&lt;p&gt;This episode contains two exercises:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;- A 5 minute free write / free-speak / free draw / free something, to record the here and now, or to let your mind wander&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;- A 10 minute exercise to - make a list of ‘things’ which have an underlying concept, from any area of human culture. You could list films, TV shows, books, poems, soap operas, operas, songs, games – whatever they are, make sure you can summarise their key concepts in a sentence or two.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Full show notes, exercise and a transcript available at the &lt;a href="https://parallel.olliepalmer.com/2021/podcast/w08e02"&gt;Parallel Worlds&lt;/a&gt; website. &lt;br&gt;
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2021.W8.E3 Action: Synthesis

World-building is a valuable tool in art and design. The ability to immerse an audience in a complete world is crucial to the framing of TV shows and movies; corporations, nations, political parties, theatrical productions, and futurists all engage in ‘world-building’. What can artists and designers learn from world-building to enhance and augment their own practice? This is the podcast which accompanies the course at parallel.olliepalmer.com