We Are The Think Tank that has yet to be named
Over the last year, we have spent a considerable amount of time mining our history and discussing the possible futures of our collaboration. This website redesign and a reinvigorated practice are the...
View ArticleWhat makes the Think Tank the Think Tank?
There are a million ways to narrate the past, and the Think Tank, like most collective ventures has a complex and varied history. As we explore the possible futures of our work we grapple with these...
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Structures of Support – We need your help!
No one makes it through life entirely on her own. Holding up each of us is a structure of support that helps us maintain and nourish our quality of life. Some people have a robust, healthy support...
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Structures of Support
Some people have a robust, healthy support structure — so healthy that they are almost unaware of it. Others’ support structures are weak, unhealthy, even non-existent, and that lack of support often...
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Personal Structures of Support: Pt. 1
As the Think Tank continues our exploration of support structures, we found ourselves discussing our own entry points into the project. Why are we so keenly interested in the development, maintenance,...
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Personal Structures of Support: Pt. 2
My friend Chaplain Jeff and I have talked a lot about the Think Tank’s Structures of Support project. He works at a social services agency in Philly called The Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission. They...
View ArticleOpening Space for Participation
Support can be indirect. It doesn’t necessarily come from giving, but from opening up. It’s the difference between giving advice and listening. When we advise, we colonize. When we listen, we are...
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A Tool for Conversation
We extend our warmest thanks to the small group of Germantown residents who willingly joined us in an experimental conversation using our project In a state far from equilibrium as a conversational...
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Germantown City Hall
The Think Tank has been generously invited to collaborate with Jacob Wick and Information Department this spring on Germantown City Hall. The project will see the temporary opening of the neglected...
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Personal Structures of Support (Part 3)
When I move through Philadelphia, much of what I observe and experience is filtered through the ideas expounded by the philosopher and social critic Ivan Illich. The connecting thread throughout his...
View ArticleCleaning Up for Germantown City Hall
Preparations are well underway at the Germantown Town Hall for the opening of Germantown City Hall, our collaboration with Jacob Wick and Information Department which is part of the 2013 Hidden City...
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From Space to Place
Much of what we have learned so far in our Structures of Support research — including wall drawings, visualizations, and posters — will be displayed in an installation as a part of an exhibition at the...
View ArticleGermantown City Hall Opens!
Thursday saw the opening of Germantown City Hall, our collaboration with Jacob Wick and Information Department which is part of the 2013 Hidden City Festival. In this project, we are transforming a...
View ArticleStructures of Support: Germantown Assets Mapping Workshop
The Think Tank will be facilitating a series of workshops and conversations as a part of Germantown City Hall, and the first of these will be held on Sunday, May 26, 1-3pm in the workshop room at the...
View ArticleLearning vs. Education: A Conversation at Germantown City Hall
Last weekend at Germantown City Hall, YahNe Baker and The Think Tank convened a conversation to explore different models of and approaches to learning, with a particular emphasis on what might be...
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Flag making at Germantown City Hall
As a part of the Germantown City Hall project, Meredith and I worked with community members young and old to create flags for Germantown. Participants showed their true colors by including images of...
View ArticleRadical Orations for Nuit Blanche Ottawa+Gatineau
The Think Tank was invited by Canadian artist and curator Michael Davidge to contribute a project to “Nova Express,” an exhibition which happened this weekend during Nuit Blanche Ottawa + Gatineau...
View ArticleStructures of Support / Germantown City Hall Interviews
In the summer of 2013, The Think Tank that has yet to be named collaborated with artist Jacob Wick to transform a long-closed building known as Germantown Town Hall into a multipurpose public space we...
View ArticleVisualizing the Structures of Support (Prototype)
One of the goals of the Structures of Support work is to give people the opportunity to understand and visualize their own personal support structures — the people and resources they have or do not...
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SOS Workshop at Youngstown State University
Earlier this week, Meredith, Katie, and I travelled to Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio to spend some time with undergraduate art and design students. While there, we gave a talk about...
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