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Abstract
Design for policy discourse is often focused on how design supports policy making in central government. And yet, there are other design practices that are contributing to policy development. We frame our work as designing for policy, design work that is happening outside formal policy space, aimed at impacting policy. This paper presents learnings based on a series of co-design interventions with young people in four English local authorities to a) design age-appropriate Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programmes and b) impact national policy. In expanding what might be considered ‘design for policy’, we hope to draw attention to considerations required when trying to influence policy through the designing of public services. We adopt an infrastructuring approach to help us learn about and influence policy whilst also delivering value at local and national levels. This paper contributes to ongoing work to understand how designers contribute to policy making.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 238 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | DRS Biennial Conference Series |
Volume | 2024 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 23 Jun 2024 |
Event | DRS 2024: Resistance, Recovery, Reflection, Reimagination - College of Arts, Media, and Design, Northeastern University, Boston, United States Duration: 23 Jun 2024 → 28 Jun 2024 https://www.drs2024.org/ |
Keywords
- infrastructuring
- policy
- participatory design
- impact
Projects
- 4 Finished
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FB - HAF Plus – Co-designing a HAF Plus Service Blueprint and Policy, with Secondary School Pupils and Experts, of Holiday and Out of School Provision
Defeyter, G. (PI), Yee, J. S. R. (CoI) & Spencer, N. (CoI)
1/08/22 → 30/06/23
Project: Research
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London - HAF Plus – Co-designing a HAF Plus Service Blueprint and Policy, with Secondary School Pupils and Experts, of Holiday and Out of School Provision
Defeyter, G. (PI), Yee, J. S. R. (CoI) & Spencer, N. (CoI)
1/08/22 → 30/06/23
Project: Research