Co-design Toolkit
Banana Curry Pizza Workshop
A co-design workshop’s toolkit for exploring cultural impacts on people’s eating habits.
Intro
Assisting global food chain in localizing their menu for different cultures through workshop
This toolkit facilitates the sharing of personal food experiences and perspectives in workshops, guiding organizers to develop culinary-related concepts by drawing inspiration from participants' cultural backgrounds and stories.
Workshop Prep
Toolkit Preparation
This toolkit facilitates the sharing of personal food experiences and perspectives in workshops, guiding organizers to develop culinary-related concepts by drawing inspiration from participants' cultural backgrounds and stories.
Duration
Depending on the complexity of the scenario and the difficulty of the task (in this toolkit, whether the food preparation steps are intricate), from 30 minutes to a few hours.
Environment
A flexible, cozy, and relaxing open space (kitchen and dining area), materials from the toolkit, pens, and additional materials needed for the activities (some ingredients)
Energy level
High
Facilitators
1 or more
Participants
3 per group
Research techniques
Use-it-yourself (autoethnography), participant observation, co-design workshops
Expected output
Research data (specifically a list of bugs, insights, and new ideas, in this case, new dishes), raw video footage and photos (e.g., one-shot video), filled out materials in the toolkit
Materials Needed
Food ingredients, pins/stickers, printed materials, office supplies, camera
Methods Used
In this workshop, we employed three methods across phases, all of which are adapted from methods introduced in "This is Service Design Doing". We will delve into the details and provide examples in later sections. With minor modifications, these methods can be applied to a wide range of co-design sessions.
Workshop Overview
In this workshop, we employed three methods across phases, all of which are adapted from methods introduced in "This is Service Design Doing". We will delve into the details and provide examples in later sections. With minor modifications, these methods can be applied to a wide range of co-design sessions.
Recommended Layout
In this workshop, we employed three methods across phases, all of which are adapted from methods introduced in "This is Service Design Doing". We will delve into the details and provide examples in later sections. With minor modifications, these methods can be applied to a wide range of co-design sessions.
💡 Workshop Tips
Step-by-step Guide
Phase 00 Warm-up / Icebreaker
Purpose
Familiarize the participants to the workshop environment
Suggested Time
10-30 minutes
Materials Needed
Prepared ingredients for themed food
Step 1
Split Role
The workshop organizer introduces the purpose of the workshop, specific steps, materials in the toolkit, and other basic information.
Step 2
Draw
Task Card
Then, demonstrate to all participants how to make the theme food they decided for the workshop.
Step 3
Secret Task
Participants from each group can collaborate to imitate and recreate the theme food
What value does this bring?
💭 Example
Phase 01 Role-Play Method
Purpose
Encourage more interactions among participants.
Suggested Time
10 minutes
Reference Methods
Role-play, Card Sorting
Materials Needed
Role-play Pin/ Stickers, Task cards
Step 1
Split Role
The workshop organizer introduces the purpose of the workshop, specific steps, materials in the toolkit, and other basic information.
Step 2
Draw
Task Card
Ask the "customer" to stand aside temporarily. Each of the two "chefs" randomly selects a task card from the toolkit.
Step 3
Secret Task
The "chefs" must keep their roles as secret. During the food preparation stage, the "chefs" should try to complete the tasks on their cards.
What value does this bring?
💭 Example
Phase 02 Task-based Cooking & Mapping Method
Purpose
Encourage participants to document their own process and observations
Suggested Time
30 minutes to a few hours
Reference Methods
Role-play, Journey Mapping, Peers Observing Peers
Materials Needed
Storyboard template, pen
Step 1
Start
Cooking
Invite the "customer" back to the group, and the two "chefs" can begin creating their food.
Step 2
Creative
Cooking
During this process, the "chefs" are not required to follow traditional cooking methods; they are free to create any combination, favour, or form of food.
Step 3
Document
Process
The "customer" will record the process of "chefs" making the food using the storyboard template, photos and videos are also encourages.
Step 4
Secret Task
The "customer" must carefully observe the “chefs” words, actions, and expressions during the process to guess the "chefs'" tasks after the food-making is completed.
What value does this bring?
💭 Example
Phase 03 Service Advertisement Method
Purpose
Drives participants to self identify elements that’s valuable to them
Suggested Time
20-30 minutes
Reference Methods
Service Advertisement
Materials Needed
Promotion poster template, along with some inspiration cards
Step 1
Food
Promotion
The "chefs," as the creators of the dish, need to design an advertisement poster for their dish, aim to persuade the "customer" to purchase this dish.
Step 2
Promotion
Tips
The “chefs” can use engaging stories, eye-catching food names, and creative slogans to make the dishes look more appealing.
What value does this bring?
💭 Example
Phase 04 Documenting and Sharing
Purpose
Collect workshop results from participant’s perspective
Suggested Time
10 minutes
Reference Methods
One-shot Video
Materials Needed
Recording device, previous documentations
Step 1
Material
Organize
Upon finishing the steps, 3 members should collect all materials and dishes, arranging them according to their sequence of creation.
Step 2
Video
Creation
Together, they can then produce a one-shot video with materials gathered, and narrate their group's journey through the workshop.
What value does this bring?
Conclusion
Generate
We highly recommend designers to redesign and reconstruct task cards based on their own themes and interests, and apply them to different design scenarios in various semantic contexts, creating entirely new co-design workshops. Feel free to modify or add various design methods according to the designer's needs. We hope the methods we provide can be helpful in the design process!
Banana Curry Pizza Workshop
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