COMMON LAB MANUAL
​PROJECT TIMELINE

MARCH 2020

• redefinition of the activities to respond to the emergent circumstances due to the pandemic crisis
• launch

MARCH - JULY 2020

• How To (community / locality of place redefined to digital public sphere)
• workshops for local and international participants to cope with and reflect upon continuing lockdown situation

JUNE - OCTOBER 2020

• State of the Arts (community of interest)
• participatory reflection on the challenges the art world is facing due to COVID-19 crisis

OCTOBER 2020

• State of the Arts - "New Audiences & Formats" - 1st online conference and exhibition 

JANUARY - NOVEMBER 2021

• Tale of X Cities - online community of citizens and institutions through the activation of creativity and democratisation of the production of culture (online media literacy seminars, workshops for the production of works, hybrid festival)
• State of the Arts - continuing the reflection of the challenges the art world is facing due to COVID-19 crisis

NOVEMBER 2021

• Tale of X Cities - hybrid Festival
• State of the Arts - "The New Digital Public Spheres" - 2nd online conference and exhibition

THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT

• Self-reflective research and evaluation process

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION
About Common Lab
​Background
Timeline

ACTIVITIES RATIONALE 
​Tale of X Cities & media competences for community building
State of the Arts & the digital public spheres

KEY THEORETICAL CONCEPTS
​Social innovation through art
​Art for social change
​Post-industrial design
Cultural and creative industries
Bibliography

CASE STUDY: TALE OF X CITIES
​About the case study
​Tale of X Cities key results & findings
​Lessons learned & recommendations 
Model project flow
​Media productions as evaluation tool
​Digital events and communication formats