Field Research
Go out into the field and find a number of tension zones/transitional places/ecotones.
Pick one of these locations to observe and document (photo and video when appropriate):
What agents interact in the space (people and organisms)
What things appear in and occupy the space (objects, materials, substances and phenomenon)
Mapping
With the material gathered from your field research, investigate all the players you have documented and try to map the relationships between them all. Consider:
What tensions and synergies exist between social systems and ecological systems?
What is the historical origin of the space its occupants?
What external influences govern the activities of the space?
What invisible or hidden things influence the space, and what apparatus or knowledge we might need to perceive their influence?
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Exercises / Tasks Ideas:
Task 1 Developing a democratic discourse with AI
Task 2 Creating a political AI Mirror: The AI decides the nature of the 2nd exercise.