Tabula Rasa – Science you can touch

We want to use the synergies of Wissensstadt 2021 und Berlin Science Week projects to promote a “city kick-off” as a cozy networking event, to invite the partners to actively participate and to confront the latest scientific ideas from Berlin. High Art Bureau was asked make a concept and organize this event.

Special attention was directed towards presenting Berlin as an innovative science hub. This was achieved by showcasing the innovative ideas of young scientists through posters, followed by a dialogue between the scientists, the experts, and the visitors. This way every interested person, young or old, got to participate in the discussion.

To enable innovation and diversity, we introduced a public application process for participation in the Tabula Rasa event. All ideas were screened and transformed into poster presentations. The spotlight was especially put on young and diverse scientists from Berlin.

The public discourse were promoted through interactive dialogues and competitions following the poster presentation session. Additionally, the visitors could vote on which presentations were the clearest, the most fascinating and/or the most innovative.

The dialogical program was supplemented by a short film program on the subject of “StadtNatur – Berlin ecologically thinking”. Here the visitors could immerse themselves in the dialogue of the topics of biodiversity and climate change and experience different worlds in a very lively way. In the subsequent Q&A session with the filmmakers and protagonists, visitors could also ask their questions.

A moderated final discussion brought politicians and scientists into conversation. Finally, the end in Café Urania offered all participants the opportunity to exchange ideas and network.

Moreover, a separate interactive area “Understanding Science” was set up for children.

Tabula Rasa is funded by the Berlin Senate Chancellery – Science and Research