CITY OPEN WORKSHOP

At last week’s meeting, City Open Workshop made a visit to Chi Hack Night, a non-profit organization that focuses its public events around the topic of city improvement. Chi Hack Night events typically include food, public announcements, presentations, and breakout groups divided into learning and prototyping workshops. This organization is very passionate about diversity and inclusion, and the code of conduct is emphasized at every meeting. As Chi Hack Night was one of the i

City Open started its eighth season this month, hosting a second simulated town hall. City Open hosted its first simulated town hall a year ago as a way to kick off the season with an engaging event that gets people to think critically about stakeholders, issues, and potential barriers. Both simulated town halls revolved around a proposed policy to build ADUs in a particular neighborhood. Both turned into a fun game of charades; attendees adopting personas (designed by Anjuli