Product design question

How can you help Facebook design an urban public space?

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What this question tests

Tests systems thinking applied to physical community space design, connecting a tech company's strengths to a real world civic need.

Clarify what an urban public space needs: gathering areas, accessibility, safety, and genuine community relevance, not a branded showcase.
Identify how Facebook's actual strengths apply, such as community event data and local group insights informing what the space should offer.
Propose design principles: flexible multi use areas informed by local community group activity, plus digital tools like event coordination kiosks.
Address the risk of over branding, since a public space dominated by corporate branding would undermine genuine community trust and use.
Define success: usage rate by diverse local community groups and repeat visitation.
Confirm with the interviewer whether Facebook's role is funding, design consultation, or direct operation of the space.

Grounds the design in Facebook's actual data advantage, using local Groups activity to understand what kinds of community events and uses the space should support.
Proposes flexible, low branding infrastructure, since a public space perceived as a corporate showcase would undermine genuine community adoption and trust.
Adds a practical digital layer, like an event coordination kiosk or app integration, connecting the physical space to existing local Facebook Groups.
Sets a measurable goal, for example a stated diversity and frequency of community group usage rather than raw foot traffic alone.

Designing an overtly corporate branded space that would undermine public trust and community adoption.
Ignoring the practical civic design needs, accessibility and safety, in favor of purely tech driven features.

How would you avoid this feeling like a corporate branding exercise rather than genuine public infrastructure?
What data would you use to decide what the community actually needs from this space?