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mens sana in corpore sano - 24/02/2010

Michael and Emiel conducted an future exploration workshop with experts in ecology, medicine and education to bring together research findings and uncover gaps/niches in current projects concerning environmental & health-related issues of attending school. The workshop took place in the historical building of the Royal Atheneum of Antwerp. Outcomes will be discussed in further detail during the forum 'Gezond (met) Verstand'  on March 31st. See also here.

from technology to product - 22/02/2010

For the second year in a row, Nik helped kickstart Artesis' innovationweek. For a week, product design & -development students from both Artesis & KHLIM MDA, put heads and hands together to develop innovative concepts for a series of industry challenges. Each innovation team works on a topic brought forward by an industry partner.

breakfast session on participation - 22/01/2010

The Netwerk Participatie - of which Pantopicon is a member - had a get-together in Antwerp this morning. Nicole facilitated the breakfast meeting at our local sandwich bar, where new members got to know each other, shared experiences and looked ahead to the network's activities planned for 2010.

experiencing culture x.0 - 21/01/2010

Yesterday, Nik took 11 enthusiastic members of the Flemish Cultuurnet team on a one-day 'think-and-do'-imbued shortdive into exploring future challenges for cultural experiences in Flanders, envisioning forward-looking innovations ... and fast-prototyping them to render them tangible.

revisiting Overschie - 14/01/2010

Nicole and Michael kick-off a series of training sessions for members of the Dutch municipality of Overschie's municipal board on the ins and outs of exploring the future within a context of policymaking. In 2006, Pantopicon developed a set of future scenarios for Overschie. Now, it is back to future!