Our Kingston, Our Future
People Brands Ltd. plans and delivers cultural transformation programmes, leadership development programmes and large-scale arts-based employee engagement events.
The Our Kingston Our Future project aimed to bring together young adults and elders from a cross section of the Royal Borough of Kingston community in a series of arts-based informal learning events.
Using the creative arts and media, residents of Kingston-Upon-Thames were invited to remember the past, explore the present and imagine the future. Residents worked alongside artists, film-makers and designers to create ideas together, which were captured and edited into a documentary. The project also delivered 9 engagement events, a series of promotional and support activities and 1 celebration event.
The project was an effective partnership between People Brands Ltd and Transition Town Kingston under the ArtgymTM brand. It engaged 314 people throughout the project and produced:
- a 40 metre painted vision;
- 150 stories from the past;
- 54 unique ideas for a greener, brighter future in Kingston;
- a range of video clips uploaded to YouTube; and
- 1 documentary.
Having a detailed project plan is important for the success of a project and helps all those involved to approach a large scale and complex project with a clear sense of focus and structure.
Face to face interaction with target groups greatly assists recruitment and engagement. It is important to make the sign up process as simple as possible and to capture learning throughout the events and activities.
People Brands Ltd
G10 Clerkenwell Workshops,
27 - 31 Clerkenwell Close,
London,
EC1R 0AT.
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Our Kingston Our Future website
This website was created to advertise the events, be a place for people to find out more, sign up to the events, and also for them to upload their ideas, images and thoughts around their vision for Kingston.
Our Kingston Our Future - Shared Vision video
A video showing the work of the Project.
