DASC Sustainability Workshop Report
Updated: Jul 25, 2025
It was a powerful day of collaboration, with local residents coming together to share ideas and concerns about how to build a fairer, greener, and more vibrant Dublin 8.
We would like to thank Griffith College Dublin for letting us use their space for the workshop and for being such an active part of the DASC committee. A special shout-out as well to Donore Credit Union for their continued support and involvement. Lastly, a massive thank you to everyone who made a donation through SpaceHive, the funds raised made this event possible and it is all thanks to the community.
Fifty local residents and interested parties attended on the day. The workshop was led by two facilitators, both local residents, from the UCD Innovation Academy.
The facilitators used a Design Thinking methodology, guiding participants through a highly interactive, human‑centered process. On the day, they began by framing the challenge around the UN Sustainable Development Goals and encouraging participants to empathise with local residents’ experiences. Attendees then generated a wide range of ideas individually on post-it notes, which were grouped and clustered collaboratively to identify patterns and priorities.
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A place name such as Modzerowo makes me curious about the everyday knowledge people connect with their surroundings. Local memories, familiar routes, and small changes can all become questions worth investigating. That is the angle I associate with Modzerowo local learning. I like learning projects that begin with a detail someone has noticed rather than a conclusion already supplied. A student can discover something new about a familiar name by asking who remembers it differently and what those memories help explain.
There is something approachable about discussing making online tutoring sessions effective through situations people can actually picture. A clear question before a session can help the learner use the available time well. It makes me curious about the practical side of online tutoring support. I would be interested in a simple example, because it is often the ordinary details that make an idea memorable. How would you check that a tutoring explanation has actually become understandable?
What draws my attention to building management skills through practical situations is the possibility of making an unfamiliar subject feel closer to everyday life. A realistic scenario can expose how different decisions affect a team's work. I would keep that thought nearby when looking for ideas about management skills training. I am more curious about the process than a polished result, because the steps in between are usually where questions appear. Which situations are most useful for practising management before taking responsibility for a team?
I find using the local environment in Zalesie lessons easier to think about when there is a concrete question to start from. A short walk can provide material for science, writing and observation in the same lesson. Seen this way, Zalesie outdoor learning becomes a topic to explore rather than something to sum up too quickly. A short discussion of an everyday example would make this easier for me to connect with, especially as someone still learning about the subject. How can an outdoor activity stay focused without losing its sense of discovery?
A conversation about planning the next step in graduate education seems most useful to me when it leaves space for uncertainty and further questions. A clear research interest can make a programme comparison more meaningful than a list of rankings. It makes me curious about the practical side of graduate study planning. I would probably come back to this question after trying to work through one concrete example rather than deciding immediately. What would help you decide whether a programme fits your learning goals?