In our journey of co-design, moving from the tangible "Map of Belonging" to truly understanding what mattered to individuals required a deeper dive. It wasn't enough to just see the themes; we needed ...
Our journey of deepening understanding through Three-Way Sharing took a natural pause during the half-term break. Many of our participants are parents of younger children, and we wanted to ensure ever...
We've explored the profound power of Three-Way Sharing, witnessing how uninterrupted stories and collaborative distillation can build deep connection and unearth powerful individual insights. But how ...
By Week Seven of our co-design journey, something truly powerful began to emerge. After weeks of deep sharing and individual insight gathering within our five separate groups, it was time to reveal th...
We've journeyed through deep listening, individual storytelling, and the collective sense-making of clustered insights. Now, with a rich tapestry of understanding at our fingertips, the crucial next s...
In Week 10 of our journey, we tackled a crucial step in bringing our ideas to life: transforming our "How Might We" (HMW) statements into concrete projects or proposals. And we did it in a wonderfully...
For 14 incredible weeks, Barne Barton and St Budeaux have been on a journey of discovery, connection, and co-creation. Through an inclusive co-design process, we've listened deeply, shared openly, an...
As we draw this series of learning blogs to a close, it feels right to reflect on perhaps the most significant challenge and opportunity in neighbourhood co-creation: making and taking the time. Our j...
Our 14-week co-design journey in Barne Barton and St Budeaux culminated in its most vital phase: the shift from co-creating an interconnected story to actually starting to deliver that story and make ...
This is a structured technique for deep listening and collaborative insight gathering. It involves three roles
An interactive activity used within a circle to visually demonstrate and solidify collective connections and contributions. As people offer ideas or contributions to a shared goal (e.g., planning a ce...
A foundational approach used across various aspects of the work to create connection, provide context and meaning, and articulate vision. It was central to the Community Researchers' method of gatheri...