Co-creating the Green Streets Game. A collaborative research project with the members of Street Transformation Group
| dc.contributor.author | Delgado Avila, Natalia | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Emme, Michael J. | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Wiebe, Michelle | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-08-21T20:50:25Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-08-21T20:50:25Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2014 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-08-21 | |
| dc.degree.department | Department of Curriculum and Instruction | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Doctor of Philosophy Ph.D. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This study began with questions about of the impact of co-design on my professional identity as a designer and researcher as well as the impact of this dual role on the research and its implications for innovations in design practice and education. My study conceptualized a new approach to participatory research, by combining design, participation and research in a co-design based methodology aimed to assist the members of the Street Transformation Group to collectively develop a visual communication strategy for their facilitation of co-design, providing a space for reflection about group process and project development as well as the impact The Street Transformation Group was formed in 2011 by three Vancouverites: Maya McDonald, Adam Kebede and Julien Thomas. Inspired by the City of Vancouver’s Neighbourhood’s Greenway initiative (City of Vancouver, 2011), a city policy that looks to turn streets into parks, the group created an educational and planning tool: The Green Streets Game, a board game that allows participants to discuss their ideas for a preferred community design in a collaborative, role-play scenario, leading them through a process of reflection, dialogue, and design, in order to produce a shared vision for the future of their neighbourhood. My study conceptualized a new approach to participatory research, by combining design, participation and research in a co-design based methodology aimed to assist the members of the Street Transformation Group to collectively develop a visual communication strategy for their facilitation of co-design, providing a space for reflection about group process and project development, as well as the impact of these findings on my professional identity as a designer and researcher and the implications of this dual role design practice, research and education. My conclusions focus on collaboration as a classroom strategy and the importance of personality balance and conflict management, as well as the role of designers as reflective researchers. I introduce a new model for co-design that combines elements from action research and other participatory practices with traditional design stages and conceptualizes design as a complex, multi-layered process in a state of constant transformation. The model emphasizes flexibility, allowing the process to develop and change over time and looks to provide a deeper understanding and appreciation for elements like intuition, improvisation, emotion and tacit knowledge within the design process. | en_US |
| dc.description.scholarlevel | Graduate | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1828/5584 | |
| dc.language | English | eng |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.rights.temp | Available to the World Wide Web | en_US |
| dc.subject | co-design | en_US |
| dc.subject | participation | en_US |
| dc.subject | collaboration | en_US |
| dc.subject | participatory design | en_US |
| dc.subject | sustainability | en_US |
| dc.subject | design education | en_US |
| dc.subject | action research | en_US |
| dc.subject | user centred design | en_US |
| dc.title | Co-creating the Green Streets Game. A collaborative research project with the members of Street Transformation Group | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |