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.
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.
How Primary Health Networks can commission primary care services to better meet the health needs of people experiencing homelessness
We highlight the complex and often unmet health needs of the homeless, the challenges in mainstream healthcare services, and the recommendations for a coordinated approach to address these issues.
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.
10 reasons why co-design is beneficial in health and community services
In the health and community services sectors, co-design is crucial as it has the potential to directly impact someone's well-being and quality of life.
How to convince your organisation that co-design is worth it
When it comes to gaining buy-in for co-design from your manager or organisational leaders, it helps to be organised and strategic. This is a series of 'moves' that you can explore to present a compelling case for co-design.
Launching the Beacon Strategies 5 year strategic plan (2022 - 2027)
Heading into the back end of 2021 we have been fortunate enough to have exceeded our expectations, delivering on meaningful projects, achieving financial sustainability, scaling up our team and having the opportunity to answer the question ‘where do we see ourselves as an organisation in the next five years?’
A step-by-step guide to co-design
Beneath a carefully planned and executed co-design session lies a purposeful process designed to achieve specific results. Follow this step-by-step guide to develop your own co-design process.