TORONTO THEORY #2: Toronto Joy, Toronto Greatness
Many want to create new futures for Toronto, but in general, few succeed. Why is this? Is there something about this city that resists or even punishes the new? And what can we do about that?
This series takes seriously the idea that in order to create wonderful things—be them products, organizations, political movements, forms of art—we must first begin by understanding where we live, and how this place works. How can we learn to "build with local materials" when it comes to culture itself?
This Event
This is a 2 hour interactive event that combines a lecture, a workshop and a discussion. Our focus is the question: what do "joy" and "greatness" mean specifically in the context of Toronto?
Come expecting to learn new concepts and to immediately apply them in your own projects, or the projects of other Torontonians.
This is Part 2 of an event series that focuses on the cultural reimagining of the Toronto scene. Part 1 introduced the "Order of Order"; you are not required to have attended Part 1, and we will review its key insights before we begin.
IDEAL FOR:
- People who want to love Toronto but don't know how
- Newcomers wanting to understand what makes this city great, special, unique, interesting
- Activists working on new projects or initiatives
- Tech people who are trying to do something new and unprecedented... but in Toronto
- Artists trying to reach the next level of audience or craft
- People who are generally "up to stuff," whether that's hosting events or creating new things for the sheer joy of it
- People looking for a bigger audience/scene/community/LIFE in this city
About the Hosts
Michelle is a design ethnographer, writer and artist who teaches at the Stanford d.school. Toronto Theory is the inaugural offering of IRID (Institute for Relational Intelligence in Design), a design school that was founded to help foster authentic, inspired and unusual civic works in the city of Toronto.
For this workshop, Michelle will be joined by Matthew Jordan. Matthew is the founder of Hidden Rivers, which offers tours and courses on Toronto's history, infrastructure, and urban ecology to feel more rooted in the place we call home.
Accessibility
New Stadium has one accessible entrance around the corner of the building. There are bathrooms, but they are unfortunately down a flight of stairs. If you require ramps or other accommodation but want to attend this event, please message the hosts directly.