A toolkit for collaborative projects
Social designers often require a collaborative approach to achieve more impact, due to the size of some of the issues they are addressing. But when you have an idea for social change, how do you get people on board? How do you ensure effectiveness? How do you take things through to completion?
Bracket designed and facilitated a workshop titled “Taking it Forward” at the System Reload unconference in September 2008 to address these questions. This interactive session built on the knowledge and experiences of the attendees to develop a ‘work in progress’ framework to kick-start, and ensure effective collaborative working for sustainable designers, including:
- Main elements of collaboration
- How to ensure effective collaborative working
- Things to look out for and how to deal with difficulties
Some additional tips for online community managers that want to encourage and facilitate collaboration through their social networks
