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The Duality of Process

A photo-story of what a cross-country joint research sprint looks like.

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January 21, 2019

By Alysha Baratta

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Emotional Geographies

Emotional ambivalence is the theme tying together Grounded Space teams in Ontario and B.C.

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January 20, 2019

By dr. Sarah Schulman

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Working backwards from outcomes

Ko wants a house. He’s spent six months in a $13/night room at the Salvation Army,…

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May 11, 2018

By dr. Sarah Schulman

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Massey Theatre and InWithForward in a Quick Dive

What if beauty and meaning is for everyone? What if there’s no distinction between…

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April 27, 2018

By Muryani Kasdani

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New ways of knowing

How to make sense of 48 interviews and 100 hrs of observation of staff, users and…

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April 5, 2018

By Valentina Branada

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“I’m young blood in an old container”

February 17-23 was National 75+ Week, at least, in isolated pockets of Vancouver’s…

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March 2, 2018

By Natalie Napier

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Surrey Update #3: Synthesis in our studio

For two weeks in December, four members of the Grounded Space team were immersed in a…

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February 2, 2018

By dr. Jennifer Charlesworth

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Seven hours, three researchers, ten stories returned.

What if social services returned the data they collected in a way that sparked…

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February 2, 2018

By Natalie Napier

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Surrey Update #2: On streets, in services and local businesses

The past four days we’ve been meeting people, shadowing staff and services, and talking…

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December 14, 2017

By Muryani Kasdani

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Fifth Space TV, Episode 2: At Home

Short films following 30 frontline staff as they question assumptions & assume new roles.

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April 19, 2015

By Jonas PIet

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