Understanding Risk Field Lab on Urban Flooding, Chiang Mai 2019
A one-month long arts and technology un-conference in Chiang Mai, Thailand exploring critical design practices in disaster risk management, collaborative technology production, hacking and art. The event took place between June 2-28, 2019. The event design, outputs and participants are documented here.
CROSSING DISCIPLINES
Artists, engineers, geographers, hydrologists, hackers, practitioners and mappers learnt about each other's methods and tools to develop deeper collaborations.
OUTPUT ORIENTED
Make something, document what you did, and share your work. Participants developed new flood models, exhibited art projects, mapped information flows, and so much more.
GLOCAL PARTICIPATION
Bringing skilled and passionate collaborators everywhere from Chiang Mai to Mexico into a single space and enable meaningful participation.
FLUID TIMEFRAME
Come when you want, stay as long as you need — the field lab's timetable is defined by its participants, who self-initiate their projects and deadlines.
What is the field lab?
Check out the video to find out!
Want to see more? Click here for more field lab videos!We believe in open space — creating a shared experience of collaboration and co-production where people of diverse disciplines and backgrounds work as equals, drive the event agenda, and share their work freely.
Project Themes
Each week has several guiding themes. Attendees, however, are also encouraged to propose new themes, bring their own projects or, support the work of other participants.
Featured Outputs
Living with Water in Chiang Mai
A Medium blog post discussing risk communications experiences during the field lab. It served as an entry to the #vizRisk challenge by Understanding Risk with Mapbox and the Data Visualization Society, featuring community engagement strategies.
SEADRIF User Experience Sprint
A user-centered design approach creating a website prototype for the SEADRIF platform. The platform informs users of real-time flood risks across Southeast Asian countries through extensive user research and testing phases.
Living with Water Art & Science Exhibition Write Up
Documentation of a collaborative arts workshop held June 24-28 on \"Living with Water.\" The write-up describes creative processes and outputs bringing together artists, scientists, and community members to explore urban flooding solutions.
Field Lab Zine: Deconstructed Field Lab
An independently published zine created by participants to capture fun moments and collaborative spirit of the un-conference. Features illustrations, photography, interviews, and creative reflections from the field lab experience.
Persona Cards for Nature-based Solutions
Educational persona cards designed to help understand urban flooding complexities. Based on real people, animals, and environmental systems of Chiang Mai, serving as tools for stakeholders implementing flood management strategies.
What is the Field Lab?
Video featuring participants explaining the event's intent, their motivation for attending, and projects worked on during the month. Provides insights into collaborative approaches to disaster risk reduction and urban flooding challenges.
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