diff --git a/src/collections/case-studies/being-studio-co-design-case-study.md b/src/collections/case-studies/being-studio-co-design-case-study.md index b2b0bd0..e310de3 100644 --- a/src/collections/case-studies/being-studio-co-design-case-study.md +++ b/src/collections/case-studies/being-studio-co-design-case-study.md @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ The IDRC supported the co-design process including: ### Partner -[BEING Studio](https://beingstudio.ca/) is a diverse community of artists with developmental disabilities. At BEING, artists have access to the space, the tools, and the representation to create and share their visual art and creative writing. BEING’s motto is “Art first. Selfhood also first. ART FIRST. SELFHOOD ALSO FIRST.”. In the words of BEING, “it is about truly valuing the work – by valuing the artist who created it”. +[BEING Studio](https://beingstudio.ca/) is a diverse community of artists with developmental disabilities. At BEING, artists have access to the space, the tools, and the representation to create and share their visual art and creative writing. BEING’s motto is “ART FIRST. SELFHOOD ALSO FIRST.”. In the words of BEING, “it is about truly valuing the work – by valuing the artist who created it”. ### Desired co-design outcomes @@ -45,12 +45,14 @@ Learn more about the project on the [project wiki page](https://fluidproject.atl + Figure 1. Screen capture of an online co-design workshop. + {% endfigure %} ## Co-design Overview @@ -69,12 +71,14 @@ The introductory “Think Tank” event was an online event open to all BEING ar + Figure 2. Sample of a slide used to guide the third co-design session on the topic of BEING online. + {% endfigure %} ## Co-design Process Highlights @@ -94,6 +98,7 @@ View the [Think Tank slide presentation](https://fluidproject.atlassian.net/wiki + Figure 3. Screen capture of the BEING Futures Think Tank session. @@ -101,6 +106,7 @@ Figure 3. Screen capture of the BEING Futures Think Tank session. + {% endfigure %} {% figure "/assets/media/being-shapes-activity-resize.png", "A blackboard on which are drawn various shapes including circles, hearts, stars, squares, triangles, a pair of cherries, and a squiggle. Each shape has a different colour written inside. The shapes are tightly clustered together." %} @@ -110,6 +116,7 @@ Figure 3. Screen capture of the BEING Futures Think Tank session. + Figure 4. Outcome of the Think Tank collaborative art activity. @@ -117,6 +124,7 @@ Figure 4. Outcome of the Think Tank collaborative art activity. + {% endfigure %} ### Community Leadership @@ -142,6 +150,8 @@ All co-design activities were developed together with BEING facilitators: + + {% endfigure %} {% figure "/assets/media/being-video-still-2.png", "A person holds up a cut-out drawing of an astronaut with ZOOM-O-NAUT written on its chest, along with a thought bubble that reads "ONE THING I ENJOY DOING IS...". The person's face is blocked by the thought bubble and in the background a round yellow circle can be seen with the works PLANET BEING FUTURES on it." %} @@ -158,6 +168,8 @@ All co-design activities were developed together with BEING facilitators: + + {% endfigure %} {% figure "/assets/media/being-video-still-3.png", "A person with short wavy hair and glasses holds up two cutout drawings of stars, one with the word EXCITED written inside and the other with the word CALM written inside. A yellow circle can be seen in the background with partially blocked text reading PLANET BEING FUTURES." %} @@ -167,6 +179,7 @@ All co-design activities were developed together with BEING facilitators: + Figures 5-7: Video stills from prompts shared with participants prior to co-design sessions. BEING facilitators strongly encouraged us to create video prompts for our workshops, since the artists found this to be the best way to take in information and instruction. @@ -174,6 +187,7 @@ Figures 5-7: Video stills from prompts shared with participants prior to co-desi + {% endfigure %} ## Co-design Outcomes @@ -191,6 +205,7 @@ The following creative design map (Figure 8) is the outcome of a synthesis of al + Figure 8. Co-design outcomes creative map @@ -198,6 +213,7 @@ Figure 8. Co-design outcomes creative map + {% endfigure %} ## Challenges and Learnings @@ -215,6 +231,7 @@ The challenges of working remotely required significant re-thinking of how to co + When meeting remotely, find creative ways to work asynchronously and to share physical artifacts. Where possible, incorporate these activities into a process that participants are already using and are familiar with. For example, artist kits that were being delivered to the BEING artists in their homes provided a great opportunity to share [printed templates and other art materials](https://fluidproject.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/fluid/pages/11590614/Printable+Artist+Templates) for use before and during co-design workshops. @@ -222,6 +239,7 @@ When meeting remotely, find creative ways to work asynchronously and to share ph + {% endlearning %} ### Getting to know the community @@ -235,6 +253,7 @@ This project took place over a relatively short period of time and its scope cov + Find ways to engage participants from the start of the co-design process in order to develop trust, preferably in ways that they are already engaging in their community. @@ -242,6 +261,7 @@ Find ways to engage participants from the start of the co-design process in orde + {% endlearning %} ### Engaging participants between sessions @@ -255,6 +275,7 @@ Connecting directly with the artists was not possible between sessions, other th + Find opportunities to join existing meetings or check-ins to provide brief updates on the co-design process as a way to stay connected between sessions and to solicit direct feedback from participants after each session. This help to inform the co-design activity planning from one session to the next to ensure the comfort and engagement of participants throughout the process. @@ -262,6 +283,7 @@ Find opportunities to join existing meetings or check-ins to provide brief updat + {% endlearning %} ### Structuring and planning the co-design activities @@ -275,6 +297,7 @@ Some of the feedback we received from BEING facilitators was that our video prom + Keep instructions simple and concise. Use some of the time in a co-design session to introduce preparatory materials and activities or to plan for the next session together — this allows participants to be invested in the process and to inform the facilitators of the best way to present and frame the ideas. This requires balancing the time needed for the co-design session activities with planning activities and may not always be appropriate, and depends upon the interest of participants in helping to plan the activities. @@ -286,6 +309,7 @@ This would work well when paired with post-session debrief sessions with communi + {% endlearning %} ### Documenting and communicating ideas @@ -299,6 +323,7 @@ While it was more challenging to share physical artifacts in an online setting, + Provide a way for artists to share documentation of their work with artist participants and facilitators between the co-design sessions (e.g. photos, videos, text descriptions) in formats and through communication channels that work best for them. This would give everyone a chance to experience each others' work in more detail and spark thoughts and ideas for the next session. @@ -306,6 +331,7 @@ Provide a way for artists to share documentation of their work with artist parti + {% endlearning %} ## Impact