A 10-day-long event in the community ground of Holi Maidan, combined an exhibition and workshops. The event's main aim was to engage with the neighbourhood at large, beyond the elected representatives and stakeholder groups that were formed as part of the ABCD project. The event, which centred around exhibits of four interventions, saw about 200 visitors from the neighbourhood. From the local postman, political leaders, contractors, fireman, and policeman, to the various women’s groups, college students and non-koli residents -  the event brought together a large section of Koliwada.

Exhibits showcased proposed solutions that addressed existing issues and needs. The Design proposals as part of the ABCD project were presented through drawings and models. The urbz team spoke with each of the 200 visitors, carefully explaining the projects and noting down all the feedback.  We also interviewed many residents with specialised backgrounds, knowledge and experience. When larger groups visited, like the women’s self-help groups, we would gather for a spontaneous group discussion. These in-depth conversations helped validate the importance of the identified projects and yielded more information and knowledge about them. 

All of the feedback was noted down and immediately put up on the walls, this enabled people to not only see the projects but also engage with what the rest of the community had to say about them. In this way, the exhibits transformed into multiple dialogues across the neighbourhood. 

These dialogues become valuable feedback that can help refine the existing design proposals, acknowledge other needs and determine more interventions for the neighbourhood.