1. GUERILLA PLACEMAKING

2. …BRINGS VACANT OR UNDERUSED PLACES TO LIFE GUERILLA PLACEMAKING…

3. …MEETS AN UNMET NEED

4. …IS A TOOL FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IN DESIGN & PLANNING

5. CARRIE CHRISTENSEN KRISTEN MURRAY GUERILLA PLACEMAKING IN MINNEAPOLIS AND ST PAUL

6. JXTA BENCH PROJECT: PROVIDING AN UNMET NEED

7. CORNER LOT PARTY: EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL OF A PLACE

9. WAYFINDING ART BIKES: PILOTING INFRASTRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTS

10. STARLING PROJECT: REVITALIZING VACANT SPACE DURING TRANSITION

11. PARK(ING) DAY: REIMAGINING AND RECLAIMING SPACE

13. GRAPHING ON THE CURB: DATA COLLECTING FOR CONVERSATION

15. HENNEPIN AVE TOP 5 VIDEO: A TOOL FOR ACTIVATING AND ENGAGING

16. LESSONS LEARNED 1.BE PUBLIC: YOU CAN START SMALL, BUT BE BIG ENOUGH THAT PEOPLE WILL NOTICE. 2.PR IS CRITICAL. IT MAKES IT PUBLIC. 3.INSTITUTIONS OR ORGANIZATIONS WITH POWER CAN (AND SHOULD) SUPPORT & LISTEN. 4.PLUG INTO A BIGGER PROCESS, MOMENTUM OR MOVEMENT.

17. THANK YOU KRISTEN MURRAY STARLING PROJECT RESOURCE COORDINATOR RESEARCH ASSISTANT, CENTER FOR URBAN AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS kristen@starlingproject.com CARRIE CHRISTENSEN DESIGNER, COMMUNITY DESIGN GROUP, LLC ADJUNCT FACULTY, UNIVERSITY OF MN, COLLEGE OF DESIGN carrieannchristensen@gmail.com