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SUMMARY:Workshop: CoDesign Thinking Fundamentals with Aidan Borer
DESCRIPTION:Workshop: CoDesign Thinking Fundamentals | Designing With\, Not For\nA 90-minute\, interactive workshop for designers who want to build more inclusive\, equitable\, and community-driven solutions.\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Join us on February 11\, from 1-2:30 pm ET / 10-11:30 am PT for CoDesign Thinking Fundamentals: Designing With\, Not For\, with Aidan Borer. \nIn this hands-on\, 90-minute virtual session\, you’ll learn the core principles of CoDesign Thinking\, a bold alternative to traditional design thinking that centers inclusion\, equity\, and shared ownership. Whether you’re a UX designer\, service strategist\, civic innovator\, or just curious about making your design process more just\, this workshop will reframe how you think about collaboration and impact. Design isn’t just about solving problems—it’s about who gets to define them. \nAttendees will gain: \n\nA deeper understanding of exclusion and equity in design\nAn actionable template and process for collaborative problem framing\n6 CoDesign Principles to guide more inclusive design\n\nThe workshop is for: \n\nDesigners and researchers who want to build with communities\, not just study them\nSocial impact leaders and change-makers rethinking their approach to inclusion\nAnyone tired of extractive\, top-down design processes\n\n \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				About Aidan Borer \n\nAidan Borer is a researcher\, strategist\, and designer who has spent the last ten years helping organizations grow by creating better products and experiences for their constituents. Passionate about designing sustainable\, equitable solutions to systemic problems\, he loves working with nonprofit and for-profit organizations in the pursuit of delivering meaningful social and commercial impact. With a degree in Industrial and Product Design from Western Washington University\, Aidan began his career as an Industrial Designer at Bose Corporation\, where he realized the importance of bringing real people into the process of designing the products\, services\, and systems that shape their reality. Today\, he is the Director of Human Insights at Human-ology\, a global insight agency that measures how people are changing and brands must adjust to stay relevant. \n\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Wednesday\, February 11\, 2026\n1-2:30pm ET / 10-11:30am PT\nVirtual\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Workshop is limited to 25 participants. \n			\n				Register Now\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n\nMembers and Partners register at a discounted rate; email the Membership team for the promotional code. \n\n\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Workshop Faciliator\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Aidan BorerDirector of Human InsightsHuman-ology \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Become a member to attend special events free of charge\, and get Unfold Magazine mailed twice a year.\nMembership starts at just $5/month.\n			\n				Join
URL:https://codesigncollaborative.org/event/codesign-thinking-workshop-2026-february/
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