03/design-conversation-8/#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 00:35:13 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=43 Wind Up Space will be Wednesday, May 13. This time the topic is "food." Hope you'll stop by... "FOOD" An open forum for presentations & discussion on food shopping in Baltimore. Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: Wind Up Space Street: 12 W North Ave City/Town: Baltimore, MD]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/05/03/design-conversation-8/feed/ 0 Design Conversation #7 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/04/08/design-conversation-7/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/04/08/design-conversation-7/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:27:44 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=23 When: Wednesday, April 8, 2009 Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: The Windup Space (cash bar available :-) Street: 12 W. North Ave City/Town: Baltimore, MD This is a fairly open topic but I think it could be interesting if all arrive with open minds. This event will work best if folks arrive prepared to contribute to the discussion. I wouldn't mind having an architect speak about BIM... I'm still looking for contributions from attendees, so bring files (or whatever) if you have something to share. There will be a laptop available w/ projector. Preliminary Agenda:Conversation Primer (10 mins +/-) Brief Film-Clip: "The Way Things Go" by Fischli & Weiss (5 mins) James Sherman: tool = Geographic Information System (GIS) (15 mins +/-) intermission 15 mins +/- Holly Burke: tool = camera + print-media software (15 mins +/-) Jeff Wolfram: tool = camera (15 mins +/-) There will be Q+A between speakers if desired.]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/04/08/design-conversation-7/feed/ 0 Design Conversation #6 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/03/04/design-conversation-6/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/03/04/design-conversation-6/#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:33:55 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=26
  • Keith Lasoya - Waste Nuetral Group
  • Baltimore Free Store
  • Fred Scharmen - Masonville Cove
  • Annika Bloomberg
  • ... and *you*
    • Bring images and ideas, A/V system (and drinks!) available. Date:  Wednesday, March 4, 2009 Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: Windup Space aka 'Baltimore's Best New Bar' Street: 12 W. North Ave. at Charles St. City/Town: Baltimore, MD]]>     http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/03/04/design-conversation-6/feed/ 0     Design Conversation #5 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/02/04/design-conversation-5/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/02/04/design-conversation-5/#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:32:04 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=27 What's Your Plan? In addition to the countless plans of the past, a plethora of plans has been created by/for Baltimore recently, including the Charles North Vision Plan, the Pratt Street Concept Development Plan, the Middle Branch Master Plan, the Sustainability Plan, the Bicycle Master Plan, One Park, etc. What happens to these plans after they've been created? Why were they created in the first place? How can we improve the process of engaging everyone in the planning process? Do you have your own master plan ideas that you'd like to share? Come to the next installment of the Baltimore Design Conversations on Wednesday February 4th to discuss these topics and more. Several conversation-starters have been confirmed: Eric Gordon (www.hub2.org) George Kleb (Operation Reachout Southwest's SNAP) Sarah Zaleski (Baltimore's Sustainability Plan) Steve Ziger (One Park) Additionally, an A/V system will be available for short impromptu presentations; however, if you know that you would like to present, please contact ben.stone@gmail.com before the 4th. Apologies to anyone who already received this invitation.]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/02/04/design-conversation-5/feed/ 1 How to Start a Design Conversation http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/06/how-to-start-a-design-conversation/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/06/how-to-start-a-design-conversation/#comments Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:37:20 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=105 1) Ask a question. The best and most interesting conversations are usually about the things we don't know. To start, it's not necessary to have an idea about something, it may even be better to have no idea about something, and want to know more. (Topics can come from all over the place. Design thinking is inherently inclusive, and the participants at these events so far have had pretty diverse backgrounds. Among other things, these conversations have been a chance to come along as people follow their own curiosities and obsessions in strange directions, ending up with unexpected connections, overlaps and resonances. Start anywhere.) 2) Bring it back to basics. It's useful to think about these things in the simplest possible way. How would you describe your interest to someone else? This could be in a way that's specific enough for them to know what you mean, but open enough for them to use and discuss in ways you might not expect. (Some of the Design convos have had just one-word topic titles that can be read in several ways, like 'Food', 'Tools', or 'Waste'. Others, like 'Vacant Baltimore' or 'What's your Plan?' are direct enough that little other explanation is needed. More mysterious titles, like 'Cultural Containers' or 'Start Thinking Small' can reflect the curator's own uncertainty about the basic concepts in a way that presents an open question.) 3) Think out loud. Sometimes you don't know what you're going to say until you say it. Talking out things with other people is a good way to refine your own interest in the issue at hand, and a way to get others interested in it, too. (The best way to see if you're onto something interesting is to find out if other people are into it, too. These events are built around conversation, and conversation is a good way to create and curate a topic for one. Talking about it with friends and strangers will help you clarify your topic, build energy and assemble the participants.) 4) Not an answer, but answers. A good talk is one we don't want to end, a discussion with a conclusion is over. If we give up using conversations to arrive at a destination, we can use them instead to explore a territory. (Curating material for a conversation around a topic can be about giving up on preconceived end results. If you think you already know what's important about a topic, then inviting others to share their experience and interest is going to be redundant and frustrating. Accept at the start that things will go in multiple directions. This will allow everyone to find what they need in the discussion, and sketch out other threads to follow later.) 5) Frame it. Take a position, define a boundary. The larger the space is, the more important it becomes to know where you are, even if only as a starting point, for reference, variation, and disagreement. (Accepting mutiple answers doesn't mean that it's a good idea to remain totally neutral and relative all the time. This is a process that begins and ends with a kind of curious, energizing uncertaintly, but in the middle it's useful to be confident and direct about what you think is important.) *The Baltimore Design Conversations are monthly events held the first Wednesday of every month in the Windup Space (12 W. North Ave.) at 6:30 pm. These events are open to the public and are loosely curated by volunteers around a series of topics related to design, art, architecture, cities, and whatever else is on your mind. Cash bar and A/V hookup available.]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/06/how-to-start-a-design-conversation/feed/ 1 Design Conversation #4 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/03/design-conversation-4/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/03/design-conversation-4/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:33:02 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=35 Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2008 Time: 6:30pm - 8:0pm Location: The Windup Space Street: 12 W. North Ave. City/Town: Baltimore, MD Vacant Baltimore: An open discussion on design ideas for creative reuse of abandoned buildings and vacant lots in Baltimore (arguably the city's largest natural resource) We will project slides of vacant sites in Baltimore and open them up to discussion (a/v system with laptop computer and projector will be available). Paper and pens will be provided for drawn or written suggestions. Everyone is invited to bring digital images of their favorite vacant sites for discussion. Practical, purely theoretical, preposterous and any other types of ideas are encouraged and welcome.]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/03/design-conversation-4/feed/ 1 Design Conversation #3 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/11/05/design-conversation-3/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/11/05/design-conversation-3/#comments Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:32:51 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=33 "CULTURAL CONTAINERS" Date:  Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: Windup Space Street: 12 W. North Avenue @ Charles Street City/Town: Baltimore, MD An open forum for design ideas about baltimore and beyond]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/11/05/design-conversation-3/feed/ 0 Design Conversation #2 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/10/01/design-conversation-2/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/10/01/design-conversation-2/#comments Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:32:32 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=31 "Make no little plans. 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    ]]>     http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/09/04/jay-hancock-john-hopkins-dean-wants-to-promote-entrepreneurial-spirit/feed/ 1     Design Conversation #8 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/05/03/design-conversation-8/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/05/03/design-conversation-8/#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 00:35:13 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=43 Wind Up Space will be Wednesday, May 13. This time the topic is "food." Hope you'll stop by... "FOOD" An open forum for presentations & discussion on food shopping in Baltimore. Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: Wind Up Space Street: 12 W North Ave City/Town: Baltimore, MD]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/05/03/design-conversation-8/feed/ 0 Design Conversation #7 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/04/08/design-conversation-7/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/04/08/design-conversation-7/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:27:44 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=23 When: Wednesday, April 8, 2009 Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: The Windup Space (cash bar available :-) Street: 12 W. North Ave City/Town: Baltimore, MD This is a fairly open topic but I think it could be interesting if all arrive with open minds. This event will work best if folks arrive prepared to contribute to the discussion. I wouldn't mind having an architect speak about BIM... I'm still looking for contributions from attendees, so bring files (or whatever) if you have something to share. There will be a laptop available w/ projector. Preliminary Agenda:Conversation Primer (10 mins +/-) Brief Film-Clip: "The Way Things Go" by Fischli & Weiss (5 mins) James Sherman: tool = Geographic Information System (GIS) (15 mins +/-) intermission 15 mins +/- Holly Burke: tool = camera + print-media software (15 mins +/-) Jeff Wolfram: tool = camera (15 mins +/-) There will be Q+A between speakers if desired.]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/04/08/design-conversation-7/feed/ 0 Design Conversation #6 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/03/04/design-conversation-6/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/03/04/design-conversation-6/#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:33:55 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=26
  • Keith Lasoya - Waste Nuetral Group
  • Baltimore Free Store
  • Fred Scharmen - Masonville Cove
  • Annika Bloomberg
  • ... and *you*
    • Bring images and ideas, A/V system (and drinks!) available. Date:  Wednesday, March 4, 2009 Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: Windup Space aka 'Baltimore's Best New Bar' Street: 12 W. North Ave. at Charles St. City/Town: Baltimore, MD]]>     http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/03/04/design-conversation-6/feed/ 0     Design Conversation #5 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/02/04/design-conversation-5/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/02/04/design-conversation-5/#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:32:04 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=27 What's Your Plan? In addition to the countless plans of the past, a plethora of plans has been created by/for Baltimore recently, including the Charles North Vision Plan, the Pratt Street Concept Development Plan, the Middle Branch Master Plan, the Sustainability Plan, the Bicycle Master Plan, One Park, etc. What happens to these plans after they've been created? Why were they created in the first place? How can we improve the process of engaging everyone in the planning process? Do you have your own master plan ideas that you'd like to share? Come to the next installment of the Baltimore Design Conversations on Wednesday February 4th to discuss these topics and more. Several conversation-starters have been confirmed: Eric Gordon (www.hub2.org) George Kleb (Operation Reachout Southwest's SNAP) Sarah Zaleski (Baltimore's Sustainability Plan) Steve Ziger (One Park) Additionally, an A/V system will be available for short impromptu presentations; however, if you know that you would like to present, please contact ben.stone@gmail.com before the 4th. Apologies to anyone who already received this invitation.]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/02/04/design-conversation-5/feed/ 1 How to Start a Design Conversation http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/06/how-to-start-a-design-conversation/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/06/how-to-start-a-design-conversation/#comments Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:37:20 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=105 1) Ask a question. The best and most interesting conversations are usually about the things we don't know. To start, it's not necessary to have an idea about something, it may even be better to have no idea about something, and want to know more. (Topics can come from all over the place. Design thinking is inherently inclusive, and the participants at these events so far have had pretty diverse backgrounds. Among other things, these conversations have been a chance to come along as people follow their own curiosities and obsessions in strange directions, ending up with unexpected connections, overlaps and resonances. Start anywhere.) 2) Bring it back to basics. It's useful to think about these things in the simplest possible way. How would you describe your interest to someone else? This could be in a way that's specific enough for them to know what you mean, but open enough for them to use and discuss in ways you might not expect. (Some of the Design convos have had just one-word topic titles that can be read in several ways, like 'Food', 'Tools', or 'Waste'. Others, like 'Vacant Baltimore' or 'What's your Plan?' are direct enough that little other explanation is needed. More mysterious titles, like 'Cultural Containers' or 'Start Thinking Small' can reflect the curator's own uncertainty about the basic concepts in a way that presents an open question.) 3) Think out loud. Sometimes you don't know what you're going to say until you say it. Talking out things with other people is a good way to refine your own interest in the issue at hand, and a way to get others interested in it, too. (The best way to see if you're onto something interesting is to find out if other people are into it, too. These events are built around conversation, and conversation is a good way to create and curate a topic for one. Talking about it with friends and strangers will help you clarify your topic, build energy and assemble the participants.) 4) Not an answer, but answers. A good talk is one we don't want to end, a discussion with a conclusion is over. If we give up using conversations to arrive at a destination, we can use them instead to explore a territory. (Curating material for a conversation around a topic can be about giving up on preconceived end results. If you think you already know what's important about a topic, then inviting others to share their experience and interest is going to be redundant and frustrating. Accept at the start that things will go in multiple directions. This will allow everyone to find what they need in the discussion, and sketch out other threads to follow later.) 5) Frame it. Take a position, define a boundary. The larger the space is, the more important it becomes to know where you are, even if only as a starting point, for reference, variation, and disagreement. (Accepting mutiple answers doesn't mean that it's a good idea to remain totally neutral and relative all the time. This is a process that begins and ends with a kind of curious, energizing uncertaintly, but in the middle it's useful to be confident and direct about what you think is important.) *The Baltimore Design Conversations are monthly events held the first Wednesday of every month in the Windup Space (12 W. North Ave.) at 6:30 pm. These events are open to the public and are loosely curated by volunteers around a series of topics related to design, art, architecture, cities, and whatever else is on your mind. Cash bar and A/V hookup available.]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/06/how-to-start-a-design-conversation/feed/ 1 Design Conversation #4 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/03/design-conversation-4/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/03/design-conversation-4/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:33:02 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=35 Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2008 Time: 6:30pm - 8:0pm Location: The Windup Space Street: 12 W. North Ave. City/Town: Baltimore, MD Vacant Baltimore: An open discussion on design ideas for creative reuse of abandoned buildings and vacant lots in Baltimore (arguably the city's largest natural resource) We will project slides of vacant sites in Baltimore and open them up to discussion (a/v system with laptop computer and projector will be available). Paper and pens will be provided for drawn or written suggestions. Everyone is invited to bring digital images of their favorite vacant sites for discussion. Practical, purely theoretical, preposterous and any other types of ideas are encouraged and welcome.]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/03/design-conversation-4/feed/ 1 Design Conversation #3 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/11/05/design-conversation-3/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/11/05/design-conversation-3/#comments Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:32:51 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=33 "CULTURAL CONTAINERS" Date:  Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: Windup Space Street: 12 W. North Avenue @ Charles Street City/Town: Baltimore, MD An open forum for design ideas about baltimore and beyond]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/11/05/design-conversation-3/feed/ 0 Design Conversation #2 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/10/01/design-conversation-2/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/10/01/design-conversation-2/#comments Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:32:32 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=31 "Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men's blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will never die, but long after we are gone will be a living thing, asserting itself with ever-growing insistency. Remember that our sons and grandsons are going to do things that would stagger us. Let your watchword be order and your beacon beauty. Think big." -Daniel Burnham
    "All of humanity now has the option to 'make it' successfully and sustainably, by virtue of our having minds, discovering principles and being able to employ these principles to do more with less." -R. Buckminster Fuller
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  • Keith Lasoya - Waste Nuetral Group
  • Baltimore Free Store
  • Fred Scharmen - Masonville Cove
  • Annika Bloomberg
  • ... and *you*
    • Bring images and ideas, A/V system (and drinks!) available. Date:  Wednesday, March 4, 2009 Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: Windup Space aka 'Baltimore's Best New Bar' Street: 12 W. North Ave. at Charles St. City/Town: Baltimore, MD]]>     http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/03/04/design-conversation-6/feed/ 0     Design Conversation #5 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/02/04/design-conversation-5/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/02/04/design-conversation-5/#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:32:04 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=27 What's Your Plan? In addition to the countless plans of the past, a plethora of plans has been created by/for Baltimore recently, including the Charles North Vision Plan, the Pratt Street Concept Development Plan, the Middle Branch Master Plan, the Sustainability Plan, the Bicycle Master Plan, One Park, etc. What happens to these plans after they've been created? Why were they created in the first place? How can we improve the process of engaging everyone in the planning process? Do you have your own master plan ideas that you'd like to share? Come to the next installment of the Baltimore Design Conversations on Wednesday February 4th to discuss these topics and more. Several conversation-starters have been confirmed: Eric Gordon (www.hub2.org) George Kleb (Operation Reachout Southwest's SNAP) Sarah Zaleski (Baltimore's Sustainability Plan) Steve Ziger (One Park) Additionally, an A/V system will be available for short impromptu presentations; however, if you know that you would like to present, please contact ben.stone@gmail.com before the 4th. Apologies to anyone who already received this invitation.]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/02/04/design-conversation-5/feed/ 1 How to Start a Design Conversation http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/06/how-to-start-a-design-conversation/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/06/how-to-start-a-design-conversation/#comments Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:37:20 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=105 1) Ask a question. The best and most interesting conversations are usually about the things we don't know. To start, it's not necessary to have an idea about something, it may even be better to have no idea about something, and want to know more. (Topics can come from all over the place. Design thinking is inherently inclusive, and the participants at these events so far have had pretty diverse backgrounds. 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Sometimes you don't know what you're going to say until you say it. Talking out things with other people is a good way to refine your own interest in the issue at hand, and a way to get others interested in it, too. (The best way to see if you're onto something interesting is to find out if other people are into it, too. These events are built around conversation, and conversation is a good way to create and curate a topic for one. Talking about it with friends and strangers will help you clarify your topic, build energy and assemble the participants.) 4) Not an answer, but answers. A good talk is one we don't want to end, a discussion with a conclusion is over. If we give up using conversations to arrive at a destination, we can use them instead to explore a territory. (Curating material for a conversation around a topic can be about giving up on preconceived end results. If you think you already know what's important about a topic, then inviting others to share their experience and interest is going to be redundant and frustrating. Accept at the start that things will go in multiple directions. This will allow everyone to find what they need in the discussion, and sketch out other threads to follow later.) 5) Frame it. Take a position, define a boundary. The larger the space is, the more important it becomes to know where you are, even if only as a starting point, for reference, variation, and disagreement. (Accepting mutiple answers doesn't mean that it's a good idea to remain totally neutral and relative all the time. This is a process that begins and ends with a kind of curious, energizing uncertaintly, but in the middle it's useful to be confident and direct about what you think is important.) *The Baltimore Design Conversations are monthly events held the first Wednesday of every month in the Windup Space (12 W. North Ave.) at 6:30 pm. These events are open to the public and are loosely curated by volunteers around a series of topics related to design, art, architecture, cities, and whatever else is on your mind. Cash bar and A/V hookup available.]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/06/how-to-start-a-design-conversation/feed/ 1 Design Conversation #4 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/03/design-conversation-4/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/03/design-conversation-4/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:33:02 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=35 Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2008 Time: 6:30pm - 8:0pm Location: The Windup Space Street: 12 W. 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    ]]>     http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/09/04/jay-hancock-john-hopkins-dean-wants-to-promote-entrepreneurial-spirit/feed/ 1     Design Conversation #8 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/05/03/design-conversation-8/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/05/03/design-conversation-8/#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 00:35:13 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=43 Wind Up Space will be Wednesday, May 13. This time the topic is "food." Hope you'll stop by... "FOOD" An open forum for presentations & discussion on food shopping in Baltimore. Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: Wind Up Space Street: 12 W North Ave City/Town: Baltimore, MD]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/05/03/design-conversation-8/feed/ 0 Design Conversation #7 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/04/08/design-conversation-7/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/04/08/design-conversation-7/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:27:44 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=23 When: Wednesday, April 8, 2009 Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: The Windup Space (cash bar available :-) Street: 12 W. North Ave City/Town: Baltimore, MD This is a fairly open topic but I think it could be interesting if all arrive with open minds. This event will work best if folks arrive prepared to contribute to the discussion. I wouldn't mind having an architect speak about BIM... I'm still looking for contributions from attendees, so bring files (or whatever) if you have something to share. There will be a laptop available w/ projector. Preliminary Agenda:Conversation Primer (10 mins +/-) Brief Film-Clip: "The Way Things Go" by Fischli & Weiss (5 mins) James Sherman: tool = Geographic Information System (GIS) (15 mins +/-) intermission 15 mins +/- Holly Burke: tool = camera + print-media software (15 mins +/-) Jeff Wolfram: tool = camera (15 mins +/-) There will be Q+A between speakers if desired.]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/04/08/design-conversation-7/feed/ 0 Design Conversation #6 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/03/04/design-conversation-6/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/03/04/design-conversation-6/#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:33:55 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=26
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    • Bring images and ideas, A/V system (and drinks!) available. Date:  Wednesday, March 4, 2009 Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: Windup Space aka 'Baltimore's Best New Bar' Street: 12 W. North Ave. at Charles St. City/Town: Baltimore, MD]]>     http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/03/04/design-conversation-6/feed/ 0     Design Conversation #5 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/02/04/design-conversation-5/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/02/04/design-conversation-5/#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:32:04 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=27 What's Your Plan? In addition to the countless plans of the past, a plethora of plans has been created by/for Baltimore recently, including the Charles North Vision Plan, the Pratt Street Concept Development Plan, the Middle Branch Master Plan, the Sustainability Plan, the Bicycle Master Plan, One Park, etc. What happens to these plans after they've been created? Why were they created in the first place? How can we improve the process of engaging everyone in the planning process? Do you have your own master plan ideas that you'd like to share? Come to the next installment of the Baltimore Design Conversations on Wednesday February 4th to discuss these topics and more. Several conversation-starters have been confirmed: Eric Gordon (www.hub2.org) George Kleb (Operation Reachout Southwest's SNAP) Sarah Zaleski (Baltimore's Sustainability Plan) Steve Ziger (One Park) Additionally, an A/V system will be available for short impromptu presentations; however, if you know that you would like to present, please contact ben.stone@gmail.com before the 4th. Apologies to anyone who already received this invitation.]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/02/04/design-conversation-5/feed/ 1 How to Start a Design Conversation http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/06/how-to-start-a-design-conversation/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/06/how-to-start-a-design-conversation/#comments Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:37:20 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=105 1) Ask a question. The best and most interesting conversations are usually about the things we don't know. To start, it's not necessary to have an idea about something, it may even be better to have no idea about something, and want to know more. (Topics can come from all over the place. Design thinking is inherently inclusive, and the participants at these events so far have had pretty diverse backgrounds. Among other things, these conversations have been a chance to come along as people follow their own curiosities and obsessions in strange directions, ending up with unexpected connections, overlaps and resonances. Start anywhere.) 2) Bring it back to basics. It's useful to think about these things in the simplest possible way. How would you describe your interest to someone else? This could be in a way that's specific enough for them to know what you mean, but open enough for them to use and discuss in ways you might not expect. (Some of the Design convos have had just one-word topic titles that can be read in several ways, like 'Food', 'Tools', or 'Waste'. Others, like 'Vacant Baltimore' or 'What's your Plan?' are direct enough that little other explanation is needed. More mysterious titles, like 'Cultural Containers' or 'Start Thinking Small' can reflect the curator's own uncertainty about the basic concepts in a way that presents an open question.) 3) Think out loud. Sometimes you don't know what you're going to say until you say it. Talking out things with other people is a good way to refine your own interest in the issue at hand, and a way to get others interested in it, too. (The best way to see if you're onto something interesting is to find out if other people are into it, too. These events are built around conversation, and conversation is a good way to create and curate a topic for one. Talking about it with friends and strangers will help you clarify your topic, build energy and assemble the participants.) 4) Not an answer, but answers. A good talk is one we don't want to end, a discussion with a conclusion is over. If we give up using conversations to arrive at a destination, we can use them instead to explore a territory. (Curating material for a conversation around a topic can be about giving up on preconceived end results. 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These events are open to the public and are loosely curated by volunteers around a series of topics related to design, art, architecture, cities, and whatever else is on your mind. Cash bar and A/V hookup available.]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/06/how-to-start-a-design-conversation/feed/ 1 Design Conversation #4 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/03/design-conversation-4/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/03/design-conversation-4/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:33:02 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=35 Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2008 Time: 6:30pm - 8:0pm Location: The Windup Space Street: 12 W. North Ave. City/Town: Baltimore, MD Vacant Baltimore: An open discussion on design ideas for creative reuse of abandoned buildings and vacant lots in Baltimore (arguably the city's largest natural resource) We will project slides of vacant sites in Baltimore and open them up to discussion (a/v system with laptop computer and projector will be available). Paper and pens will be provided for drawn or written suggestions. Everyone is invited to bring digital images of their favorite vacant sites for discussion. Practical, purely theoretical, preposterous and any other types of ideas are encouraged and welcome.]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/03/design-conversation-4/feed/ 1 Design Conversation #3 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/11/05/design-conversation-3/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/11/05/design-conversation-3/#comments Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:32:51 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=33 "CULTURAL CONTAINERS" Date:  Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: Windup Space Street: 12 W. North Avenue @ Charles Street City/Town: Baltimore, MD An open forum for design ideas about baltimore and beyond]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/11/05/design-conversation-3/feed/ 0 Design Conversation #2 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/10/01/design-conversation-2/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/10/01/design-conversation-2/#comments Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:32:32 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=31 "Make no little plans. 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    The economic crisis and the changing global economy present Baltimore with a new opportunity to innovate and grow, Gupta says, as power shifts from Wall Street to nearby Capitol Hill and the White House.

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    If the Carey School fulfills only half its potential, it'll be a critical resource for accomplishing that.

    Gupta wants it to draw energy not only from Johns Hopkins Medicine but also the university's health-policy resources, its defense research and its School of Advanced International Studies in Washington. He wants graduates to bring analytical and quantitative skills not just to industry and finance but to public health, government and education anywhere in the world.

    He's talking about having graduate students mentor Baltimore high school students, with the Hopkins students' grades tied to how the high school kid does. He envisions Carey students spending a semester in Africa's Malawi to design distribution chains for anti-HIV drugs.

    If it helps bring new blood to Baltimore's private sector, it'll be just in time. The federal bonanza will start diminishing soon, as stimulus money expires and defense spending lags. Gupta and Hopkins, however, can't do it alone.

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    ]]>     http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/09/04/jay-hancock-john-hopkins-dean-wants-to-promote-entrepreneurial-spirit/feed/ 1     Design Conversation #8 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/05/03/design-conversation-8/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/05/03/design-conversation-8/#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 00:35:13 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=43 Wind Up Space will be Wednesday, May 13. This time the topic is "food." Hope you'll stop by... "FOOD" An open forum for presentations & discussion on food shopping in Baltimore. Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: Wind Up Space Street: 12 W North Ave City/Town: Baltimore, MD]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/05/03/design-conversation-8/feed/ 0 Design Conversation #7 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/04/08/design-conversation-7/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/04/08/design-conversation-7/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:27:44 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=23 When: Wednesday, April 8, 2009 Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: The Windup Space (cash bar available :-) Street: 12 W. North Ave City/Town: Baltimore, MD This is a fairly open topic but I think it could be interesting if all arrive with open minds. This event will work best if folks arrive prepared to contribute to the discussion. I wouldn't mind having an architect speak about BIM... I'm still looking for contributions from attendees, so bring files (or whatever) if you have something to share. There will be a laptop available w/ projector. Preliminary Agenda:Conversation Primer (10 mins +/-) Brief Film-Clip: "The Way Things Go" by Fischli & Weiss (5 mins) James Sherman: tool = Geographic Information System (GIS) (15 mins +/-) intermission 15 mins +/- Holly Burke: tool = camera + print-media software (15 mins +/-) Jeff Wolfram: tool = camera (15 mins +/-) There will be Q+A between speakers if desired.]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/04/08/design-conversation-7/feed/ 0 Design Conversation #6 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/03/04/design-conversation-6/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/03/04/design-conversation-6/#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:33:55 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=26
  • Keith Lasoya - Waste Nuetral Group
  • Baltimore Free Store
  • Fred Scharmen - Masonville Cove
  • Annika Bloomberg
  • ... and *you*
    • Bring images and ideas, A/V system (and drinks!) available. Date:  Wednesday, March 4, 2009 Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: Windup Space aka 'Baltimore's Best New Bar' Street: 12 W. North Ave. at Charles St. City/Town: Baltimore, MD]]>     http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/03/04/design-conversation-6/feed/ 0     Design Conversation #5 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/02/04/design-conversation-5/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/02/04/design-conversation-5/#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:32:04 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=27 What's Your Plan? In addition to the countless plans of the past, a plethora of plans has been created by/for Baltimore recently, including the Charles North Vision Plan, the Pratt Street Concept Development Plan, the Middle Branch Master Plan, the Sustainability Plan, the Bicycle Master Plan, One Park, etc. What happens to these plans after they've been created? Why were they created in the first place? How can we improve the process of engaging everyone in the planning process? Do you have your own master plan ideas that you'd like to share? Come to the next installment of the Baltimore Design Conversations on Wednesday February 4th to discuss these topics and more. Several conversation-starters have been confirmed: Eric Gordon (www.hub2.org) George Kleb (Operation Reachout Southwest's SNAP) Sarah Zaleski (Baltimore's Sustainability Plan) Steve Ziger (One Park) Additionally, an A/V system will be available for short impromptu presentations; however, if you know that you would like to present, please contact ben.stone@gmail.com before the 4th. Apologies to anyone who already received this invitation.]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/02/04/design-conversation-5/feed/ 1 How to Start a Design Conversation http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/06/how-to-start-a-design-conversation/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/06/how-to-start-a-design-conversation/#comments Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:37:20 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=105 1) Ask a question. The best and most interesting conversations are usually about the things we don't know. To start, it's not necessary to have an idea about something, it may even be better to have no idea about something, and want to know more. (Topics can come from all over the place. Design thinking is inherently inclusive, and the participants at these events so far have had pretty diverse backgrounds. Among other things, these conversations have been a chance to come along as people follow their own curiosities and obsessions in strange directions, ending up with unexpected connections, overlaps and resonances. Start anywhere.) 2) Bring it back to basics. It's useful to think about these things in the simplest possible way. How would you describe your interest to someone else? This could be in a way that's specific enough for them to know what you mean, but open enough for them to use and discuss in ways you might not expect. (Some of the Design convos have had just one-word topic titles that can be read in several ways, like 'Food', 'Tools', or 'Waste'. Others, like 'Vacant Baltimore' or 'What's your Plan?' are direct enough that little other explanation is needed. More mysterious titles, like 'Cultural Containers' or 'Start Thinking Small' can reflect the curator's own uncertainty about the basic concepts in a way that presents an open question.) 3) Think out loud. Sometimes you don't know what you're going to say until you say it. Talking out things with other people is a good way to refine your own interest in the issue at hand, and a way to get others interested in it, too. (The best way to see if you're onto something interesting is to find out if other people are into it, too. These events are built around conversation, and conversation is a good way to create and curate a topic for one. Talking about it with friends and strangers will help you clarify your topic, build energy and assemble the participants.) 4) Not an answer, but answers. A good talk is one we don't want to end, a discussion with a conclusion is over. If we give up using conversations to arrive at a destination, we can use them instead to explore a territory. (Curating material for a conversation around a topic can be about giving up on preconceived end results. If you think you already know what's important about a topic, then inviting others to share their experience and interest is going to be redundant and frustrating. Accept at the start that things will go in multiple directions. This will allow everyone to find what they need in the discussion, and sketch out other threads to follow later.) 5) Frame it. Take a position, define a boundary. The larger the space is, the more important it becomes to know where you are, even if only as a starting point, for reference, variation, and disagreement. (Accepting mutiple answers doesn't mean that it's a good idea to remain totally neutral and relative all the time. This is a process that begins and ends with a kind of curious, energizing uncertaintly, but in the middle it's useful to be confident and direct about what you think is important.) *The Baltimore Design Conversations are monthly events held the first Wednesday of every month in the Windup Space (12 W. North Ave.) at 6:30 pm. These events are open to the public and are loosely curated by volunteers around a series of topics related to design, art, architecture, cities, and whatever else is on your mind. Cash bar and A/V hookup available.]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/06/how-to-start-a-design-conversation/feed/ 1 Design Conversation #4 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/03/design-conversation-4/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/03/design-conversation-4/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:33:02 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=35 Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2008 Time: 6:30pm - 8:0pm Location: The Windup Space Street: 12 W. North Ave. City/Town: Baltimore, MD Vacant Baltimore: An open discussion on design ideas for creative reuse of abandoned buildings and vacant lots in Baltimore (arguably the city's largest natural resource) We will project slides of vacant sites in Baltimore and open them up to discussion (a/v system with laptop computer and projector will be available). Paper and pens will be provided for drawn or written suggestions. Everyone is invited to bring digital images of their favorite vacant sites for discussion. Practical, purely theoretical, preposterous and any other types of ideas are encouraged and welcome.]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/03/design-conversation-4/feed/ 1 Design Conversation #3 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/11/05/design-conversation-3/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/11/05/design-conversation-3/#comments Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:32:51 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=33 "CULTURAL CONTAINERS" Date:  Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: Windup Space Street: 12 W. North Avenue @ Charles Street City/Town: Baltimore, MD An open forum for design ideas about baltimore and beyond]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/11/05/design-conversation-3/feed/ 0 Design Conversation #2 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/10/01/design-conversation-2/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/10/01/design-conversation-2/#comments Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:32:32 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=31 "Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men's blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will never die, but long after we are gone will be a living thing, asserting itself with ever-growing insistency. Remember that our sons and grandsons are going to do things that would stagger us. Let your watchword be order and your beacon beauty. Think big." -Daniel Burnham
    "All of humanity now has the option to 'make it' successfully and sustainably, by virtue of our having minds, discovering principles and being able to employ these principles to do more with less." -R. Buckminster Fuller
    ]]>     http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/10/01/design-conversation-2/feed/ 0     Design Conversation #1 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/10/01/design-conversation-2/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/10/01/design-conversation-2/#comments Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:32:32 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=31 "Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men's blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will never die, but long after we are gone will be a living thing, asserting itself with ever-growing insistency. Remember that our sons and grandsons are going to do things that would stagger us. Let your watchword be order and your beacon beauty. Think big." -Daniel Burnham
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    ]]>     http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/09/04/jay-hancock-john-hopkins-dean-wants-to-promote-entrepreneurial-spirit/feed/ 1     Design Conversation #8 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/05/03/design-conversation-8/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/05/03/design-conversation-8/#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 00:35:13 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=43 Wind Up Space will be Wednesday, May 13. This time the topic is "food." Hope you'll stop by... "FOOD" An open forum for presentations & discussion on food shopping in Baltimore. Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: Wind Up Space Street: 12 W North Ave City/Town: Baltimore, MD]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/05/03/design-conversation-8/feed/ 0 Design Conversation #7 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/04/08/design-conversation-7/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/04/08/design-conversation-7/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:27:44 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=23 When: Wednesday, April 8, 2009 Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: The Windup Space (cash bar available :-) Street: 12 W. North Ave City/Town: Baltimore, MD This is a fairly open topic but I think it could be interesting if all arrive with open minds. This event will work best if folks arrive prepared to contribute to the discussion. I wouldn't mind having an architect speak about BIM... I'm still looking for contributions from attendees, so bring files (or whatever) if you have something to share. There will be a laptop available w/ projector. Preliminary Agenda:Conversation Primer (10 mins +/-) Brief Film-Clip: "The Way Things Go" by Fischli & Weiss (5 mins) James Sherman: tool = Geographic Information System (GIS) (15 mins +/-) intermission 15 mins +/- Holly Burke: tool = camera + print-media software (15 mins +/-) Jeff Wolfram: tool = camera (15 mins +/-) There will be Q+A between speakers if desired.]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/04/08/design-conversation-7/feed/ 0 Design Conversation #6 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/03/04/design-conversation-6/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/03/04/design-conversation-6/#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:33:55 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=26
  • Keith Lasoya - Waste Nuetral Group
  • Baltimore Free Store
  • Fred Scharmen - Masonville Cove
  • Annika Bloomberg
  • ... and *you*
    • Bring images and ideas, A/V system (and drinks!) available. Date:  Wednesday, March 4, 2009 Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: Windup Space aka 'Baltimore's Best New Bar' Street: 12 W. North Ave. at Charles St. City/Town: Baltimore, MD]]>     http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/03/04/design-conversation-6/feed/ 0     Design Conversation #5 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/02/04/design-conversation-5/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/02/04/design-conversation-5/#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:32:04 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=27 What's Your Plan? In addition to the countless plans of the past, a plethora of plans has been created by/for Baltimore recently, including the Charles North Vision Plan, the Pratt Street Concept Development Plan, the Middle Branch Master Plan, the Sustainability Plan, the Bicycle Master Plan, One Park, etc. What happens to these plans after they've been created? Why were they created in the first place? How can we improve the process of engaging everyone in the planning process? Do you have your own master plan ideas that you'd like to share? Come to the next installment of the Baltimore Design Conversations on Wednesday February 4th to discuss these topics and more. Several conversation-starters have been confirmed: Eric Gordon (www.hub2.org) George Kleb (Operation Reachout Southwest's SNAP) Sarah Zaleski (Baltimore's Sustainability Plan) Steve Ziger (One Park) Additionally, an A/V system will be available for short impromptu presentations; however, if you know that you would like to present, please contact ben.stone@gmail.com before the 4th. Apologies to anyone who already received this invitation.]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2009/02/04/design-conversation-5/feed/ 1 How to Start a Design Conversation http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/06/how-to-start-a-design-conversation/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/06/how-to-start-a-design-conversation/#comments Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:37:20 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=105 1) Ask a question. The best and most interesting conversations are usually about the things we don't know. To start, it's not necessary to have an idea about something, it may even be better to have no idea about something, and want to know more. (Topics can come from all over the place. Design thinking is inherently inclusive, and the participants at these events so far have had pretty diverse backgrounds. Among other things, these conversations have been a chance to come along as people follow their own curiosities and obsessions in strange directions, ending up with unexpected connections, overlaps and resonances. Start anywhere.) 2) Bring it back to basics. It's useful to think about these things in the simplest possible way. How would you describe your interest to someone else? This could be in a way that's specific enough for them to know what you mean, but open enough for them to use and discuss in ways you might not expect. (Some of the Design convos have had just one-word topic titles that can be read in several ways, like 'Food', 'Tools', or 'Waste'. Others, like 'Vacant Baltimore' or 'What's your Plan?' are direct enough that little other explanation is needed. More mysterious titles, like 'Cultural Containers' or 'Start Thinking Small' can reflect the curator's own uncertainty about the basic concepts in a way that presents an open question.) 3) Think out loud. Sometimes you don't know what you're going to say until you say it. Talking out things with other people is a good way to refine your own interest in the issue at hand, and a way to get others interested in it, too. (The best way to see if you're onto something interesting is to find out if other people are into it, too. These events are built around conversation, and conversation is a good way to create and curate a topic for one. Talking about it with friends and strangers will help you clarify your topic, build energy and assemble the participants.) 4) Not an answer, but answers. A good talk is one we don't want to end, a discussion with a conclusion is over. If we give up using conversations to arrive at a destination, we can use them instead to explore a territory. (Curating material for a conversation around a topic can be about giving up on preconceived end results. If you think you already know what's important about a topic, then inviting others to share their experience and interest is going to be redundant and frustrating. Accept at the start that things will go in multiple directions. This will allow everyone to find what they need in the discussion, and sketch out other threads to follow later.) 5) Frame it. Take a position, define a boundary. The larger the space is, the more important it becomes to know where you are, even if only as a starting point, for reference, variation, and disagreement. (Accepting mutiple answers doesn't mean that it's a good idea to remain totally neutral and relative all the time. This is a process that begins and ends with a kind of curious, energizing uncertaintly, but in the middle it's useful to be confident and direct about what you think is important.) *The Baltimore Design Conversations are monthly events held the first Wednesday of every month in the Windup Space (12 W. North Ave.) at 6:30 pm. These events are open to the public and are loosely curated by volunteers around a series of topics related to design, art, architecture, cities, and whatever else is on your mind. Cash bar and A/V hookup available.]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/06/how-to-start-a-design-conversation/feed/ 1 Design Conversation #4 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/03/design-conversation-4/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/03/design-conversation-4/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:33:02 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=35 Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2008 Time: 6:30pm - 8:0pm Location: The Windup Space Street: 12 W. North Ave. City/Town: Baltimore, MD Vacant Baltimore: An open discussion on design ideas for creative reuse of abandoned buildings and vacant lots in Baltimore (arguably the city's largest natural resource) We will project slides of vacant sites in Baltimore and open them up to discussion (a/v system with laptop computer and projector will be available). Paper and pens will be provided for drawn or written suggestions. Everyone is invited to bring digital images of their favorite vacant sites for discussion. Practical, purely theoretical, preposterous and any other types of ideas are encouraged and welcome.]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/12/03/design-conversation-4/feed/ 1 Design Conversation #3 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/11/05/design-conversation-3/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/11/05/design-conversation-3/#comments Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:32:51 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=33 "CULTURAL CONTAINERS" Date:  Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: Windup Space Street: 12 W. North Avenue @ Charles Street City/Town: Baltimore, MD An open forum for design ideas about baltimore and beyond]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/11/05/design-conversation-3/feed/ 0 Design Conversation #2 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/10/01/design-conversation-2/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/10/01/design-conversation-2/#comments Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:32:32 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=31 "Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men's blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will never die, but long after we are gone will be a living thing, asserting itself with ever-growing insistency. Remember that our sons and grandsons are going to do things that would stagger us. Let your watchword be order and your beacon beauty. Think big." -Daniel Burnham
    "All of humanity now has the option to 'make it' successfully and sustainably, by virtue of our having minds, discovering principles and being able to employ these principles to do more with less." -R. Buckminster Fuller
    ]]>     http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/10/01/design-conversation-2/feed/ 0     Design Conversation #1 http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/09/03/design-conversation-1/ http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/09/03/design-conversation-1/#comments Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:32:15 +0000 Amber Shriver http://blog.de-center.com/?p=29 Date: Wednesday, September 3, 2008 Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm Location: The Windup Space Street: 12 W. North Ave. City/Town: Baltimore, MD]]> http://blog.dcenterbaltimore.com/2008/09/03/design-conversation-1/feed/ 0