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Empowering Communities to Innovate Public Spaces Through Playful Placemaking
Play lifts all voices! Community engagement is critical to innovating and creating a vision for the built environment to improve community quality of life. Using this collaborative play methodology during the design process allows communities to reflect on their identity and aspirations, fostering empowerment and decision-making. This interactive session aligns the scientific benefits of play to a playful placemaking approach that builds trust and enables strategic development with the design team. This session introduces engagement strategies and invites participants to learn through interactive virtual play.
Participants will receive the Playful Placemaking: Community Engagement Strategies Using Social Science in the Design Process publication.
- Identify key components of community identity through a play methodology, fostering inclusivity and amplifying diverse voices.
- Discuss how social science principles intertwine with play techniques to guide communities in visioning, prioritization, and advocacy.
- Give examples of how playful placemaking fosters trust and consensus among community members, facilitating the development of shared identities and actionable strategies.
- Summarize the transformative potential of play in empowering communities to shape their collective identity and inform design decisions that align with their aspirations.
Joy Kuebler, RLA
President
Joy Kuebler Landscape Architect, PC
Joy Kuebler, RLA, ASLA is Trustee for the NY Upstate Chapter ASLA, and President of Joy Kuebler Landscape Architect, PC an award winning firm with work focusing on the human experience in the landscape. Joy has shared her experience of empowerment through play from the TEDx stage and successfully uses play to empower communities and inform her design process.
Joy was recognized as the 2016 Ellen Shipman Distinguished Private Practitioner by the NYUASLA Chapter. Her firm has been recognized as a Buffalo Fast Track Company and one of Key Banks’ Most Innovative Small Businesses. In 2020 Joy launched a new company; PLAYCE Studio, which has the mission of transforming the world of engagement and design.
Cheryl Salazar
Entrepreneur
Cheryl graduated from California Baptist University’s Master of Public Administration program with a passion for community and recreation. Cheryl has over 15 years in the recreation industry including with the City of Fontana, Riverside County and City of San Marcos, California. She has managed operations, marketing, training, budgeting, nonprofits and events over the years.
Her professional career started as a lifeguard in her hometown which grew her enthusiasm and creativity for helping people. As she moved up in her field, she was involved in expanding engagement opportunities to the communities her employers served. Cheryl is now an entrepreneur and involved with PLAYCE Studio as a partner.
Anthony Iracki (Moderator)
Professional Development Manager
PlayCore
As an experienced Professional Development Manager, Anthony Iracki is dedicated to making a positive impact in the park and recreation industry. Based in Michigan, he's passionate about promoting inclusion, innovative programming, and community vitality.
This session will offer the following credits:
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| 0.1 IACET CEU | 1.0 AIA HSW LU | 1.0 LA CES HSW PDH |
CEUs for a total of 1 Professional Development Hours (0.1 IACET CEU / 1.0 AIA HSW LU / 1.0 LA CES HSW PDH) will be provided to learners meeting the following requirements:
- Be present for 95% of the duration of the learning event;
- Participate in activities and discussion throughout;
- Complete assessment with 80% mastery of learning outcome;
- Complete feedback/evaluation survey.
CEUs can be applied toward NRPA CPRP/CPRE renewal. To obtain your CEU, please visit the "Event Details" tab above to complete the associated components for this event.
Instructor(s) Disclosures:
The instructors of this training webinar are employed by PlayCore and disclose an interest in attendees partnering with PlayCore on their play and recreation initiatives.
Speakers Disclosures:
The opinions of the speakers in these events do not necessarily reflect the views of PlayCore and its brands.
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