Dr. Alenka Poplin is leading a multi-year project designed to provide the City of Ames with new approaches for engaging members of the community in urban planning activities. 

This project uses playful, learning engagement activities to:
• Explore methods, strategies, and technologies of engagement with the community
• Focus on underrepresented and marginalized groups
• Develop novel methods, strategies, and technologies of community engagement
• Test and evaluate methods, strategies, and technologies of engagement
• Give feedback to the City of Ames about successful engagement methods, strategies, and technologies