Co-creation
Co-creation and co-design increase the quality of participation
Co-creation puts the concerns of the participants at the centre of the project and acts as a loudspeaker for at-risk communities. It helps generate socially robust knowledge and offers opportunities for participants to better understand this information and knowledge. The role of the facilitator is fundamental in caring for the communities involved.
Recommendations
- Support communities
- Address the interests of all communities
- Ensure good communication
- Strive to create empathy, trust and respect
- Maintain a permanent balance between all actors
- Use plain language for clear communication
- Experiment to facilitate reflection and learning
- Show and act, don't just describe
- Work within cooperative and horizontal settings
- Listen to and engage with participating communities
- Generate visual elements and physical, tactile materials
- Use design thinking strategies
- Provide clear information about goals, tasks and commitments
- Generate documents to ensure traceability and transparency
- Evaluate at each stage and change strategy if necessary
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