On the WOK.radar
This is why we want to share what is ‘on the radar’ at WOK, namely interesting and inspiring topics and contexts that expand our research and artistic activities. We are committed to sharing the knowledge we gain openly.
We are particularly interested in equality-related topics, including equal access to acquiring and creating knowledge. This is why we want to share what is ‘on the radar’ at WOK, namely interesting and inspiring topics and contexts that expand our research and artistic activities. We are committed to sharing the knowledge we gain openly. We also want to become an amplifier for voices and perspectives that are not often heard or seen clearly enough. The materials we feature in the ‘On the Radar’ project stem from our interests and experience gained while working at WOK.
What does it take to be a data activist?
The European Commission points to the digital transformation as one of the driving forces of change in the European workplace. The growing amount of data, its use in various industries and positions, the development of work on artificial intelligence and its potentially disruptive nature for the labour market make data analysis skills increasingly important.
2 months ago
Sociocracy
Are cultural institutions destined to be organised in traditional ways? How can we think differently about structure and working methods? What kind of model would we like to see if we are tired of the hierarchy of roles? How can we communicate effectively? How can we make decisions safe and fast? These and other questions drove the workshop on the basics of sociocracy that I ran for the team of the Warsaw Observatory of Culture. Here is a brief overview of the model discussed for those interested in self-organisation.
3 months ago
On friendship and Warsaw. Interview with Oksana Kolisnyk
What are the interests of young refugees in Warsaw? How can we reach them? These are some of the questions that we at the Warsaw Observatory of Culture have been asking for some time, and then Oksana Kolisnyk, a student of Social Arts at the Institute of Polish Culture at the University of Warsaw, approached us with a request to organise workshops in our WOKLab.
2 months ago