Discover how creativity, storytelling, and connection can transform community engagement with James Rojas and John Kamp, co-authors of “Dream Play Build: Hands-on community Engagement for Enduring Spaces and Places.” In this interactive session, James and John will share their transformative process and stories of their work with Main Street communities, showcasing how playful, tactile approaches inspire meaningful connections and unlock shared visions, followed by a robust Q&A hosted by Erin Barnes.
James Rojas, Founder at Place It!. James is an urban planner, community activist, educator, and artist whose planning, model-building, and community-outreach practice uses play to help improve the urban-planning outreach process.
John Kamp, Urban Designer at Prairieform. John is an urban and landscape designer, licensed landscape contractor, and facilitator who has developed innovative tools to engage people of all ages and backgrounds in urban and landscape design, transportation, walkability, climate change, and water conservation.
Erin Barnes, President and CEO at Main Street America. Erin is a leader at the intersection of civic technology, community organizing, place, and inclusion.