At some point this week, look around you and produce a drawing (or take a picture) of a space that you feel is rich in arrangements. In a style similar to the diagram on page 33, annotate your picture or drawing with the “hard” and “soft” arrangements you can identify.
Map an aspect of your topic to the Ideas/Arrangements/Effects framework. For instance, if you were working with zoos: an idea is that animals should be able to be observed at will by humans; an arrangement is a cage at the zoo; an effect is that animals often become distressed. Since arrangements are “a rich and frequently overlooked terrain for creating change” (32): can you identify a way you could change your identified arrangement, and how that might reflect a different idea, or have a different effect?
Idea: Migration causes loss of culture
Arrangement: New environments and similar views, arranges the development of society.
Effect: While moving, people tend to create new cultures and identities.
Updated arrangement: People assimilate to new environments, which causes changes in culture, food, and appearance. Many cultures have similar lifestyles by intertwining with each other or being close to one another.