Community-Led Co-design Kit
An open source toolkit for sharing knowledge about how to do co-design led by community members and organizations.
Why community-led co-design?
Community-led co-design is an approach in which the co-design process, not just the outcomes, is developed in collaboration with community members who will be directly impacted by the design.
Community-led co-design:
Recognizes community leadership
Takes place in a familiar environment
Creates more engaged communities
Moves from design with to design by
Where to start
Introduction
Read the Introduction to co-design and community-led co-design
How to use this kit
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Building blocks of co-design
Each of these blocks includes guides, activities, and tools.
Partnership
Finding the people who you're interested in collaborating with, who are active participants in their community.
Community involvement
Involving members of the community you're working with in the co-design process.
Co-design plan
Planning all that is needed for the co-design engagement to get off the ground.
Facilitation
Creating the environment and conditions for your co-designers to be able to participate and contribute.
Ideas and outcomes
Ideas and outcomes that result from the co-design sessions: How to document it, synthesize it, and also larger questions such as who owns these ideas.
Reflection
Taking the time to reflect on the process on what has gone well and what could be improved for next time.