1B:
Create your design team
Goal
The design team will be organized. They'll hold their first team meeting.
Objectives
1. People who represent the diverse community around your site will be on the team
2. People on the team will understand their role and the Participatory Design Process.
3. You'll create a schedule of design team meetings, classes, and public sessions.
Materials
& Resources
"Participatory Design Process" handout for each person.
Map of your site from OASIS, www.oasisnyc.org (optional)
Activity
Steps
1. If the team is being elected democratically, hold elections. If the team will not be elected, the leader should choose team members.
People who should be represented on the team:
A) Children
B) Teenagers
C) Teachers, the principal, & the custodian (if your project is on school property)
D) Parks workers (if your project is on Parks Department property)
E) Neighbors
F) Parents
G) Organizations who can help out
H) An architect (for parks or playgrounds)
2. Organize a meeting for the team, and review the following information. If people on your design team were at your first meeting, the leader can ask them to present some of this information.
A) Discuss how the team was selected or elected.
B) Make sure everyone knows the site you'll be working on. Look at the OASIS map. Who owns it?
C) Review "Participatory Design Process" together. Discuss each step. Give examples of activities.
D) Discuss the plan and timeline for your project.
E) Discuss your funding and resources.
F) Plan when & where the team will meet. (Ex: once a week for one hour for 3 to 4 months in the community room of the school).
G) Plan a schedule for school classes and public sessions. Come up with a teacher training plan.
H) Come up with a decision making process. Voting? Consensus? The leader decides after debate?
I) Identify decisions already made about the project. Identify what decisions this team can make.