Design Impact

Our latest piece explores what happens when you blend creative problem-solving and co-design to move from survival mode to strategic action 📝, complete with three design moves that actually work (including impromptu dance parties! 🎉🪩💃).

Check out the article on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/design-impact_codesign-equitycentered-strategicplanning-activity-7376601328560631808-jEqE?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAH2mRABH2i7gVt34Y6pN3MdmkvGxrYrS98

🚨 UPDATE🚨

All items have been claimed 🙌🏽
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Turns out you don't need office chairs when your office is everywhere! 🪑✨

We're giving away chairs and whiteboards to good offices or homes, since we've fully embraced the remote life. ✨FREE✨ to anyone who wants them: just hit up [email protected]!

First come, first serve (but you do have to come pick them up in Cincinnati at 1628 Hoffner St. 😉)"

What's up for grabs?:
1 - 10 x 4 ft whiteboard
1 - 4 x 6 ft whiteboard
2 - 4 x 6 "rolling" whiteboards
10 red rolling office chairs

🌟 Excited to share highlights from our recent Co-Creation Workshop in Chicago with IFF!

We explored how to move beyond traditional top-down processes toward truly collaborative problem-solving that centers equity and shared power.

Key takeaways:

✨ Co-design isn’t just coordination, it’s about creating conditions where everyone can shape outcomes

✨ Building trust quickly through transparency and naming what we bring/need

✨ Asking open-ended questions rooted in curiosity rather than assumptions

✨ Using structured decision-making to navigate power dynamics and avoid consensus swirl


The energy in the room was incredible as teams practiced the full co-design process, learning to ensure that all voices are heard and valued.


When we design processes that honor multiple perspectives and distribute leadership, we create solutions that truly serve the communities we’re working with.

Bonus: co-facilitators Desiré Bennett + Sarah Robertson enjoyed perfect weather, dining al fresco during their time in the Windy City 🙌🏽

Service Restored - Design Impact is Back!

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We appreciate your patience and partnership.

The Design Impact Team