Convivial toolbox

Part 1. Basics : Introduction : Who is creative? Why are people expressing a need for creativity now? ; Business and design are changing ; The landscape of design research ; Positioning this book on the design research map ; The design process is changing ; People's roles in the design process are changing ; Collective creativity and co-creation ; How and where is co-creation taking place? ; Related approaches in co-creative design -- Thinking about creativity : What is creativity? ; A framework for individual creativity ; Social or collective creativity ; Moving on -- How it works: generative tools and techniques : An infinite set of tools and techniques ; Say, do, and make tools and techniques ; Ingredients of make toolkits ; Types of make toolkits ; Applying the make toolkits ; Say, do, make and the path of expression -- Part 2. Complete cases from practice : Four cases : A student group exercise: the experiences of train commuters ; A student project: communication needs of elderly people ; Intermediate consultancy practice: new healthcare services ; A large international project: family leisure time -- Part 3. How to : Making the plan : Time and timeliness ; Deliverables ; Finances ; Varieties in projects and plans ; Learning about making the plan -- Gathering data in the field : Starting up ; Participants ; Working towards the sessions ; Conducting the interviews or group sessions -- Analysis: what to do with what you got : The challenges of dealing with qualitative data ; Capturing, storing, ordering, and labeling ; The aims of analysis ; Moving from research toward design ; Choosing a path -- Communication : What is the purpose of communication? ; Presentation and participation ; Three approaches to communication ; Tools for communicating ; Relationships between approaches to analysis and communication ; Final thoughts -- Conceptualization : Conceptualizationis on the other side of the analysis space ; What is conceptualization for? ; Playing in the design opportunity space ; The big picture -- Bridging : Where are the gaps? ; Where and when does bridging happen? ; Who is bridging the gaps? ; What are the ways we can bridge the gaps? ; Transformation and cultural change ; So what does the generative design research process really look like? -- Epilogue : The starting situation ; Today ; The future