1. #Patchworks

2. Rod Dillon Rebecca Ellis Sharon Calverley Asa Calow
Biomedicine Environment Centre Signposts Madlab
Maria Angela Ferrario Will Simm Jen Southern
(Catalyst Research Associates)
Introducing people

3. Video (3 mins)

4. Design process
• 12 workshops –
- DIY electonics
- Microbe labs
- making things together, learning, trust, play
• 4 personas – learning about homelessness
• 3 PROTEE sessions – reflection
•
• 2 prototype ideas - decisions
• 1 #Pat

5. Making things together
Mar April May June July Aug Sept Oct
How to
w/shops
Decided
which
prototype
Official
project
endBuilding
prototype
User testing
Exploratory workshops

6. research
Mar April May June July Aug Sept Oct
How to
w/shops
Decided
which
prototype
Official
project
endBuilding
prototype
Literature review
research observation and documentation of organisations & workshops
User testing
Exploratory workshops

7. sharing and publicising research
Mar April May June July Aug Sept Oct
How to
w/shops
Decided
which
prototype
Official
project
endBuilding
prototype
Literature review
research observation and documentation of organisations & workshops
Presentation and discussion of project at conferences
Writing academic papers
User testing
Exploratory workshops
video
video
video

8. PROTEE dialogues
Mar April May June July Aug Sept Oct
How to
w/shops
Decided
which
prototype
Official
project
endBuilding
prototype
Literature review
research observation and documentation of organisations & workshops
Wider presentation and discussion of project at conferences
User testing
Exploratory workshops
Writing academic papers
PROTEE
dialogue
video
video
video
PROTEE
dialogue
PROTEE
dialogue

11. Prototype?
What it isn’t:
• Fully tested
• Totally robust
• Commercial Product
What it is:
• Proof of concept
• Basic functionality
• A “Work In Progress”

13. Relax, It is Prototype!
A prototype is...
• a primitive form of a system built to test an idea
A prototype is not
• a final working product
• the only outcome of the Sprint {intangible outcomes}
It could have been done better: the ‘evaluation’ of the
prototype & its process - Q: how can we best capture
the ‘value’ of what we ‘do’, design & build?

14. Trust us, There Will Be at Least One.
We have learned to trust each other, each other skills
and the importance of everybody’s input before
outputs (and prototypes…)
• It could have been done better: use creative methods
to explore the team needs/skills/aspirations earlier in
the project. -Q: What is the best way to get to know each
other and build trust? Can the same creative methods be
used with different groups?

15. Less Rush! Plan to Adapt to the
Unexpected
Agree on a road map, milestones and ‘safety checks’
together in advance. It makes dealing with details and
unexpected accidents more efficiently.
• It could have been done better: spend more time
reflecting on how outputs and processes match people
needs & the project brief. - Q: How (and by whom)
should decisions be made in a citizen-led innovation
project?

16. Questions for Breakout Groups:
1. How does innovation happen? Should it be ‘supported’,
‘fostered’, ‘facilitated’? How?
2. How can evaluation be built into the process? How can we
evaluate both tangible (e.g. prototype) and intangible (e.g.
process) ‘outcomes’?
3. Is there a silver bullet for trust? What is the best way to get to
know diverse groups and people and build trust? Do different
‘groups’ respond better to different approaches?
4. What does ‘citizen-led’ research really mean? How should
decisions be made in a citizen-led innovation project?