Integrated Co-design: A Model for Co-designing with Multiple Stakeholder Groups from the ‘Fuzzy’ Front-end to Beyond Project Delivery
Jeremy Arthur Stuart Kerr
http://www.qut.edu.au
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
Jeremy Kerr is an academic and researcher in the School of Design at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT). His research focus is the exploration and development of design and design frameworks to advance community capacity building and self-advocacy. Central to his work is applying and innovating co-design methodologies to foster collaboration and to include the authentic voice and creative input of stakeholders in the development of solutions to complex problems. He has worked extensively with community and government organisations and with health services in the areas of mental health and well-being, informal and formal education, children’s health, intercultural communication, and with the disability sector. His work has involved leading co-design collaborations for projects with CARE International, Bravehearts, Education Queensland, the Woolworths Centre for Childhood Nutrition Research, the Autism CRC and Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ), amongst other organisations.
Michael Whelan
http://www.qut.edu.au
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
Michael Whelan is an Associate Professor at QUT Australia, a writer, musician and diversity advocate. He has led numerous interdisciplinary creative arts projects working with young people with autism spectrum conditions, students from Indigenous backgrounds in regional communities and young people from refugee backgrounds. In addition to his interdisciplinary live arts practice and autism research, Michael has written and directed a range of short films on topics ranging from post school transition for young people with autism to youth at risk and bullying. His short film on social inclusion and autism for Australian schools titled “What are you doing?” was premiered at the United Nations in New York for World Autism Day in 2013. Along with colleagues from QUT, Michael co-authored two books, Research Approaches to Supporting Students on the Autism Spectrum in Inclusive Schools and Supporting Students on the Autism Spectrum in Inclusive Schools (Routledge) in 2021.
Okansa Zelenko
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Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
Oksana Zelenko is a design academic and researcher specializing in applications of participatory design for eHealth. Her area of expertise is in interaction and visual design for e-health applications with a specific focus on using participatory and co-design methods for design, development and evaluation of interactive health promoting technologies promoting youth mental health and wellbeing. She has had a leading role in design research across a series of national and international projects, resulting in a wide range of novel technologies, ranging from mobile health apps to education and capacity-building platforms, contributing as part of large transdisciplinary teams. She is co-editor of Design and Ethics: Reflections on Practice published by Routledge.
Keely Harper-Hill
http://www.qut.edu.au
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
Keely Harper-Hill is the Research Associate for the Enhancing Learning and Teaching education research program of the Autism CRC at QUT Australia. An experienced speech-language pathologist and educator with values of integrity, inclusion and kindness, she makes strong, positive contributions to organisations including those with a clinical or education setting. She is committed to ongoing professional development and life-long learning with a Masters in Education (Special Education: Autism) with distinction from the University of Birmingham and a PhD (Speech-language Pathology) from The University of Queensland. In 2021 she co-authored two books, Research Approaches to Supporting Students on the Autism Spectrum in Inclusive Schools and Supporting Students on the Autism Spectrum in Inclusive Schools (Routledge) which showcase the work of the Education Program of the Autism CRC.
Clare Villalba
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
Clare Villalba is an experienced service designer and researcher. Her PhD research is situated at the intersection of design, health and innovation and explores why preventable health conditions still affect people today, looking closely at the preventable eye disease, diabetic retinopathy. She collaborates with the people at the centre of healthcare challenges to facilitate meaningful change and enable wellbeing, working closely with the Southern Queensland Centre of Excellence for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healthcare. Clare also led the human-focused innovation stream of the Eye Health Innovation Strategy being implemented by the Medical and Healthcare Robotics Team at Queensland University of Technology. She has a passion for working with communities and seeking out opportunities to contribute to a world where individuals and communities are able to shape the systems and services that influence their lives.