Co-design vs King-design

Illustration of a group of people by a natural stream, and under people digging a channel with an expert king in front. Drawn journalism by Frits Ahlefeldt

The genius of crowds can disappear sadly in a deep ditch

Sketch of the difference between participatory design and expert design

Illustration and text by Frits Ahlefeldt, DrawnJournalism.com

Two very different design strategies and ways to move forward. The classic example in land and urban planning is path design. Sometimes the architect or planner use a ruler to draw up where people may walk. Others let people walk and help maintain paths where there are most footsteps

Illustration of a group of people by a natural stream, and under people digging a channel with an expert king in front. Drawn journalism by Frits Ahlefeldt
( Illustration ref: di01173 no txt )
Illustration of a group of people by a natural stream, and under people digging a channel with an expert king in front. Drawn journalism by Frits Ahlefeldt
( Illustration ref: di01173 txt ) “Two ways to innovate: – Participatory design -Expert as king “

Keywords: CitizenScience, participatoryscience, citsci2022dk, citizenscience conference aarhus Citizen science, civic science, crowd science, drawn journalism, drawn journalism

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