Empower Perspectives through Design
Design is a participatory and democratic activity. Make sure you've taken the steps to bring everyone together for effective, inclusive, and fun collaboration to set you up for success by ensuring all voices are heard during the investigate and ideate stages of your process.
Methods for the Include Phase
Vase vs. Flowers
Great introductory activity.The Design Thinking Mindset Activity is an effective way to immerse people into the power of design quickly.
Ground Rules
Creating a space of openness requires some structure. Select the right set of boundaries to help participants understand how they might engage and what they can expect from others.
Collaboration Planning
It’s harder to sort out responsibilities, expectations, and preferences once a project is already in flight. The TTS Design Practice has prepared a worksheet to help teams discuss and make explicit key roles and processes for any collaboration.
Personal Dashboard
Everyone has something different to bring and gain from a collaboration. An explicit conversation around strengths, interests, and needs can guide the structure of a collaboration to suit everyone’s goals.