Why take this course: Learn how co-design – based in empathy, iteration, and multidisciplinary collaboration – can help you create programs and outreach strategies that have tangible impacts in the communities you’re intending to serve. Three-week course includes weekly workshop assignments and templates to start your own co-design project.
Who should attend this course: This course is for program and outreach librarians and other stakeholders involved in creating library programs and services.
Co-Design 101: The What and Why of Community Co-Design
What is co-design, and why might it help you create more inclusive and equitable programs and services? This introductory session will lay the foundation for the theory and methods of co-design and explain practical ways co-design can enhance your library work.
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Session 2 | 3:00-3:45 pm ET
Inclusive Co-Design: How to Identify and Work Through Implicit Bias
Why is identifying implicit bias - both personally and institutionally - crucial to effective co-design work? This session will include anti-bias training and showcase how you can embrace co-design as a mindset in order to transform how you approach community-based programs and services.
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Session 1 | 2:00-2:45 pm ET
Co-Design Part One: Knowing Your Role and Your Community
How do you get started with co-design? This session will discuss practical strategies for researching and connecting with your community. You will also learn ways to establish an iterative, reflective process for yourself and your team so that you stay on track with your goals.
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Session 2 | 3:00-3:45 pm ET
Co-Design Part Two: Gathering Community Involvement and Input
How do you gather community interest, support, and input? This session will discuss methods for outreach and data collection, as well as how to ensure you gather diverse perspectives that fully represent your community.
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Session 1 | 2:00-2:45 pm ET
Co-Design Part Three: Brainstorming and Refining Based on Feedback
So you have community input - now what? This session will discuss how to synthesize and analyze feedback in a way that aligns with a co-design framework and philosophy. You will also learn how to iterate and refine the idea as part of the co-design cycle.
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Session 2 | 3:00-3:45 pm ET
Co-Design Part Four: Moving Toward Action and Evaluating Success
What are strategies for moving forward to implementing your idea or program? How do you know if what you created is working? And more broadly, how do you know if your co-design process was successful? This closing session will discuss ways to bring your idea or program to fruition and how to establish effective metrics for evaluating success.
Join as a Group
Group Rates
Request a discount for groups of 3 or more and work with your colleagues on a project for your library.
Credit Packages
Purchase packages of course tickets that you can allocate to your staff as needed and apply to our full roster of courses.
Purchase 15 or more registrations and apply them across multiple courses.
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