Read the transcripts or listen again to the guest speakers from the Dott Debates series that took place during the Dott 07 Festival.
Dott 07 Festival
10:00 - 18:00 daily, free entry
 | Welcomes Zone Tees Valley have been busy working on the theme of ‘welcoming’. Results have been translated into an eclectic mix of short films, photographs and written texts that reflect the thoughts, ideas and creativity of the people and the communities taking part. See the responses and add your own thoughts too. |
 | Energy Zone Energy! We all use it, need it, love it - but how do we sustain this relationship without contributing to climate change? The Energy Zone aims to provide some answers to this urgent question. Find out what happened in Low Carb Lane. And look at what alternative energy might look like in the future. |
 | Schools Zone Buzzing with free workshops for school pupils and things-to-do for all the family. There's a designated Activity Area that will host a fantastic programme of events centered on the results of the Eco Design Challenge. Grab a taster of the future of schools with the OurNewSchool project, based at Walker Technology College. |
 | Food Zone The Urban Farming project presented the community of Middlesbrough with the challenge of growing vegetables in previously unused green spaces in the city. The response was astounding. In a dramatic finale the growers enjoyed a fabulous town meal. Come and hear the stories and see an easy approach to sustainable food. |
 | Movement Zone Can transport and tourism ever be sustainable? Come and find out results of four exciting projects: Move Me, Sustainable Tourism, Mapping the Necklace and New Work. There's also an opportunity to stay in the world's first eco-friendly urban campsite during the festival. |
 | Health Zone Can design help with the common challenges faced by people during their journeys through dementia? Alzheimer100 investigated. Design and Sexual Health (DaSH) took design actions to make sexual health services easier to access and use in Gateshead. |
 | Vital Signs Town Crying - Storytelling as a design output. Landscape/Portrait - Does your postcode define who you are? Come and play with the fantastic Memory Mirror. Memory Mirror was one of three commissions by Dott 07 for Picture House at Belsay Hall. |
 | Departure Lounge and DE07 Enjoy a taste of Design Event 07, an annual festival of cutting edge work by regional, national and international design talent. Find out about their full programme (11 - 28 October). Finally rest, recover and grab a light refreshment in the departure lounge, before popping to the Dott Shop. |
 | Dott Debates Come along and join the debate on Movement (Thursday, 18), Design and Sexual Health (Friday, 19), Better Lives With Dementia (Friday, 19), Food Systems and Cities (Monday, 22), Low Carb Lane (Tuesday, 23), Sustainability, Schools and Schooling. They're free, but you must book. |
 | Dott 07 Manual The Dott 07 Manual, written by John Thackara, features Dott 07 projects and asks wouldn't it be great if we could live sustainably - by design? Get a FREE copy (cover price £10) by collecting stamps as you travel round the zones. Stocks are limited, so it will be first come first served. When we're out, we're out! |
