1-1 CONSULTATIONS PROS: • a form of direct engagement • can address concerns and queries in tandem with stoking interest CONS: • conversations can become quite diffuse IMPLICATIONS & OUTCOMES: • must be responsive, flexible and have some prior knowledge of the organisations
BANNER & SUGGESTION BOX N.B. This was a discussion for a collaborative project that did not come to fruition. PROS: • whilst not strictly a form of direct engagement, it still has the qualities of an artistic intervention thus making it less passive than the flyer • not text-heavy • reaches those who might not yet have a proposal (and would, therefore, feel alienated by the language of the flyer) and those not already within the RRT’s network (and who would, therefore, not have been sent the survey) • can add a social media / interactive / nonverbal component to the suggestion box - i.e. people can tweet their thoughts to the RRT’s Twitter account with a specially designated hashtag; or instead of people writing down suggestions / proposals, we could offer stickers which people can put in the box to indicate how they feel about the space / what they would like to see there in future CONS: • depletes time + resources • as the Common Room is situated just off Roman Road, it might be difficult to install a banner that is visible from the High Street on the site • no way of ensuring people will interact with or even respond to it