CoLab Dudley | Lab Notes

On Dudley High Street, we invite people to come together to reveal hidden stories and experiment with ideas for flourishing futures…

Because HOW we do not just WHAT we do matters

We warmly invite you to a virtual version of our exhibition in our lab space on Dudley High Street in June 2022.

Note 5 of 5 in a mini series of findings from a shared enquiry: Navigating Challenges

Note 4 of 5 in a mini-series of findings from a shared enquiry: Learning and doing ripples

Note 3 of 5 in a mini series of findings from a shared enquiry: Network Vital Signs

Note 2 of 5 in a mini series of findings from a shared enquiry: Revealing Potential

Note 1 of 5 in a mini series of findings from a shared enquiry: Revisiting our Why & from What if to What next?

“There is a big need for new forms of imaginative practice.” Hilary Cottam: Radical Way, 2021

Why we seek many, varied visions, and ways in which Time Rebels are leaning towards futures rooted in co-evolution and imaging, as well as…

The story of what happened when we tested Open Project Night on Dudley High Street in autumn 2021.

Situating street detectorism in deep time has led to the development of a collective archive and stalagmites of imagination.

We’re seeking renegade neighbourhood economists; people who live, work or play in Dudley, curious about economics fit for this century

A look at creative collaborations and the care and attention taken to reinterpreting the submitted works by the creatives involved.

Combating disillusionment with Active Hope, paying attention to alternative ways of doing, and re-imagining economic possibilities…

David O’Coy shares some of the original ideas behind Dudley People’s Archive and how he started to gather materials for the project.

Sitting and observing High Street life had an unexpected effect on Rick as he undertook his Poetry of Place experiment.

“What questions does this raise about different forms of knowledge? … [Imagination] Infrastructure that seeks liberatory ends must bring…

We reflect on the Time Rebel co-design and Do Fest prototype to help guide us to the next stage of street detectorism.

Notes from a shared enquiry by CoLab Dudley Time Rebels into what they are sensing and testing out in terms of what it means to be a…

By July I’d been working with CoLab Dudley’s Time Rebels for nine months, being present as they shared and connected questions they wanted…

Juliet Sakyi-Ansah — Lab Note Part 1

Birmingham City University Masters students will be collaborating with us from September 2021 to April 2022.

Rick is one of Dudley’s Time Rebels. He catalysed and collaboratively convenes an online writing group with people who live in and around…