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Community design

At Made Open, we believe that real change happens when communities are part of the design process.

Community design is about bringing people together to explore challenges, share ideas and co-create solutions that make places fairer, kinder and more connected.

Whether through our immersive Design Thinking workshops, our Community-Led Innovation Programmes or the 5Ps model, our goal is simple: to help communities design their own future.

Community design

Design Thinking Workshops

Our two-day Design Thinking workshops in Cornwall combine practical tools with a reflective coastal setting.

Led by our co-founder and experienced service designer, Kathryn Woolf, these sessions are designed to help you and your team:

  •  SupportRethink how you approach complex problems

  •  SupportGenerate fresh, practical ideas

  •  SupportPrototype and test with confidence

  •  SupportBuild a culture of collaboration and creativity

Design Thinking Workshops

Community-led Impact Partnerships

Communities today face many social, economic, environmental and philosophical challenges that are often best understood and tackled by the people most affected by them.

Building on the work of our great friends Owen Tilbury and Peter Murden in Tasmania, our updated CLIP (Community-Led Impact Partnerships) programme helps local leaders turn problems into projects, and ideas into action.

Community-led Impact Partnerships

The 5Ps Model

A framework for thriving, place-based communities, the 5Ps model is our blueprint for meaningful community change:

      •  SupportPurpose that unites

      •  SupportPartners willing to collaborate

      •  SupportPeople at the centre

      •  SupportProcesses that strengthen

      •  SupportPlatform that connects

    We can help you put some or all of these 5Ps into practice in a way that keeps everyone in the community connected and focused on what matters most to them.

    The 5Ps Model

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