Community Canvas Guidebook

[Thomasina Norse]

Ive fedback to Airbnb via the platform as I think it should be a short URL to make it easier to share with guests, add to websites, brochures etc. But unless others agree, this might not get developed. That said, I would also love to hear any ideas, suggestions about the URL and guidebook in general!

I'm aware this can be done via sites like Bitly with limited, if not non-existent customisation. We all have spacious, cosy, rural Airbnb's afterall. I think it's important Airbnb provide a shorted branded URL for hosts to maintain their branding, customers trust and so on.

The other guidebook issue I've given feedback on is that there is now no way to print it out. In my rural area, cell phone service can be really spotty, making it hard for guests to access the guidebook when they're out and about.

I personnaly would create my own URL, redirecting to the airbnb one. Advantage: it will allways be the same, if Airbnb URL changes, simply change the redirection. But it only is an option if you own a private website and have some knowledge available how to create such a URL.

Any way to add links to restaurants, bars, or other websites or community guides? Can't see how, and feel I'm recreating what others have already done with adding descriptions, pictures, addresses, etc.

This student and faculty-facing guidebook is the product of 10 years of community-engaged research and practice and 2 years of co-design coordination on behalf of the School of Design. Created in partnership with the Pratt Center for Art, Design, and Community Engagement K-12 as part of their 2023 faculty fellowship, this handbook walks readers through all phases of community partnered design- from relationship building and project planning to workshop facilitation and collaboration to ethical co-evaluation and implementation.

Urging readers to consider what it means to design with, rather than for, the local community, The Essential Guide to Co-Design explores how to co-create knowledge, share leadership, design with empathy, and work to build a more equitable design process. Organized by project phase, the book supports multiple reading modalities. It can be read sequentially as a comprehensive handbook, via selected chapters as a phase-specific reference tool, and as an on-the-go quick guide via its workshop facilitation insert. Key question bubbles, how-to tips, activity prompts, and accessible illustrations supplement the text to activate dialogue and support professional development around working with youth-based community partners.

Chapter I: Planning, lays the essential groundwork for community partnership, taking readers through the best practices for ethical communication, power and positionality framing, project goal setting, and best practices for avoiding extractive relationships.

Chapter II: Learning guides readers through an adaptive approach of designing with communities. Spanning research through design, this chapter focuses on empathy-based approaches to designing research, facilitating participatory engagements, co-creation, prototyping, and empowering students and community partners as active participants in the design process.

Chapter III: Implementing, delves into coordination and project management. Supporting different implementation scopes, this chapter takes readers through oversight considerations of project administration, fabrication, purchasing, contracting, as well as communication with all parties involved.

Chapter V: Case-Study, presents the work of the Spring 2023 Co-Design Studio with Gotham Professional Arts Academy. Woven into the context of broader civic engagement efforts at Pratt Institute, this chapter details include key takeaways from community engagement sessions as well as examples of accessible visual representations.

Seeking to lower the barrier for entry into co-design, The Essential Guide to Co-Design supports readers at all levels of community-based experience and interest, and is essential reading for anyone interested in building inclusion and collaboration into their teaching and practice.

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