Community creativity booster method

Abstract

In the context of a post-socialist society in transition, where support systems for local communities are not sufficiently developed, there are many weak points within the decision-making processes for development of certain open public space on local level. One of them is that participation of the youth in such processes is not established in any formal sense. Guided by this thought, the ‘Community creativity booster method’ was established through the collaboration of two research units of the University of Belgrade - Faculty of Architecture (hereinafter UB-AF). After that, we continued developing it through several subjects within regular classes of UB-AF, which opens up possibilities for its further improvement. This method could be used in various ways, and it can influence strengthening the sense of community and belonging to society as well as to stimulate regeneration and strengthening the capacity of institutions while establishing relations between the civil, public and private sectors of society through a cyclical participatory process. Its main goal is to stimulate and engage different generations and institutions to participate in the process of improvement, development or placemaking within the open public space which certain local community is using trough youth engagement. In the entire process, the academic institution should use an enabling leadership style in its role of process facilitator