Humanise
Humanise was a walk-in co-design experience that demonstrated in a rapid format, how we can better attune services, events and products to the significant needs of New Zealanders. It ran in 2013 each month for 8 months, based at the Biz Dojo on Karangahape Road.
Groups varied in size from 8 to 20.
The experience ran on a belief in the wisdom of groups with the right facilitation. Therefore each session was a complete routine, presenting the results in some way at the end, with opportunities for feedback on the methods and the solutions. There were no pre-requisites for participation apart from a respect for the clock, each other, and creative processes that required participants to let go of their assumptions for a time.
The format "applied the heat" over a tightly structured hour to a notion for change that was good for an organisation, neighbourhood, town or the nation. There were eight meet-ups including three involving “client” organisations that presented a challenge for participants to work together on. The underlying question for Humanise was:
Today, design thinking is predominantly applied to create products and services for the richest 10% of the world. What if we could apply it to problems that are of critical importance to the other 90%?
These are some of the things participants said about their experience:
"Had a great morning, thought the group was amazing, thanks actors! look forward to seeing you all at the next one."
"A fun and thought provoking way to start the morning. Thanks Max for organising it and all for participating. Great stuff."
“The group is great and I am excited to see it taken to the next level”
“I have attended X3 sessions of the meetup group and am keen to help where ever I can [humanise] Into the Future”.
Independent project: Max Adler Ltd. Collaborators: Matt Gould, Penny Hagen.
2013
Groups varied in size from 8 to 20.
The experience ran on a belief in the wisdom of groups with the right facilitation. Therefore each session was a complete routine, presenting the results in some way at the end, with opportunities for feedback on the methods and the solutions. There were no pre-requisites for participation apart from a respect for the clock, each other, and creative processes that required participants to let go of their assumptions for a time.
The format "applied the heat" over a tightly structured hour to a notion for change that was good for an organisation, neighbourhood, town or the nation. There were eight meet-ups including three involving “client” organisations that presented a challenge for participants to work together on. The underlying question for Humanise was:
Today, design thinking is predominantly applied to create products and services for the richest 10% of the world. What if we could apply it to problems that are of critical importance to the other 90%?
These are some of the things participants said about their experience:
"Had a great morning, thought the group was amazing, thanks actors! look forward to seeing you all at the next one."
"A fun and thought provoking way to start the morning. Thanks Max for organising it and all for participating. Great stuff."
“The group is great and I am excited to see it taken to the next level”
“I have attended X3 sessions of the meetup group and am keen to help where ever I can [humanise] Into the Future”.
Independent project: Max Adler Ltd. Collaborators: Matt Gould, Penny Hagen.
2013