The online Symposium: CivicLAB presents the work of researchers, artists and creative industry colleagues from across the UK, including international colleagues from Venice, Finland, USA. Speakers were from European Cultural Academy , Tate Exchange, Derby County Community Trust, Derby Theatre, Derby Cathedral, University of Manchester, East Street Arts, Space and Place Lead, Council for Higher Education Art and Design (CHEAD), Fashion Academics Creating Equality (FACE), University for the Creative Arts, Cumulus Association, University of Swansea, Mighty Creatives, University of Nottingham, University of Derby, Each speaker focuses on participatory culture, creative dialogue and experiential design for social impact. Questions asked include: How do we build communities (Manzini, 2019) and how can we create the conditions in which those communities can sustainably develop, innovate and thrive within the social, economic, environmental and cultural challenges of the 21st century? Researchers and practitioners in the LAB amalgamate a diverse span of creative practices and perspectives across the arts and social sciences to contribute to this burgeoning field of enquiry; interrogating, extending and redefining the value of creative practice to the public sphereThe Symposium events were organised and curated by Dr Rhiannon Jones supported by co-conveners Dr Daithi McMahon, Jade Murden and supported by Matt Hawthorn, The Symposium includes papers, presentations, panels, Keynote and workshops by the following international speakers: Dr Cara Courage, Dr Daithí McMahon, Dr Nick Owen (MBE), Dr Annie Tubadjiat, Dr Larissa Allwork Dr Rhiannon Jones, Dr Clive Holmwood, Dr Teresa Forde, Dr Maria Photiou, Dr Gemma Collard-Stokes, Panel Speakers: Liz Ange, Alexandra Laqueuer, Anna Lindberg, Benita Odogwu-Atkinson, Sandra Booth, Caroline Barth, The Very Rev'd Dr Peter Robinson, Dr Victoria Barker, Professor Cecile Wright, Simon Carnell.N/
