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In this workshop we will look at two complementary participatory practices, Asset Based Community Development and Co-design.

Often, we tend to base ideas for improvement on what is not working, but an Asset-Based approach allows us to identify individual, community, organisational and stakeholder strengths and assets so that we can create strong, sustainable communities by building on what works already. Co-design as a human-centred approach, helps us to understand people’s life context, and with its focus on prototyping can help us collectively come up with solutions that work for everyone involved. These practices support people to participate in the design process, so that solutions create value for most, even those hard to hear voices.

You will hear about some case-studies about how these practices have been applied in community projects, as well as learn a few tools you can use for gaining a better understanding of existing community strengths and opportunities for change.

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Presented by....

Dee Brooks from Jeder Institute

Dee will discuss her work with participatory practices such as Asset Based Community Development and the Art of Hosting to build sustainable local capacity and bring community to the centre. She will share examples from her Co.Lab Initiative in Indonesia.

Dee Brooks is the Agitator, Blender and Chief Hugger of the Jeder Institute, Australia

Through her down-to-earth style, Dee brings people together in dynamic ways to realise and engage the full potential of their networks and communities. Her work has inspired people at hundreds of events and workshops worldwide where she offers community engagement and development training and also provides professional co-design, facilitation and keynote addresses for conferences, forums and events.

Based on two decades of grassroots work, Dee’s background is in youth work, community research and community development and she is a firm believer in the power of tapping into the collective wisdom of a community to strengthen and build on what's already there.

ABCD Asia Pacific Network co-founder
ABCD Institute International Faculty member
IACD Oceania Director
ABCD in Action Steward
Art of Hosting Host and trainer
The Unconference co-founder
Flow Game Host
DRUMBEAT Facilitator

Jax Wechsler from Sticky Design Studio

Jax is passionate about the potential for design to enable better futures for people and the planet. She is an accomplished human-centred designer with over 15 years' professional experience within the private, public and not-for-profit sectors. Passionate about the value of human-centred design for social impact, Jax founded a community of practice, Social Design Sydney which aims to create conversation about social design. Jax shares her expertise and passion for design and social impact by providing codesign consulting services as Sticky Design Studio, writing, lecturing, and convening masterclasses and events for Social Design Sydney.

Jax will discuss her approach to place based community development combining co-design, asset based community development and systems practice for community driven change.

Check out Jax's portfolio and publications at jaxwechsler.com