IMPACT MEASUREMENT: The Fictional Scenarios

This is part 2 of our Impact methodology blog series you can find the first one here. The main section of our impact measurement workshop revolved around a theory of how design fiction can be used to create imaginary scenarios in which we can trial and learn different impact measurement […] more »

Urban Mined at London Design Festival

For the London Design Festival in September Clear Village exhibited the results of the CIRCuIT Urban Mined hackathon with Good Waste and Other Today alongside other designers from Hackney Depot. The exhibition showcased material samples made from demolition waste – fused glass architectural forms and reprocessed marble like plaster alongside […] more »

Rural Shop to Rural Project Space

Clear Village is undertaking an exciting new project in Penmachno, a remote rural community in the heart of Snowdonia national park, North Wales. We will be transforming a derelict shop in the village square into a multi-use space which responds to the history and future of the village, through community-led […] more »

Impact Measurement: The Workshop

Introduction In July Clear Village hosted a collaborative workshop with 10 different European partners in the Human CIties network. The goal of the workshop was to co create a new methodology for impact measurement.  Too often impact measurement is insufficiently recorded due to a number of factors. The boundaries of […] more »

Urban Mined Hackathon

As part of CIRCuit, Clear Village organised the Urban Mined Hackathon. A novel response to COVID restrictions, instead of hosting an event with 30 people in a room, we programmed an extended 3 month hack with three designers from Good Waste, Other Today and Batch Space. The elongated timeframe has […] more »

About

CLEAR VILLAGE is a London-based charity that helps communities build a better future through creative regeneration. We have a proven track record of co-creating solutions that foster resilience at the community level. We believe the way forward in tackling the issues of today is by considering the solutions of the future. […] more »

Board

THOMAS UGO ERMACORA Is a creative director and social entrepreneur whose work focuses on urban regeneration and participatory design practices. He is the founder and curator of LimeWharf, an artistic community and innovation hub in East London, and curator of the RECODE Talks, a series of interactive social events on […] more »

Small Works Victoria has reopened!

We are happy to announce that our Small Works space in Victoria has reopened. Our members are delighted with the news as it means they will be able to resume their valuable activities, and we will be able to kick start the give-back work to the community. We are also […] more »

Co-creating Impact Methodology

One of Clear Village’s main responsibilities in Human Cities IV is to create the methodology for impact assessment. All Human Cities partners will carry out an intervention in a small, remote place and our goal is to develop a robust way of measuring the effects, of seeing what works and […] more »