Communication Skills for the Deaf and Functionally Diverse
ASU (Artistas Sordos Unidos) United Deaf Artists from Catalonia (Spain), have asked us to design a program on Social and Professional Communication skills specially designed to provide deaf people with tools to socialize and make their professional growth easier.
The interaction between the deaf community and the hearing community in most countries is determined by the approach each community has on each other and the bridges that can be built to bring both groups closer.
Even when we can hear and talk, our communication levels with Functionally Diverse groups ( blind, deaf, mute, etc) is very limited. When communication codes change and new languages appear social groups tend to separate instead of learning new codes to interact. As a majority, the hearing community does not really make the effort to establish links with non-hearing non-seeing members of society.
So minorities usually make this effort and develop a kind of bilingualism (lip reading + sign language) to be able to participate in societies not ready for the Functionally Diverse.
The program Algo Bueno has designed for ASU considers both sides: the understanding of hearing peoples codes and points of view, the limitations of hearing people to learn new codes and the enhancement of communication true visual and written codes and tools.
internet for example becomes a great place for professional and social development of non-hearing + hearing interaction since there we are strongly visual + text oriented.
This and more is being discussed and built at these workshops in Barcelona lectured by Daniela Violi a member of our Creative Talent Bank.
This year Euro PCR 2009 has been held in Barcelona from 19th-22nd May it is the official congress of the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI). Canadian Media Broadcast Team from WebMD hired Algo Bueno to develop the Executive Production of a Stage Live Conference, filmed by 5 cameras and edited live in a postproduction room in the back of the stage.
The Live Show
3 Experts and a host would be in front of a 120 people audience to discuss about Timing of Inhibition of Platelet Aggregation at the America Room at the Zero Hotel.
The Small Studio
At the same time starting on may 19 a small studio for interviews was set at the AC Hotel to record individual interviews with other scientists for the regular program of WebMD´s website a total of 12 interviews where recorded.
A team of 20 people ( 5 cameramen, 2 make up artists 2 producers, 4 assistants, 1 Stage manager, 1 sound technician, 2 lighting technicians and 3 stage grips) was coordinated by Algo Bueno to develop on time and perfect shape the requirements of our clients.
Barcelona Activa is the local economic development agency, where entrepreneurs find all the resources to start any business. During 200/07 members of Algo Bueno where trained for 6 months at Barcelona Activa to develop the strategies and business plan that would make our organization come to live.
We have designed two workshops: one called Corporate Communications for Small Businesses and another one called Corporate Communications in Digital Environments where we provide participants with the structure to develop a corporate communications plan that can be developed in real life and also in cyberspace. Algo Bueno has joined forces with Lene Tourn to provide a wide, creative and up-to-date view of Company Communications today, the way they have become handy for all companies and how internet has become a powerful tool for entrepreneurs.
Today we feel proud to be able to give back some of our experiences and knowledge to a new generation of entrepreneur who are shaping their business ideas and take the risk of starting their own business.
For Algo Bueno, Barcelona Activa has meant a lot of things. A facility where we found resources and support, a reference to new ideas about innovation and life projects and also a place where we found friends that encouraged us to keep on going and follow our dreams, that are currently coming true.
Fashion Photography for Non-Photographers
Algo Bueno Studio has developed Fashion Photography Sessions and Workshops for designers and non photographers involved in the creative process and comunication of fashion products.
Young designers from FD Moda in Barcelona have had the opportunity to learn and shoot their own collections understanding and controlling the production and post production of editorial, catalog and press images. It has been very interesting to see the development of concepts and production from designers who normally develop other type of tasks during the product process.
Last week, the Tenerife Auditorium in Canary Islands was an spectacular setting for our presentation about the Creative Talent Bank during MACC.
MACC (Mercado Atlántico de Creación Contemporánea) Atlantic Market for Contemporary Creation, a new and interesting event for all those involved in Arts and Entertainment in Europe. we had the opportunity to see and meet a lot of very talented artists and company, attend expert panels, lectures and shows and also enjoy the incredible landscape of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands.
We were really happy to enjoy the workshops, the exhibition and to get in contact with wonderful projects and government programs that encourage creative industries to have a wider impact on society trhough communications, marketing, arts, educations and many other ways
Our presentation, featured our association with the Artehoy Foundation in Colombia for developing Creative Projects in Latin America, the recent work of Algo Bueno in Research, Music, Film, Fashion, Museum and Performing Arts and the projects developed by Algo Bueno Studio in the field of Video, Photography and Creative Contents production.
The whole event used the metaphor of the market as a way to encourage, exchange, business and networking among participants, here a couple of picture of our market outfit and market booth.
A video of our presentation is also available.
When we first approached the movie in the summer of 2008 it had already been produced a couple of years ago. It was the last movie Christopher Reeve (Superman) Directed. It seemed like the typical American children´s movie. Including baseball and middle America landscapes.
The story of Babe Ruth´s bat kidnapping by a child and the many moral lessons it teached the kid trough the voice of Woopi Goldberg. Lots of funny adverntures to bring baack the bat to Babe who seems to be useless without it . AT the end songs and characters are really sweet and the american courage show off all the time. Nice and optimistic.
We had the pleasure to coordinate and verify the dubbing into Spanish, German, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian and Dutch. here are two covers in different languages.
Our Coolhunting Services for Companies
- In-Company Workshops on research, innovation and trends
- Cultural Immersion and Research
- Trends Forecasting
- Conceptualization
- Product Development by consumers
- Communication & Marketing Action Design
- Online & Offline events according to the Immersion Report & Trends Forecasting Analysis.
Cultural Research & Immersions cover cultural groups & communities, interacting with current or potential markets, A useful tool to understand communities, find new trends trhough first-hand impressions, opinions, habits, understandings, prejudices and ways people interpret products and services .
This activities help understand the role symbols, products and services play in the life of communities.
Cultural Research is one of the best tools for innovation processes , applied to technology and services and providing relevant information for new product acceptance. Helps achieving a high and rapid adaptation in the current market i a sustainable way for companies and communities.
Complete Trends & Diagnosis Reports are provided with all our services, second stages as Conceptualization, Product Development and Community Interaction are based on Research Reports.
For More information about our Coolhunting & Cultural research services contact us
SECOT is the Senior Executives for Technical Cooperation Association in Spain. Retired CEO´s and Ex-directives from multinational companies, now people who dream with having their own small company. And they do it for free. Marketing , sales, strategies, management and technical advice is given to more to 100 entrepreneurs each year, an effort that helps new companies become strong supported by the experience and knowledge of ex-corporate masters. Algo Bueno helps this association in the development of an on-line tool that will serve as a mean of communication, a meeting point and an internal development axis for SECOT.
Merce, 87, model for a day
TV Show from Tele5 Spain “Esta Pasando” (It is happening!) has visited Algo Bueno Studio to report about “Model for a Day” where Mercé an 87 year old woman from la Barceloneta neighborhood, makes her wish of becoming a model come true. . Esta Pasando broadcasts everyday at 10:00 PM on Tele5 on the public TV network and TDT. Don´t miss it. Check the pics in our facebook site at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Barcelona-Spain/AlgoBueno-Studio/10666208551 Model for Day is an Experience you can buy from Lifestyle Barcelona and developed at Algo Bueno Studio. make up, hair and accesories will make you the most beautiful and sexy beauty icon for a day.
