Change Creators is a new Creative Leadership programme for 18-25 year olds who want to make a positive change in the world using the power of arts, media and technology.
During the programme 11 young people will work in a small team to identify the issues they care about, then use new technologies in creative ways to develop a social change campaign. As well as developing transferable skills (such as project management, team building and public speaking), the Change Creators will connect with leaders locally, nationally and internationally, and have real experiences of leading.
Overview
The four-month programme includes:
– 5 day Creative Leadership workshops
– 3 day Creative Technology workshops
– Skills development sessions and inspirational workshops led by a wide range of leaders, artists, creative technologists, entrepreneurs and field specialists
– 1-2-1 professional development coaching sessions
– Develop a social change campaign based on issues YOU care about, collaborating with leading industry creative technologists
– Exhibition and Graduation event
The format of the Change Creators programme is informed by The Bristol Approach.
The Change Creators team will be updating this page regularly as they plan and deliver their social change campaigns. Keep up to date on Twitter with @Change_Creators and #BristolApproach
How can technology support citizens to reduce the amount of everyday food waste they produce? Where is there a lack of data?
One of the Change Creators groups want to create a campaign encouraging people not be confused by messaging – ‘sell by’ vs ‘use by’ vs ‘best before’ dates – and to re-use leftover foods. They would like to collaborate with creative technologists and product designers to develop a sensor that can provide access to new data related to this.
Can we sense if food is going out of date? For example, a label changes colour if certain foods omit a gas? Or a re-useable container that reacts when food is going out of date?
Can we sense how often food bins are being used – e.g. the opening and closing of lids on daily/weekly basis? The times of day food bins are used? The weight of bins each day?
Can we sense how far food travels to be disposed of? For example a GPS sensor in a food bin to track the distance travelled?
How can technology support mental health services? Where is there a lack of data?
One of the Change Creators groups believes that creative interventions can have a positive impact on mental health issues – equal to, or even more than, traditional methods such as one-to-one counselling. They would like to collaborate with creative technologists and product designers to develop a sensor that can provide access to new data related to this.
Can we create sensors to measure changes in brain activity? e.g. to identify mood? Indicate positive feelings?
Can we create a wrist sensor that measures pulse or changes in body temperature? Or indicates bodily changes related to feelings?
Can we create sensors of any kind that can detect changes in mood or energy, such as when a person is feeling more positive or negative?
Can we sense how often someone talks their phone, where they travel, or how often they use their phone?
Can we sense food waste?
Can we sense mental health?
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