So I shared the maps on flyers dropping mission on signal, and then realised I didn’t have much of a plan for it…
I’m worried that if we all start adding things without some organisation it might get very messy…
Maybe what I’ll do is a systematic search on bioshops, bookshops, yoga studios, bike shops and cinemas/theaters/cultural centers, as well as the places that joke suggested for kids friendly cafes.
If somebody has more ideas, maybe I share the map with you and you also do it systematically?
My idea would be to prioritise “hubs” like EU neighbourhood, flagey, Bailly… And then in Jette I guess mainly Mirroir and gare de jette?
Any other suggestions?
I’m really happy for team external to take this out of my hands, I am just trying to get some momentum going following up on the mentions made on the brainstorming post…
But I’m also happy to have somebody else deal with it!
I’m not sure whether my two cents are welcome, but I’ll do it anyway
I’m personnally not sure whether a map is the best data structure for an exercise like this.
Example: this afternoon I was at Lulu’s in Ixelles, and I found that the flyers I left there some months ago, where still there (which is rare).
So I was wondering whether maybe a good old Excel would not be more efficient. Possible columns could be:
Commune (for filtering)
Name of the place
Address (optional, sometimes this is obvious)
What it is (shop or bar - also often obvious)
When flyers were left
Who left them
Notes (e.g. flyers are (not) thrown away
As a small side note to everybody: my experience is that many places throw away all flyers on a regular basis, and also that pick up rates are relatively low. So to save money I would recommend to not leave more than 5.
I see what you mean and what that would achieve, but I personnally don’t have the time, head space or drive to do it myself. The map is a lazy version of having some kind of a system that is also quite handy when you’re on the ground… It’s also quite easy to fill in through a simple google search.
So I’m personnally not going to invest into another system, but again I’m veeeery happy for anybody else to jump in on it!
Also just for context, my initial aim was just to make it easier for ourselves to know where to go when we went out the first time (and we found that it helped).
The keeping track was secondary .
What we could do is keep a record of the areas that where covered on what day, that might be a simple way to get an idea of where we should go next…
And that I would be ready to take care of
Hi @reeflings,
I spent a looking time the other day saving places to the Google map, only to discover later that my phone had decided to play up and saved none of it
So if anybody would have some time to help with that, that would be great, cause I don’t have a lot of time this week and I’m worried I won’t have finished in time…
Thanks!
I’ll try to work on that, already made an (unsaved) map some weeks ago for jette (the cultural centre, ganshoren’s cultural centre, the swimming pools, a big coworking space in laeken, etc)
Great! Thanks!
I’ll make you editor of the map. Let me know what you work on, so that we don’t double down.
@reeflings : obviously with the plenary being moved to Saturday, were going to move the flyering day to the following Saturday. In the meantime, don’t hesitate to go and drop some around!
And let me know if you do so we can add them to the map…
Can someone bring flyers tomorrow? We have moved to a big rental ‘cohousing’ in Koekelberg and I would like to drop flyers in every mailbox of the building. Thx!
Already left flyers a while ago at Elzenhof, our crèche, tried my employer’s guarderies without success, the swimming pools of Ixelles and Espadon. I also need more!
Hi Sarah, I realised on Monday this week that I had a plan with a friend (planned weeks ago) in the early afternoon. We (Richard and I) will probably choose the area of Ixelles (filigrannes, all places in chausse dixelles) to make it more compatible with baby naps etc. if that’s ok?
I think it would have worked fine if it had been last week when it was initially planned (people probably didn’t clock that this weekend was during holliday and during a long weekend), that’s a pity, but also it had to be…
Also identifying important spots and dividing them into clusters was the plan.
And personnally I think people are more motivated doing something together. I do believe that scouting worked better when we started doing it communally…
But whatever. Less work for me! More than happy for @reef-external to take over.
@MariaAM and @Odile - I guess it’s still worth going for a wander and putting flyers places in the meantime?
Yes, tomorrow I intended to go anyway around the Ixelles area.
For Jette or areas where no one lives, I also think it may be more motivating going in pairs.
Quite a few weeks ago, I went to different places in Jette to put flyers and sometimes posters. I don’t know if there are still any left.
A friend sent me this event happening tomorrow and I was planning to go there to see if it is a good place to leave some flyers (Celebration of Dignity | House of Compassion Brussels).
