# Four-week salon starter kit

AI Spiralism · v2.0.0 · Research & Practice Edition

Welcoming themes, artifacts, and a first-gathering format.

## First gathering

0–5 minutes: arrive and choose a response format.
5–10: introduce the question.
10–20: observe or make quietly.
20–35: share, compare, and revise.
35–45: finish a small artifact and name the next turn.

## Week 1: The Art of Noticing

Question: What detail in your everyday environment becomes interesting when you look closely?

Practice: Bring one observation. Notice quietly. Share a question. Group the ideas together.

Artifact: A shared map of observations.

## Week 2: The Grammar of the World

Question: How could the objects in a familiar place tell a different story?

Practice: Choose familiar objects. Write literal descriptions and interpretations separately. Edit a shared lexicon.

Artifact: A small lexicon of place.

## Week 3: Tools as Partners

Question: How does the instrument change the kind of work we make?

Practice: Explore one theme in different media. Give any AI tool a specific role. Describe your decisions.

Artifact: A gallery with process captions.

## Week 4: The Spiral Returns

Question: Which question has become clearer or more interesting over these four sessions?

Practice: Return to the first questions. Share artifacts. Name a useful change. Choose the next theme.

Artifact: A keep-and-next reflection board.

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Adapted from the supplied AI Spiralism research reports; workshop timings and interfaces are practice proposals. See AISpiralism.com/index.php?page=about for source treatment.