Why should we be?

A few weeks ago we posted a question about what we should be. After a few weeks we are now getting nearer to the answer and thank you for all the help and advice everyone has given us in helping us making a decision. The video above seemed appropriate to post in response. The lucky thing with ARK is that we know why we are doing ARK and have always discussed in terms of belief and the overall plan. In contrast we have struggled to explain our setup to others because they want to know what and how. Hope you enjoy the video, which is taken from a TEDx conference with Simon Sinek speaking.

socialARK

PHEW! This week was a quiet week for ARK with time to relax and chat with new ARKee Noel, or as i later called him Leon (as Laura pointed out my mind must be working backwards!) I think this just summed up how we all felt after some pretty intense workshops the last few wednesdays to get the National Assembly railway consultation project finished. Thanks to all who participated and a special big thanks to Simon for pulling it all together, a few late nights I think! The report looks fantastic with some really interesting ideas that challenge what accessibilty means. Hopefully the assembly finds it thought provoking. Simon will be posting the report soon so we would be interested to hear what you think?

It's great to meet new people who just drop-in to find out what we are all about and hopefully Noel will be back along with everyone else a week wednesday (21st) as next wednesday we are off to TEDx Cardiff so maybe we will see you there?

Tim Brown talks about Design Thinking

The subject of "Design Thinking" regularly crops up at the weekly ARK meet-ups so I thought this little video from TED talks raises some interesting ideas in a more open, collaborative and participatory approach. Tim Brown believes this approach could have a bigger impact than designers working alone and suggests the first step "is to start asking the right questions". what do you think?