Folk Tech Play Day
Stop talking about "consumers" and "users"!
Let's make and use tech that supports us as people to be in connection and to collaborate, not that addicts us or exists to make us buy things.
Folk Tech is a movement of folks who want to make technology that supports people and communities that doesn't depend on big technology corporations.
Who is this event for?
We welcome anyone who wants to have technology that we collectively own and that supports us to be in good relationship.
This includes p2p, local-first, open source, distributed technology makers, designers, community organizers, artists and creatives, storytellers, and all folks who feel aligned. Find out more here: https://folktechnology.org
Pay what you can… See note below.
What to expect:
Interactive time in a workshop on good story-based interview practices (to understand what problems the people you are building with have)
Collaboration session to build / prototype ideas
Meet and hangout with other people who care about similar values + technologies
Schedule:
9:30 early birds come and have a coffee
10:00 Opening, space-setting, introductions
10:30 Workshop: Story-based interviewing
12:00 Lunch (Bring or grab your own lunch to eat together)
1:00 Collaboration sessions (Breakouts)
3:30 Break
4:00 Collective Sensemaking & Harvesting
Evening: Option to hangout and share food informally
Note: we hope to cover drinks & snacks with the contributions of participants - please pay what you can. If you're able to offer more to cover costs, we all appreciate you. If you can't contribute, we got you.