+ Studio
Madane
Ji[Daruna]
Beirut River: Portrait + Injection
Community Activists
Citizen Scientists
Studio Madane is a dynamic Beirut-based youth-led collective that
designs and executes reform projects at the crossroads of the social, urban, and political spheres.
Studio Madane’s reform practices revolve around 3 focus areas,
led by 7 thematic working groups and
250+ alumni & members stemming from 2 nodes in Barcelona and Beirut. It is largely operational in Lebanon, and extends its efforts to the whole Euro-Mediterranean and Arab region.
Our Philosophy
Solutions, in our view, must emerge from a flexible process that is co-designed with communities to enable their independent evolution, and consequentially their ownership. They cannot be imposed top-down, rather rely on a system of partnerships and evidence. We acknowledge that innovation is a given, not a slogan, where a diverse body of tools and teams are put to use via seven working groups that promote themes of urbanism, activism, politics, business, and design. Multi-disciplinarity becomes inevitable, and so does transversal learning.
Solutions, in our view, must emerge from a flexible process that is co-designed with communities to enable their independent evolution, and consequentially their ownership. They cannot be imposed top-down, rather rely on a system of partnerships and evidence. We acknowledge that innovation is a given, not a slogan, where a diverse body of tools and teams are put to use via seven working groups that promote themes of urbanism, activism, politics, business, and design. Multi-disciplinarity becomes inevitable, and so does transversal learning.
Our Approach
Systems and processes are a response to many problematic and targets; however long-term sociopolitical transformation can be achieved if active citizenship and a strong political will are at the core of the approach. The seven working groups are youth-led because Studio Madane views youth as both vulnerable to the status quo and central to driving creativity and innovation.
Studio Madane operates as a multi-faceted entity, carrying out targeted interventions to create an innovative and regenerative futures on both national and global levels. Rather than isolating the individual, Studio Madane views people as integral parts of their context.
This approach prioritizes ecosystem-centric design over people-centric methods: recognizing that true regeneration requires addressing the entire ecosystem, encompassing materiality, scale, and time, from tangibles to intangibles, micros to macros, and past to future.
Systems and processes are a response to many problematic and targets; however long-term sociopolitical transformation can be achieved if active citizenship and a strong political will are at the core of the approach. The seven working groups are youth-led because Studio Madane views youth as both vulnerable to the status quo and central to driving creativity and innovation.
Studio Madane operates as a multi-faceted entity, carrying out targeted interventions to create an innovative and regenerative futures on both national and global levels. Rather than isolating the individual, Studio Madane views people as integral parts of their context.
This approach prioritizes ecosystem-centric design over people-centric methods: recognizing that true regeneration requires addressing the entire ecosystem, encompassing materiality, scale, and time, from tangibles to intangibles, micros to macros, and past to future.
the colors of the symbols represent that of the groups
Studio Madane has been deeply rooted in the Beirut node since 2019, which has significantly influenced its workflows.
We recognize that our workflows evolve based on the flow of information and resources. In contexts where we self-sufficiently design and implement missions, Studio Madane leverages its expertise in ecosystem mapping, strategic positioning, knowledge curation, and prioritizing actions and their steps, all while employing sociocracy for decision-making.
Conversely, when the studio is consulted to address a mission, it follows a more structured loop of actions: sensing, exploring, funneling, materializing, and iterating. This adaptable yet systematic approach ensures our relevance and effectiveness in navigating the volatile landscapes shaped by today’s local and global challenges. Nevertheless, we circle back to the world that we aspire to have: Studio Madane wants to create a world composed of inclusive urban environments where regenerative socioeconomies thrive, blending progressiveness with the history and culture of the land and its people.
We recognize that our workflows evolve based on the flow of information and resources. In contexts where we self-sufficiently design and implement missions, Studio Madane leverages its expertise in ecosystem mapping, strategic positioning, knowledge curation, and prioritizing actions and their steps, all while employing sociocracy for decision-making.
Conversely, when the studio is consulted to address a mission, it follows a more structured loop of actions: sensing, exploring, funneling, materializing, and iterating. This adaptable yet systematic approach ensures our relevance and effectiveness in navigating the volatile landscapes shaped by today’s local and global challenges. Nevertheless, we circle back to the world that we aspire to have: Studio Madane wants to create a world composed of inclusive urban environments where regenerative socioeconomies thrive, blending progressiveness with the history and culture of the land and its people.