Participatory Design

A core part of our work is Neighborhood Feedback Days.

At these free and open events, we bring our prototype to public sidewalks in different San Francisco neighborhoods, and collect feedback on content and design of the neighborhood bulletin board. We conduct each Neighborhood Feedback Day in partnership with local newsrooms and local community organizations, and we give out prizes, gift cards to local merchants, to residents and passers-by who stop and chat.

We held our first Neighborhood Feedback Day in fall 2022, with a prototype that Julia built out of cardboard and art supplies she had at home. So far we have co-hosted Neighborhood Feedback Days in the Mission, Bayview, Sunset, Castro, and West Portal.