These are 3 of the 5 values that were beautifully and collaboratively crafted by a whole village of community members.
My role on the project allowed me to co-facilitate workshops plan activities for our school visits and design a neighborhood vibez tour.
The community members involved throughout this process were scholars, teachers, staff, school leaders, families, board members, and administrators.
This is what Co-Design looks like!
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20
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Survey Responses
In-Depth Interviews
Workshop Participants
Students Conversations
Co-Creation Sessions
School Visits
Workshop Participants
In-Depth Interviews
Survey Responses
Co-Creation Sessions
School Visits
Student Conversations
ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL NETWORK
Using a deeply embedded co-design approach, we helped define a new mission statement, purpose statement, and values for the Brooklyn based network of charter schools.
Date
Winter 2021
How might we engage the Ascend community and network to co-design and align on a guiding purpose that can drive Ascend’s behaviors, identity, and outcomes?
The Design Challenge
The Process
Phase 1 - Explore and Co-design
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We used collaborative qualitative approaches that engaged key stakeholders in various workshop moments.
Phase 2 - Refine and Finalize
The Deliverable(s)
In the end, we delivered a new mission statement, purpose statement, and a set of values.
Role
Senior Design Researcher
