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co-sketching (and the all important element of time)

August 9, 2009penny Leave a Comment

Recently I sat down with the marvelous chris gaul for a co-sketching session, the aim was to work through visually some of the key concepts in my research into participatory methods and social technologies. I’d worked closely with cg before… Continue Reading →

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Mapping methods, techniques, tools and design values

July 15, 2009penny Leave a Comment

Methods can be a bit like a black box. Embedded within them are particular assumptions about design and participation that can be unwittingly projected into our design process and outcomes. If we hope to privilege sociability, flexibility and openness in… Continue Reading →

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Seeding: prototyping ‘in the wild’

May 25, 2009penny Leave a Comment

Over the last few years I’ve experienced a real change in the kinds of design services that might be needed by, or offered to, clients – especially working in the not for profit and community sectors. As we all know,… Continue Reading →

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This blog covers work, thinking and experiences on participatory design, social design and design research by Penny Hagen. I help organisations take a collaborative and participatory approach to the design and implementation of new processes, policy, strategy, services and initiatives. The opinions shared here are solely my own

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