Community Co-Design: How to Collaborate with Your Community to Build Programs and Services
Revolutionize your approach to user-centered services by implementing co-design practices in your library.
Course Overview
Guest speaker sessions via Zoom:
Wednesdays, Feb. 21, 28, and Mar. 6, from 2:00-3:45 pm ET (recordings available)
Workshop:
Asynchronous, facilitator-led workshop over 3 weeks
Co-design, also known as participatory design or co-creation, is a process that brings together designers and end-users to collaboratively develop solutions, products, or services. Co-design is crucial for library programs and outreach because it places the patrons and community at the center of development and decision making, ensuring that their perspectives, experiences, and needs inform the final outcome. In this 3-week, interactive online course, you will gain the knowledge and practical skills needed to engage with patrons, stakeholders, and community members to rebalance power dynamics and collaboratively shape your library’s services, programs, and outreach.
Join us and 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.
The live sessions run on Wednesdays, February 21, 28, and March 6, from 2:00-3:45 pm ET (recordings available) with an ongoing facilitator-led workshop over 3 weeks. Don’t miss this opportunity!
When you sign up early, you’ll have immediate access to our Early Access On Demand Resources—a series of webinars from Library Journal and School Library Journal contributors along with rich, supporting materials in the form of readings, activities, and videos—to explore at your own pace.
Who should take this course
This course is for program and outreach librarians and other stakeholders involved in creating library programs and services.
Live sessions are also available on demand for six months
Can’t make a live session? All guest speaker sessions are recorded and available on demand for six months following the initial broadcast.
Certificate of completion provided
15 professional development credits are available
For support with online courses, please contact libraryjournal@edmaker.co
Accessibility
All guest speaker sessions feature live captioning and are made available on demand after the initial broadcast. Please email libraryjournal@edmaker.co upon registration if you require any special accommodations and we will make our best efforts to facilitate them.
Group Rates
Have a team attend and increase your impact!
Discounted registration fees are available for groups of 3 or more. When you register your team for our online courses, they will be placed in the same small workshop group, where discussions and project-based assignments receive feedback from an experienced librarian.
Send us a request for a quote.
If your group prefers to work separately, just let us know.
By registering for this event you confirm that you have read and agree to our Code of Conduct.
For support with online courses, please contact libraryjournal@edmaker.co.
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Session 1 | 2:00-2:45 pm ET
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.
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Workshop Q&A | 2:45-3:00 pm ET
An introduction to this week’s assignment and an overview of what to expect from the online workshop in this course
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.
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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.
Speaker:
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To be announced |
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Workshop Q&A | 2:45-3:00 pm ET
An introduction to this week’s assignment and an overview of what to expect from the online workshop in this course
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.
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To be announced |
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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.
Speaker:
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To be announced |
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Workshop Q&A | 2:45-3:00 pm ET
An introduction to this week’s assignment and an overview of what to expect from the online workshop in this course
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.
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For support with online courses, please contact libraryjournal@edmaker.co.
Online Course Preview
A preview of how we build your library skills and bring inspiration to your projects with our online learning experience.
Course Format
One-Week Timeline (Course Runs 3+ Weeks)
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DAYS 1-2 On Demand |
DAY 3 2.5 hours |
DAYS 4-7 1-2 hours (optional) |
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PRE-LIVE SESSION - Resources - Discussions - Bonus Content |
LIVE SESSIONS - Guest speakers via webcast - Q&A via chat - Recordings available on demand |
ASYNCHRONOUS WORKSHOP - Project-based homework, applied to your job - Personalized feedback from a facilitator - Group discussion in an asynchronous workshop setting via discussion forum |
3-WEEK WORKSHOP - Facilitator-led feedback WEEK 1 Set goals and priorities WEEK 2 Research and gather data WEEK 3 Create your blueprint |
Inspiring Live Guest Speakers + Facilitated Group Workshop for Project-Based Learning
Live session with Andrea Blackman and Tasneem Ansariyah Grace |
Live Guest Speakers Each Week
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Online Course Features
Recordings of guest speakers |
Recordings Available After The Live Session
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Facilitator-led workshop |
Online Classroom Organizes All Materials
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Early Access On Demand Resources |
Early Access and Ongoing Resources To Support Learning
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