The seedling for The Re:Generation Project was The Hive's need to develop and raise awareness about their exciting community space. It took shape as a weekend festival, a sort of utopian machine designed like an online system, but free from profit, encouraging real-life, data-free connectivity and advocating for serendipity. The festival brought the community together, helping to break isolation by fostering connections between neighbours and nurturing a genuine sense of belonging.

The concept also draws from the historical tradition of barn raising, a collective action where a community comes together to build or rebuild a barn for one of its members. Built on synergy and cooperation, it gives rise to a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts.





















This collaborative and entirely free festival involved thinkers, activists, and social entrepreneurs, united by the belief that true change can only be achieved through lived experiences. The collective envisioned a cross-disciplinary festival featuring a series of live events, offering a platform for creation driven by passion, enjoyment, and a desire to address societal issues.

The activities included herb-growing workshops, cooking from surplus to fight food waste, painting, a cake-off, live music, organic networking, and discussions on collective action by a panel of participants. The festival’s format highlighted the benefits of applying corporate networking to community projects, encouraging people to meet, exchange ideas, and shift away from monetized systems toward give-and-take or service exchange models, sparking further collaborations after the festival.