1A:
Meet with students, teachers, custodian, neighbors
Goal
This meeting will be with everyone involved in your design project. The goal of this first meeting is to find out who will work together, when, and how. This information will change as your project moves forward. This first meeting will let people know where to begin.
Objectives
Everyone at the meeting will know
1. where your project or "site" is and who the leader of your design project is.
2. what you'll be designing, your timeline, funding & resources available.
3. what a design team is & what Participatory Design is.
4. who will be on the design team for your project.
Materials
& Resources
Handout "Participatory Design Process" One for each person.
Map of your site from OASIS, www.oasisnyc.org (optional)
Activity
Steps
1. Learn who the leader is for this project. If there's no leader yet, the group should choose one. The
leader will briefly describe their role. The leader will facilitate the following steps.
2. Make sure everyone knows the site you'll be working on. Look at the OASIS map.
3. Read "Participatory Design Process" together. Discuss each step. Give examples of activities.
4. Discuss the plan for your site. Are you designing a new park or garden? Re-designing one?
5. Discuss your funding and resources.
6. Discuss how the team will be selected. Will the leader choose them? Will they be elected? How?
7. Plan when the team will meet.
8. Review Activity Plan 1B, Create your design team.
Evaluation
Each person will be able to describe all of the information in the "Objectives" section. You'll have a leader for the project. You'll have a design team, or a plan for how to organize one.