Reach Your Communities

A selection of Designing Dialogue's co-created projects focusing on communities.

Four people stand at an indoor stall labelled #SHEDDING with posters and information. Two University of Derby banners are visible, and a large digital screen is in the background.

Barnet Climate Adaptation and Resilient Communities

A small outdoor stage set-up includes chairs, microphones, and audio equipment, with wooden structures and colourful decorations. People stand and chat in the background near a brick building.

Departure Lounge Festival

A wooden shed decorated with plants and a TV screen inside a modern indoor space. Large yellow signs read #SHEDDING and SHEDDING. There are disco balls hanging from the ceiling above.

Down to Earth

A wooden desk with open drawers containing coloured pencils and paper sits beneath a noticeboard displaying colourful photos and notes. Several small, colourful block constructions are arranged on the desk.

Freedom S.H.E.D

A large group of people sit and stand around tables at an indoor event. In the foreground is a yellow sign with hashtags and logos for Shed, Derby County Community Trust, and University of Derby.

Inclusion Conference

Two men smile as they cut a red ribbon in front of a building entrance, one holding scissors and the other holding the ribbon. The door behind them has a sign that reads Fire exit Keep clear.

Littleover Mural

A group of people, some wearing VR headsets, explore an exhibit called Shedding Shed in a large indoor space with patterned flooring. The exhibit features a wooden shed, decorations, and interactive displays.

Machines of the Future

A group of people pose and smile in front of and inside a wooden shed labelled "#SHED" on a paved area outdoors.

S.H.E.D on Air

A person speaks enthusiastically at an outdoor event under a wooden shelter with a large #SHED sign on top, facing an audience seated with their backs to the camera. Light bulbs hang from the shelter roof.

This is Derby

A group of children wearing colourful, handmade unicorn hats stand in a queue outside a brick building, smiling. An adult in a blue shirt kneels in front, and the ground is wet, reflecting the building and cones nearby.

This is Derby Reimagined

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