From Consultation to Co-Design

There is a critical difference between consulting a community (asking for input on plans you have already made) and co-designing with a community (building programs together from shared understanding). AI can support genuine co-design by helping organizations manage the complexity of authentic participation.

Facilitating Inclusive Input Gathering

Co-design requires hearing from people who do not typically participate in organizational planning. AI can help you design engagement strategies that reach beyond the usual participants:

We want to co-design a [program/service] with our community.
Our target participants include [description].

Barriers to participation we have observed:
- [List: language, transportation, childcare, distrust, time, etc.]