📜 Workshop Overview
There’s a lot of talk about co-design in the public, health and community sectors, but it’s hard to understand what’s unique about this approach until you experience it for yourself. This one-day workshop offers a rapid deep dive into the practice of co-design for public and social innovation.
Through a simulation activity, we will explore what co-design can look and feel like in practice. You will be immersed in a co-design process before reflecting on the theory and principles underpinning it.
This in-person workshop offers a firsthand understanding of what makes co-design unique. It demonstrates how best to facilitate participation, including using creative techniques and accessible tools to effectively engage communities, colleagues, and other people interested in and affected by your work.
Designed and facilitated by Dr Emma Blomkamp, the workshop is based on best practice in experiential learning and extensive experience delivering enjoyable and educational sessions in Australia and New Zealand.
You will leave the workshop with tools and ideas for applying co-design to your own work, as well as a deeper understanding of the benefits and challenges of taking a more creative and participatory approach to shared problems.
👋 Is this for me?
This learning experience has been designed for people new to co-design and human-centred design. Many participants will have significant experience in other fields but may not have been exposed to genuine co-design practice.
If you already have some experience with co-design or human-centred design, and/or have taken part in a previous workshop with Emma Blomkamp, you may wish to consider another training program.
💻 Session Format
This full-day workshop is split into two parts, with several breaks.
The first part is fast-paced and interactive, with participants immersing themselves in a simulated co-design process. We will use tools for gaining empathy and exploring ideas to respond to a complex social issue. You will work in small groups in the first part and participate in a mix of individual, pair and group activities.
In the second part, we will reflect on the activities and consider how to do things differently in practice. Emma will share conceptual frameworks for co-design and examples from relevant projects. We will identify challenges and opportunities for applying these principles and methods to engage a wide range of people in policymaking, service design and social innovation. You will then consider how to apply these principles and methods to your own work.
📆 2024 Course Schedule
This in-person Immersive Introduction to Co-Design will be held in Melbourne on Thursday 24 October, 10am-4.30pm.
Not able to make it in person? Check out our online Immersive Introduction to Co-Design training taking place in March 2024!
With a limited capacity, tickets for recent series have sold out far in advance, so we recommend booking well ahead of time!
If you would like to receive an invoice, save your spot in any future course, or have any questions, please contact the team.
Future dates and formats (online or in-person) are subject to interest. If you have a preference for a particular location or day for a future session, please let us know when registering your interest below.
✅ Registration and Investment
Individual registration costs $935 AUD inc GST.
Your place is confirmed on receipt of full payment.
Includes:
A participant pack & other resources.
Catering (lunch, morning and afternoon tea).
If you would like to receive an invoice to register, apply for the scholarship for a First Nations practitioner, or have any questions, please contact the team.
Register for the in-person session above or express your interest below to hear when tickets for future courses go on sale.
We highly recommend registering early to avoid missing out - previous courses sold out well in advance!
💬 Previous participants have said…
“This is a great introduction to co-design - Emma manages to give you a taste of co-design practice through experiential learning, drawing out valuable questions and insights from participants, and then rounds this out with some theory and references to case studies.” - Nina Cunningham, public servant, Australia
“I would definitely recommend this workshop to others, it's a fun and non-intimidating introduction to the world of co-design.” - Farhana Ismail, design researcher, Australia
“This workshop offers a great introduction to co-design. While it unpacks foundational co-design principles and mindsets, this workshop is suitable for anyone that has an interest in deepening their understanding of co-design, no matter what level of experience. The experiential learning and high-quality resources offered in this session set it apart from standard training activities. Highly recommend!” - Maggie Fono, public servant, Australia
“If you are interested in co-design but you have not yet had a taste - this is the perfect introduction to get started. A full day experiential workshop where you get to take part in a co-design process and reflect on how you can bring your learnings into your work.” - Simon Jankelson, design consultant, Australia