The ideas and tools shared in this playbook build on a growing interest in policy co-design that has emerged over the last twenty years, driven by collaboration between designers and policymakers, a shift to more citizen-centred approaches to policy-making, and the opportunities for collaborative policy co-design opened up by new digital technologies. Throughout this playbook you will find a range of further resources, tools and recommended reading to continue your policy co-design journey.
This playbook should be seen as a place to get started with policy co-design and as a reference to return to along the way. It is not a step-by-step manual. Rather, it should be seen as something that can be hacked and built upon with your own experience. Policy co-design is far from a smooth and easy process, but the skills, mindsets, and knowledge that you foster along the way will make you an invaluable practitioner in all sorts of collaborative projects. No two experiences of co-design will look exactly the same, and nor should they! We hope this playbook will give you the confidence to try things out in your own communities and contexts, designing with people and not just for them.
