Modifying the Proposal

The main criticism for our proposal was that it lacked a central, driving goal. We had an idea but no real heart at its foundation and no definite purpose. I think we all have our ideas of why this is meaningful and how it will connect us to the community, but we just never articulated it or gave it any real substance. Here, we’ll flesh out our ideas more and try to address what we actually hope to accomplish with this project.

GOALS: 

• Ann Arbor is a college town, an artsy mecca and a place full of people. We picked it originally because we thought the vibe would lend itself to people actually completing the tasks. But at the same time, it’s a place that moves very quickly. You can walk downtown and see hundreds of people but never interact with them. Also, some of the places are taken for granted by people who walk through them every day and the magic of it is sometimes lost. By placing task cards in various places, we hope to do a few things.
• One, we hope that by reawakening some of these places with fun ideas and getting people to interact with sites and finding special things in forgotten/looked over areas  we can encourage people to appreciate where they are.
• Secondly, by creating a collage of the images after (and encouraging people to go online and look at it afterwards) we hope to create a closer sense of community. We want to show people what they can do when they come together. This project will allow people to see that they’ve worked toward a common goal and are connected, even if apart. Also this will encourage people to do something fun with each other, groups of people can go out together and make a fun scavenger hunt of it.