"A neighborhood is a subdivision of a city or town, which usually has its own identity and whose inhabitants have a sense of belonging."

(Definition of a neighborhood - Definicion.de, s. f.)

The culture of the neighborhoods is the essence that makes a city, state, and country unique. It is part of what generates diversity and a sense of belonging in communities.

The development proposal for a society with a more profound human reflection is a series of actions based on strengthening democracy and the fight against corruption in the community. The use of the arts, dialogue, and daily life and the appreciation of them as channels of communication and tools for social transformation is a concept that expresses the desire of populations, artists, and activists to transform themselves and their community and, thus, to prevail and influence the design of their future.

Identifying and understanding neighborhood dynamics is fundamental to generating spaces of traditions where micro-social dynamics stimulate a collective imaginary as resistance to the hegemonic dynamics of the "global city" (Sassen).

It is essential to take into account all stakeholders to project the future in the neighborhoods and create synergistic solutions instead of complex problems. Negative connotations of marginalization of neighborhoods, including discrimination against traditional festivals and cultural expressions, reflect the need to understand diversity and generate spaces that give each neighborhood a unique sense of identity.

The world and human relationships are suffering deterioration. Futuristic studies hurry up to do descriptions and theories from different possible future stages while prooving different methodologies to help the communities to understand them and make them realize they can and must take part in the crucial decisions of their future. One of those theories describes three big future stages: "The conventional world, Babarization & finally, The Great Transition." Raskin, P. (2023). Great Transition: The Promise and Lure of the Times Ahead. Tellus Institute. https://www.tellus.org/

The call to the international community of designers is for the prospection of the neighborhoods in the future. Release the imagination and project questions:

What will be the future of the world's neighborhoods, and how to strengthen their resilience to current challenges and dynamics?

How can my neighborhood culture contribute to a more human and inclusive global dynamic?

How do designers and visual artists project the future neighborhoods of their own places of origin?

Are there points of convergence between neighborhoods in different countries? What are they?

Making a neighborhood means projecting a future while living and creating the district today in a conscious, daily, and community way, thus contributing to the "Great transition" or visualizing the counter-scenarios as tragic inspiration to influence awareness and take part in designing their future.