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Tactical Urbanism: A Practice in Possibility

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Your Host

Jim Barrett

Improvisor, Tactical Urbanist.

Minneapolis, MN, USA

Jim is a retired Minneapolis resident who still performs improvisation. He stumbled into Tactical Urbanism by accident—turning old newspaper boxes into Narcan stations in high-overdose neighborhoods—and hasn’t stopped since. He’s here to share what he’s learned, show the range of what’s possible, and help you see your own neighborhood differently.

About this FieldTrip

You don’t need permission: Notice problems and create solutions without waiting.

Most of us walk through our neighborhoods assuming the world around us is fixed. It isn’t.

Tactical Urbanism is what happens when people stop waiting for permission and start changing things. A musician. A guy painting fire hydrants. Twenty people who took on the Sacklers and won. And one person who turned old newspaper boxes into Narcan stations in neighborhoods hit hard by overdoses.

That last one is me.

We’ll explore real examples, then talk about your questions and ideas. You’ll leave seeing your neighborhood or even your world differently and knowing you can do something about it.


Agenda

  • Welcome

  • My TU project — Narcan vending boxes

  • Examples from the field — solo acts, community-led, political, institutional

  • Discussion — your questions, your neighborhood, your ideas


What to expect

Lecture format!

This is a more traditional format where participants absorb information through presentations and talks.

It will be recorded!

The recording will be shared within 24 hours in the follow up email for a 4-day window, and available at the top of this page. Make sure to register for access!

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Your Host

Jim Barrett

Improvisor, Tactical Urbanist.

Minneapolis, MN, USA

About Jim Barrett

Jim is a retired Minneapolis resident who still performs improvisation. He stumbled into Tactical Urbanism by accident—turning old newspaper boxes into Narcan stations in high-overdose neighborhoods—and hasn’t stopped since. He’s here to share what he’s learned, show the range of what’s possible, and help you see your own neighborhood differently.


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Mary Bender

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Steve Brooks

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Bridget Koerber

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The FieldTrips experience is defined not only by what the host has to share, but also by how we show up individually and collectively. The way we show up impacts our capacity to be moved, inspired, and activated.

Show up fully

Get ready to be immersed! Engage with smiles, nods, waves, emojis. Share in the chat. Get cozy. Turn off notifications. Sip your favorite beverage.

Stay curious

Wear your beginner’s hat. Go with the flow. Welcome the stumbles and fumbles. Congratulate yourself for trying. Keep going! 

Celebrate your host

Our hosts are members of the CreativeMornings community—just like you! Everyone comes to this with different backgrounds—a lot of our hosts have never done anything like this before! And we love that! Cheer them on when something goes awry and when it goes perfectly.

Support each other

We’re all figuring things out in real time. Celebrate, rather than critique emerging ideas. Cheer each other on as you try new things.  Try “Yes! And…” in conversation.

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