MAPPING NEXT STEPS FOR DALTON A COMMUNITY RE-ENVISIONING PROJECT The engagement between SCAD and the City of Dalton, Georgia- “Carpet Capital of the World” –began in 2009 with conversations between Dalton’s city officials, council members, carpet industry leaders and Victor Ermoli, dean of the School of Design. During that summer several initiatives were launched: a large-scale internship program that embedded SCAD students in Dalton carpet companies and an interdisciplinary project involving Design Management, Urban Design, and Architecture students.
SDES 790 Project: Casting the Vision Together
The Dalton study has spawned numerous projects and papers since the first encounters in summer 2009. SCAD students and faculty wish to extend their appreciation to the City of Dalton for providing these opportunities to assist their community in envisioning its next steps. We especially thank the people of Dalton who have graciously shared their time and thoughts with us and have engaged in serious conversations about what’s next for their town. They have inspired us. We hope that our work has helped to inspire the people of Dalton in casting the vision for their future. We hope to share in the process and in the journey.
Social Network Analysis: Dalton C reatives
Design Management students involved event participants in a series of rapid-prototyping activities aimed at evoking creative ways to energize the community around envisioning possible futures. Special Guests, Helen Johnson and Josh McManus, co-founders of CreateHere, facilitated lively discussion with their “conversation menu”, sharing results-driven practices that have led to the revitalization of the arts and culture economy in neighboring Chattanooga. A video produced by Design Management students reflects the findings of their ethnographic study of Dalton that informed the design of urban design and architecture student teams and proposes ways to bring about conditions that ensure that the community remains a vibrant and attractive place to live, play, work, and create.
INDUST RY LEADERS
INDUST RY W ORKERS
Joe Yarbrough
Brenda Knowles
Ty Ross
Veronica French
Dixie and Bob Kindard
Kristi Thomas
Mary Buford
Jim Bethel
Lisa RodriguezSeda
Randy W askul
Don Cope
Mitch Sanford
Ashley Kinnamon
Pat Rivers
Jim Grannan
Jackie Killings
Charlie Bethel
Brian Anderson
Tangela Johnson
Bill Davies
Denise W ood
Vance Bell
Justin Frye
Jason Parker
Debby Long
Harry Dickerson
Hallie
Jeane Jones
Carl Bouckaert
Alison Finkle
Louis Fordham
Brett Huske
Kellie Smith
Nick Carty
Rosemary Haines
David Pennington
Karina Ce rvantes
Ric Moon
Erica Bronson
Les Halman
George Sadosuk
Casey Carpenter
Vicki Burns
Terry Tomasello
Judy Alderman
W arren Buffett
Laurie McDaniels
TJ Kaikobad
Skeeter Pierce
LindaWhite
Bob Shaw
Rebecca Cope
Nicole Williams
Amanda Burt
Teresa Henton
Heather Adams
Bob McCloud
Larry Winters
Hugh Kemp
Jennifer Phinney
Jennifer Wil ey
Gayle Jenings
Michael Thacker
Kathryn Sellers
Mary Ellen Gurley
David Jolly
Alice Ensley
Lowell Kirkman
John Crews
Patricia Bethel
Minnie March
Oct avio Perez
Gilberto Alfaro
Mary Hubbs
Paul Byrum
Paper Princess Owner
Tim Fleming
Jonathan Beam
Charles Dobbins
Emily Morrow
Chris & StephanieYarbrough
Mary Rose Threet
Allison Faulk
Phyllis Stephens
Jim Lancing
Stephen Thomasello
Bill Gillespie
Lynn
Keith
No rris Little
Robert W ebb
Peter Sigmon
Dustin Co ker
G O VERNMENT
SC AD Interns
Shelby Peoples
CITY/COUNTY
W ORKERS
SMALL B USINESS LEADERS
COMMUNITY MEMBERS
Phillip Brown
Nathan Kirkman
Piet Doussche
Carrie Edwards
W ORKSHOP
PA RTICI PANTS
Tim Etheridge
Paula Greg
Jane Galay
David Aft
Teresa Copeland
Matt Evans
Art Guild Melanie Suggs
Terri Ha rolson
Kris
DMGT 788 Project: Scenario Planning for Dalton Ten students from the Design Futures DMGT 783 class under Robert Fee’s supervision explored the opportunity of scenario planning a future for Dalton. After chronologically assessing its history, socio-cultural past and present, voice of its residents and other external factors, the group placed emphasis on three chief undetermined influencers namely –industry (economic), education and social aspects. Through an intensive research methodology consisting of mind mapping, affinity diagrams, SWOT analysis and logical axis marking processes we built on these undetermined factors from three points of view –worst case scenario, same as now but slightly better scenario, and an optimistic best case scenario. Paramount throughout, our attention was not on predicting short term events and outcomes, but on developing plausible themes that would change people’s perceptions in the tradition of good story telling.
This study explores how the strategic use of culture can lead to rediscovering the cultural and social wealth of places. The purpose of this study is to explore the potential of participatory cultural mapping as an ethnographic research tool to capture the complex elements surrounding cultural resources in a community. The study also aims to design a digital prototype that demonstrates a practical application of cultural mapping. It is expected that the results will offer deeper and fresh insights into the diversity of community’s cultural assets which can be spatially mapped to show how resources are distributed, where they are clustered and where there are gaps.
Andrea Dobbins
W es Phinney
Pam Partaine
W ard Satter-
Kailyn Davies
Don Wright
JoBeth Thompson
Phillip Brown
MaryAnn Long
Juli Hayes
Stephen Grass
Bureen Long
George and Bruce Davies
Lori Beth Edgeman
W es Phinney
Fay Arnold
Rick Martin
Jane Clayton
Stephen Grass
Jennifer Rick man
Burt W atts
Bethany Richmond
Dan Combs
Will Esters
Design Futures; Trends, Foresight & Intuition Professor Robert Fee
Understanding & + Innerscoping Trends
Forces & Dri vers [Macro & Mic ro]
Looked at Scenarios
Bad
1. Bad_”Dif ferent but better” 2. Middle_”Same as now, Slight ly Different” 3. Better_”Best case scenario”
[3 x 3] Matrix
Best
[Flow]
UNCE RTAINTY
STEEP + [Cate gories_7]
Middle
Finding Patterns
IMPACT
Exploring the Use of Cultural Mapping for Envisioning Community's Cultural Development
Kim Buckner
Qualifying &
Mind Maps Broading Scope
Quadrants [2 x 2] Axis
[Building Story Lines] Story Boarding
Asigning Names Artifacts
O verarching themes
1. Education 2. Economy / Technology 3. Cultural / Social
Chose the medium Bad Scenario Radio [NPR]
The University for Creative Careers
Middle Scenario TV [Made]
Best Scenario Magazine [Rail]
2011