Co-designing in communities with people for change

WELCOME TO CO-DESIGNING IN COMMUNITIES WORKSHOP!

WHAT IS IT ABOUT? WHY IS IT RELEVANT?
How can we, as social designers and policymakers, shift and share power with people poorly served by existing institutions to co-create, co-deliver, and co-govern new support models and social systems? In this workshop, we will explore what makes for ethical human-centred design -- moving beyond methods to the values, mental models, and every day practices that shape how we define problems, generate solutions, forge partnerships, and conceptualize success. Come along to engage in critical conversation, try out frameworks, delve into case studies, and reflect on big questions that you can apply to your work.

HOW?
This will be a hands-on workshop blending a range of storytelling techniques (written stories, case studies, films), conceptual frameworks, analytic models, and reflective prompts.
The workshop will be held in English.

FOR WHOM?
This workshop is for policymakers & design practitioners ready to go deep, ask critical questions about who design services and who holds power, and engage in self-reflection. If your work seeks to shift outcomes for economically & socially marginalized people, this workshop is especially for you!

WHO?
Co-Designing in Communities Workshop is led by Sarah Schulman. Sarah is a Founder of InWithForward, and its Social Impact Lead. As a sociologist, Sarah is fascinated by what makes individuals, families, and policymakers tick. She’s worked with federal, regional, and local governments in 6 countries to shift how policies are made and measured. Her experience working within bureaucracies sparked her interest in redesigning them. From 2010 to 2012, Sarah co-ran InWithFor and worked with The Australian Centre for Social Innovation to launch three new social solutions, including the award-winning Family by Family. Sarah has also been the Youth Project Lead at Participle, one of the first social design shops in the world. She holds a Doctorate in Social Policy from Oxford University, where she was a Rhodes Scholar and a Masters of Education from Stanford University.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
Participating fee for the workshop is 340 euros + VAT. The fee includes coffee breaks.

The workshop is a part of the Design Thinking Tallinn 2022 program and is organised by Estonian Public Sector Innovation Team and supported by Miltton.

Design Thinking Tallinn 2022 is co-designed by Design Minds, Miltton, Nortal, Proekspert, Estonian Design Centre, Social Innovation Lab and Estonian Public Sector Innovation Team.