KNOWLEDGE HUB

The Mind the Gap Knowledge Hub aims to help facilitators become more confident in developing and delivering activities by providing interactive, user-friendly resources for working digitally with their communities, while addressing potential barriers to access.

Online co-creation skills

Blending online and offline

Managing digital creative projects

Accessibility and inclusion

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Co-creating online

Rehearsing online

Garsington Opera share their experience of developing the community opera ‘Dalia’. This tool includes a video narration, examples of work schedules, video guidelines and audio tips for using online conferencing software.

Co-creating digitally

A guide to using the Co-Creation Stage, created to connect communities and individuals in real-time, allowing multiple co-located stages and participants to perform together.

Virtual warm-ups

Integrating ice-breakers and warm-ups into online sessions can help promote group cohesion, stimulate engagement and counteract “Zoom fatigue”.

Blending online and offline activities

Creating an immersive artistic experience

A presentation of the various steps involved in creating immersive cultural experiences for and with communities.

Organising a hybrid event

Checklist for organising a successful hybrid event including preparation, location and equipment, communications and how to manage participants.

Producing interactive online programmes

Learn how to script and schedule online programmes as if they were a live workshop. Films can be experienced individually or collectively and educators can play them as part of a workshop.

Filmmaking in the performing arts

Director Hugh O’Conor talks through some of the technical tricks and considerations he employed as Series Director of Irish National Opera’s ’20 Shots of Opera’.

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Managing a digital creative project

Budgeting a digital project

A downloadable budget template to help you understand the budget planning and considerations required for a digital opera.

Brainstorming and planning a digital project

How can you start planning a digital project? Check out the Mind the Gap Template on the Miroverse and be inspired to start your own project.

Using the Design Thinking methodology

A graphic illustration and tutorial to present design thinking and how to use it. Use our template and follow our guide to be inspired to use design thinking.