Co-creation Methods for Research and Design
This masterclass course is aimed at anyone with an interest in co-creation methods in either research or design. Delivered using (applied) principles of co-creation, you’ll learn the theory around co-creative methods, reflect on real world use and have the opportunity to practice these skills and methods, considering use in your own practice.
What you’ll learn
- The background to co-creative methods and how they fit in the landscape of co-design and participatory design research methods
- Co-creative tools and methods
- Build the confidence to use the methods in your own work (matching methods to projects)
- How to prepare for and run ethical co-creative sessions with users
- How to work with the outputs of co-creative methods, how to make sense of and generate findings from visual and non text data
- How to practically apply co-creative methods within different settings
- How to advocate for co-creative methods
Other course information
- This course is delivered live online over 2 half days (09:30 – 13:00), with breaks
- It’s run in a small group, with an average size of 15 people
- The course includes some group working (please do include any additional needs in relation to this on the accessibility survey)
- You’ll have the opportunity to ask questions and receive feedback from our experienced team
- The format is approximately 60% theory and 40% practice
- We’ll share course materials afterwards, together with recommendations for further reading
- We also offer 1-2-1 mentoring sessions following the course to provide additional support specific to your work context
Who should come on this course?
Anyone who would like to improve their understanding of co-creation methods for research or design, including:
- New Researchers or designers who would like an understanding of co-creative methods
- Established researchers and designers who would like to dig a bit deeper into co-creative theory and practice.
- Non-researchers or designers who are wondering if co-creative tools would be suitable for their work or organisation, or who have been involved in co-creative sessions and would like to improve how they support this way of working.
Do you want to learn as a group?
We can also deliver this course to your team, either online or in person, visit our in-house learning page for more information.
*We want to make sure our courses are available to everyone, so please get in touch with us about a free place if you are unemployed, on maternity leave or on a very low income.
But wait… what is co-creation?
The diversity of research and design methods used has been impacted by changes in working practices over the last few years. Co-creative methods are designed to engage participants’ senses, drawing upon design research approaches and creativity. Learning how to adapt and utilise these methods in a range of contexts (synchronous, asynchronous, online etc.) allows us to access deeper layers of knowledge and engage a wider proportion of users.