Creative Facilitation 101
Session Description:
In this interactive workshop, we’re inviting artists to step into the messy and transformative process of creating with—not just for—others. This session is a space to stretch your collaborative muscles and imagine new ways of building meaningful, collective, creative experiences. Together, we’ll explore values and methods that can be used to guide co-creative processes. We’ll open by sharing our values for co-creation, carefully compiled based on our personal and professional experiences with co-design in Baltimore. Then, we’ll break out into teams to address a speculative design challenge related to co-creating vibrant arts communities. Each team will move through a guided, iterative co-creation process—from ideation to lo-fi prototyping with LEGOs, pipe cleaners, cardboard, magazines, and an assortment of crafty-scrappy materials.
Teams will practice:
1) visual thinking
2) rapid prototyping
3) collective decision making
4) sharing thoughtful critiques
The session ends with share-outs and reflections on how we each show up in creative collaborations—what we’re proud of, what we’re still learning, and how we want to grow. This session is for the artists who appreciate process as much as outcome, and for those who are trying to listen better, lead differently, and create together. This workshop is open to all but best suited for participants who are beginners in facilitation and co-creative processes.
Presenter: Hailey Jordan
Hailey Jordan (she/her) is a design strategist, visual artist, and participatory designer based in Baltimore. With a background in neuroscience, design thinking, and community education, Hailey works at the intersection of creative facilitation, information design, and social impact. Her practice centers Black queer joy, collective imagination, and the belief that everyone is a designer capable of shaping liberatory futures. She has collaborated with organizations such as Soul Fire Farm, Baltimore Racial Justice Action, Neighborhood Design Center, and United Way of Central Maryland to co-create tools and experiences that return power to communities. Hailey has taught and spoken on ‘Design Justice’ at MICA, Johns Hopkins University, Wide Angle Youth Media, and conferences such as Brush Mural Fest and International Placemaking Week. Rooted in joy and justice, Hailey is committed to creating irresistible invitations to necessary work.
Presenter: Kennedy McDaniel
Born and reared in Baltimore City, Kennedy McDaniel (she/her) is a Design Strategist and multi-disciplinary creative driven by empathy and equity. She studied dance at the Baltimore School for the Arts and later obtained her MA in Social Design from the Maryland Institute College of Art. As a Design Strategist, she moves through the world with the precision of someone who understands that systems are not fixed—they can be reimagined and designed anew. In 2016, she established BLACCINE, a project that seeks to make space for and celebrate Black creativity, thought, and imagination through the creative act of zinemaking. She is currently the Design Strategy Manager at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, where she weaves together design strategy and research across interdisciplinary teams, co-creating solutions that are grounded in human needs. She is passionate about using co-design to dream of better worlds and collectively bring them to life.
Date, Time, and Location
Tuesday, June 17th
Breakout Session 3: 2:45 – 3:45 PM
Room: CPA 110