The Foundation Workshop (online) on November 6 and 7, 2021, laid the basis for the Incubation Workshops in 2022, where the Youth-Led Projects will be developed. The group vision development activity offered the participants the opportunity to develop their city mission statement and discuss together how their project ideas can enhance the realization of their vision. The second part of the workshop aimed to strengthen participants’ skills for their project planning and implementation by proposing a panel of tools. 

Part 1: Group Vision

Despite the participation of only 50% of the total number of participants compared to the orientation workshop, all projects from the five cities had representation in each city room. It is an important step for the youth group in each city to develop their statement and discuss how they understand their project as part of the group vision.

Theory of Change (ToC) was used as a tool to reflect the common understanding of the group members about its direction and purpose. Thus, it provides a framework for the group‘s project within a city to articulate their objective within a bigger picture of changes their envision.

The two hours discussion in each city room followed more or less the same flow, depending on the facilitator’s style and supported by co-facilitators from SYSI who are also mentors for each city:

• Presentation of group’s project based on ToC
• Develop common vision based on ToC
• Discuss action plan

Part 2: Skills and Knowledge Workshop

Design thinking/ co-creation process by Jintana Choopromvong
from Creative Economy Agency (Public Organization),
Thailand Creative & Design Center Khonkaen
Design thinking/ co-creation process introduces the 5 steps of Design Thinking (Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, Test) that lead to finding solutions to problems, or create new interesting topics. In addition, the stakeholder engagement process (Stakeholder analysis) is also important in creating joint ownership and helps to implement ideas while reducing conflicts, and building communication and awareness.
The Era of Data-driven Urbanism by Adisak Guntamuanglee
from the Urban Development and Design Center, Chulalongkorn University
Today's urban planning and development is extremely challenging because cities are dynamic and complex in themselves. The city management approach used in the form of planning design is only a top-down format and is enabled to deal with the complex relationships of networks, knowledge, and urban data that loom large in cities. Thus, city management cannot be accomplished simply by having a talented leader who uses his/her own decision-making power but based on the power relationship between different stakeholders. Likewise, the issue of city information management requires cooperation in managing collective data, which will lead to the creation of collective intelligence (Collective Wisdoms) to manage city information for maximum benefit and to build a city from a knowledge base. The city, as a surplus area (economic surplus), is characterized by a high density of people, and activities, and therefore there are clashes between people, space, information and knowledge. Despite the importance of managing and using data to monitor and support city management, it is still very limited.
   
Logframe and project development by Warong Naiwinit, PhD
from Rajabhat University, Kanchanburi
How to write a project that resonates with funders based on a logical framework.
   
Design Intervention by Assistant Professor Supitcha Tovivich, PhD.
Exploring how to use design process and design intervention as a tool for participatory placemaking.
 
Podcasting as a tool to tell your story by Chanindhorn Pensute, PhD,
Chiang Mai University
Storytelling necessitates preparation and the choice of media channel is also important to consider. Podcasting is one of them, efficient but does not require high experience to start, only preparation and enthusiasm.
 

Urban Design Fun(damental) by Kwanchanok Kongchoksamai, SHMA Design
The session invites young people to learn about urban design in a fun and creative way, and use the learnings to reflect on their own city with different tools and new lenses.
   
Empathizing and perspective changes by Inthira Vitthayasomboon, Feel Trip
Creating change in the community and/or contributing to its development is not about individual person. But a matter of collective decision. It is important for young people working on urban/city issues to understand the concept of collective awareness of being a community and that a city belongs to its people; a city is where they have rights and freedom to participate in governance but also counts every hearts.
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In total, 43 participants (15 male and 28 female) participated over the course of the weekend.