Our blog
We believe in sharing the knowledge and learnings we capture through our work with people and organisations across the health and social services sectors.
Our blog consists of thoughtful and practical content and insight across a range of topic areas that aims to better enable people and organisations to plan, design, implement and evaluate their work.
How to implement change following co-design
This blog will discuss the steps from developing solutions on paper to preparing them for real-world implementation. We will also outline a typical roadmap that will help guide the 'business end' of your co-design project.
Maximise Co-Design Impact: strategies for incorporating feedback
This blog post outlines three interchangeable concepts that co-designers may refer to when undertaking co-design work: small circle, big circle, going deep versus going wide, and feedback loops.
How to turn co-design insights into a tangible service model
The term 'service model' can be ambiguous and means different things to different people. It could be a one-page infographic or a 100-page program manual. Let’s walk through the most common ones we see.
10 prompts for hosting the perfect co-design session
Facilitating a co-design session is an art of many styles so we’ve outlined heaps of prompts for you to consider when next facilitating a co-design session.
How to plan for meaningful engagement in a co-design process
There is a lot of planning that goes into co-design but this stage is a bit more exciting. It’s all about planning for the actual co-design engagement. Use our checklist to help guide your engagement session.
A Desktop Research Guide for co-design
Conducting desktop research will allow you to start a co-design process with an informed position. We discuss how you can do this and provide examples of what it looks like.
The critical step in a successful co-design project
This blog is dedicated to developing a co-design project plan that offers a flexible framework for delivering your co-design project. It covers the three main elements necessary for your co-design project.
Strategies for success – The importance of effective project governance in co-design projects
What is the most important part of a co-design process? It’s governance! Without effective governance, your co-design project is at a high risk of failure from the outset.
Useful Human-centred Design Toolkits for your next project
Doing HCD in Australia? There are a number of incredibly useful Human-centred design toolkits that you can familiarise yourself with that will help get you started.