The New Social: Introduction

Introduction

Welcome to The New Social Hybrid Toolkit!

This toolkit collects the research and development conducted by partner institutions Hackers & Designer, Framer Framed, and IMPAKT Center for Media Culture as part of “The New Social – Hybrid Strategies for Cultural Spaces”. The collaborative project was part of Innovatielabs, made possible by the Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie.

As the name of the project suggests, the aim of the project was to consolidate various hybrid strategies that can be applied by other cultural spaces. Our hope is to offer a mix of tools, strategies, and insights that are flexible enough to be adapted to future hybrid situations. Each partner institution has contributed case studies from past experiments, events, and tools.

Cultural organizers are always responding to global developments, and changing landscapes when developing events, spaces, and tools. However, the past years of social distancing regulations created an urgent need for innovative hybrid strategies. While many of these strategies were deployed at a short notice, they were not borne out of a vacuum. Many of the concerns surrounding accessibility and sustainability have been longtime concerns addressed by disability/crip and environmental activists. This toolkit aims to contribute to the existent knowledge and promote further innovation and creative thinking in the field.

There are a few ways to use this toolkit:

↓ Firstly, you are welcome to scroll through the alphabetised case studies in this central column.

→ Secondly, on the right-hand side you will find a pop-out list that provides an overview of all the case studies, and allows you to navigate directly to an item.

← Finally, on the left-hand side you will find the case studies have been grouped according to sets of principles. These principles are lessons that have been distilled from the experiments and tools presented in the toolkit.

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'The New Social. Hybrid Strategies for Cultural Spaces' is a collaborative project aimed at exploring hybrid strategies for cultural spaces. The project brought together various partner institutes to delve into the main themes of sustainability, accessibility, and technological independence in the management and storage of published material. One of the key goals of the project is to develop effective strategies and tools that can meet the needs of these themes, while also promoting innovation and creative thinking in the field.