Cross-learning
Cross-learning fosters opportunities for knowledge exchange across generations, practices, and roles. It acknowledges the richness that emerges from sharing lived experiences, between parenting figures and children, among artists, and between organisers and participants. This principle recognises that learning is reciprocal and constantly evolving, shaped by the cultural, emotional, and logistical realities of those involved. It happens within and beyond our immediate community. By interacting with other organisations and institutions, we learn and provoke learning, inter-exchanging contents and operational models. These experiences feed into our work, just as much as our practices, values, and tools have informed and influence theirs, creating a loop of learning that enhances our understanding of both systemic limitations and new possibilities.
Suggested Applications
- Facilitate peer-to-peer learning sessions between artists, organisers, and participants, valuing both professional expertise and lived experience.
- Create spaces for intergenerational exchange where children, parents, and artists can learn from one another through shared activities or co-created projects.
- Design activities that reflect and connect with the creative practices of caregivers, enabling children and adults to engage in parallel or shared processes.
- Build partnerships with organisations and institutions to exchange methods, resources, and tools, ensuring mutual benefit.
- Integrate reflection sessions into programmes so learning can be collectively reviewed, adapted, and applied.
- Treat logistical, emotional, and artistic challenges as opportunities for shared problem-solving and skill development. (AND document / share….)
- Document and share learning from projects to feed into wider community knowledge and sector development.