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Inspired by insights from a year of iterative, small-scale creative placemaking experiments (AI KE US): What if we reimagine our confluence of participatory research methods that day as a liminal space to collect “whimsical points,” where shared ritual sparks lasting creativity?

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Contribution:

A reflection of 12 months of documented experimental AI KE US practice, providing insights unfolding into sustained creative iteration

Personal narrative approach & visual documentation of AI KE US that can spark curiosity about process, failure, and iteration, offering an alternative to academic/theoretical contributions

“ The Outsider POV” - What began as a personal quest, and was limited by constraints; formal training, financial, etc, yet demonstrating how limitations open up new avenues to creativity & creative placemaking. It shifts the agency back to the people.

Mode of delivery:

A 7-minute liminal space exploration (think Wizard of Oz having "liminal" or "in-between" spaces), experimenting with some of the elements of AI KE US creative experiments, using journal entries and photographs to illustrate key insights. This will be followed by offering 2-3 prompts about creative constraints to frame collective reflection at the end. I'm open to adapting this format based on the panel's needs and would welcome your suggestions for a more aligned approach to serve our group better.

AI KE US:

Grounded in 2025 Harvard Business Review’s finding of top generative AI use in 2025 - companionship and therapy, this contribution traces the irony of seeking connection from “heartless” AI. Through a year of unconcluded AI KE US creative placemaking experiments, it explores how constraints and shared rituals nurture care, vulnerability, and unexpected cultural commoning practices —demonstrating that small-scale, playful, and uncertain yet intuitive approaches can reframe what meaningful outcomes in participatory research and collective inquiry could be.