> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://weatherworlds.gitbook.io/platform/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://weatherworlds.gitbook.io/platform/schedule.md).

# Schedule

| C           | K           | P           | <p><br></p> | <p><br></p> |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
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| x           | <p><br></p> | x           | 9/4         | WK 1        | <p>3:20 Welcome (Chris & Pablo)</p><p>Introduction to instructors, students, syllabus, course guidelines (Chris)</p><p>3:40 Intro to Critical Design, Participatory & Experiential Futures (Chris)</p><p>3:55 - 4:10 "COP context introduction, case studies, anecdotes and conference structure” (Pablo, Ariana)</p><p>4:10 Break</p><p>4:20 - 4:45 “Opportunities for designed interventions at COP: What are we trying to accomplish?” (Pablo, Ariana)</p><p>4:45 Speculative sprint Prototyping session (Chris)</p><p>5:30 Share Out & Discussion</p><p>5:50 End</p><p><br>HW: Readings </p><p>Twilley, Nicola - <a href="http://www.ediblegeography.com/the-taste-of-climate-change/">The Taste of Change</a></p><p>Candy, Stuart - <a href="https://www.benlandau.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Candy-2010-The-Futures-of-Everyday-Life.pdf">The Futures of Everyday Life</a> p. 216-257</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| x           | <p><br></p> | <p><br></p> | 9/11        | WK 2        | <p>3:20 Lecture: design interventions, guidelines, examples, process (gather information, synthesize, prototype, communicate and iterate) discussion</p><p>3:50 Introduction to food systems with Fabio Parasecoli</p><p>4:15 break</p><p>4:20 Hands on design interventions activity. Pick a food object. List stakeholders in bringing that object to the consumer. Draw a map of the food system centered on the food object. Identify sites of potential intervention in the map you drew. Sketch an intervention for that site. </p><p></p><p>5:20 Discussion</p><p><br>HW: Pick a climate challenge topic and research it in detail</p><p>Read: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/12/nyregion/making-the-trip-from-the-vine-to-the-shelf.html">Making the Trip From the Vine to the Shelf</a></p><p>Read: <a href="https://www.phillymag.com/articles/2007/07/23/in-search-of-the-jersey-tomato/">In Search of the Jersey Tomato</a></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| x           | x           | <p><br></p> | 9/18        | WK 3        | <p>(Chris & Karolina) Research and co-creative strategies<br>3:20: </p><ul><li>Food systems: production, distribution</li><li>Conference logistics as paratext (hotels, meals, catered snacks, transportation, swag bags, jetlag, wifi / international phone plans, announcements/schedules, language)Social practice of climate negotiations. </li><li>Preaching to the choir? Defining the aim of engagement</li><li>Facilitation, documentation, re-contextualization, dissemination. Creating engagement outside of the reflective context of workshops, museums, conferences, etc. Turning these weird experiences that ‘provoke a conversation’ to an actual conversation - substantive exchange that grounds information and develops insights.</li><li>Discussion</li></ul><p>4:10 Break</p><p>4:20 Hands on work on designing facilitation and documentation</p><p>5:00 Presentation, discussion</p><p><br>HW:Design an intervention for the COP24 context and create a prototype to present in class.Who is the audience? What is the aim of engagement? What is the context of the experience? What form/material supports/creates the experience? How is it facilitated? How is it documented and disseminated?</p> |
| x           | x           | <p><br></p> | 9/25        | WK 4        | <p>(Chris & Karolina) + guest critic<br>Climate Week September 24 — Digestive Cycles<br>Eating in NYC / Foodwastes<br></p><p>DUE: INTERVENTION DESIGN (present a proposal and prototype in class) Groups present intervention designs, class feedback<br>HW: Iterate on intervention design incorporating feedback, build second prototype</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| <p><br></p> | x           | <p><br></p> | 10/2        | WK 5        | <p>(Karolina)<br>3:20 Session on topic responding to student designs<br>4:10 Break</p><p>4:20 Hands on activity, individual feedback on second prototype</p><p><br>HW: Iterate on intervention design incorporating feedbackConsistent graphic design applied to each intervention</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| <p><br></p> | x           | x           | 10/16       | WK 6        | <p> (Karolina & Pablo) Review, Design Iteration, Refinement<br>3:20 Worksession, refinement, individual feedback</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| x           | x           | x           | 10/23       | WK 7        | Review and Crits (Chris & Karolina + someone from Red Cross) FINAL PRESENTATIONS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |