AFFECTING TECHNOLOGIES

The upcoming exercise was one called "Mapping a constellation of our work," in which we split everyone into small groups of around five people, then we asked each group to arrange their post-its in space and draw the ways that the keywords relating all of their work related to each other. Finally, we asked each group to present their map to the big group, and then we discussed each map. These conversations became very captivating, which was a great sign that people were engaging with each others' work. Moreover, all of the mapping constellations were very unique: while some needed the whiteboard and arrows, others used the floor and proximity... At the end, Jennifer Lee and Katherine Ye led us in a collaborative "rainmaking" session. By making a crescendo and diminuendo of sound together with our bodies (by rubbing palms, snapping fingers, drumming thighs, pounding feet, and back around), the exercise gave us an embodied sense of our ability to work together to create collective..

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