Abstract
In this paper we describe a high profile project to reimagine a large green space in the heart of the city of Lancaster in the UK. This co-design project involved professional designers, but also 2500 people with 700 of these making an active co-design contribution. This project forms the basis of a discussion of how we used a series of events to help participants reach their full creative co-design potential.
From this case study we go on to develop a framework of recommendations to help designers reflect on their normal practice and how they need to operate within a co-design project. These recommendations seek to maximise the benefits of this approach and produce good design outcomes. This framework has been evaluated in a series of international workshops in the UK, Belgium and the Netherlands.
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Citation
Cruickshank, Coupe and Hennesy (2013), Co-Design: Fundamental Issues and Guidelines for Designers: Beyond the Castle Case Study, Swedish Design Research Journal no 2, 2013. page 48-57.
Journal
Design Research Journal
Publication Date
16th of December 2013
Leon Cruickshank
Gemma Coupe
Dee Hennessy