Co-creation

Why

To gain inspiration from your users by involving them in the development process.

How

Organize creative workshops with end users or offer design tools that allow customers to create their own product. Consider adding a contest element to motivate participants.

Practice

More and more companies see the end user as a potential partner in the design of new software products. Co-creation is one approach to implementing this more inclusive view of software design.

Ingredients

• A group of users who are willing to be involved in the design in a creative way
• Moderation skills to ensure and manage diversity and facilitate and encourage user creativity
• An ability to come up with creative exercises and design games that allow users to bring their experience to the table.

Phases

• Problem definition

Trade-offs

Read more about the trade-offs: Inspiration or Data / Expertise or Fit / Overview or Certainty.