This course will help your team deepen their skills, confidence and shared understanding of co-design and co-production.

Experienced TACSI facilitators such as Carla Clarance, and TACSI lived expertise associates will support your team embrace the mindsets, tools and frameworks needed to realise co-design in your work, your organisation, and the your broader system. 

The course is based on TACSI’s experience of co-designing services and policy in education, disability, home and housing, health and mental health settings, ageing and communities. This course has been used by a range of social purpose organisations, including government departments, service providers and academics to build co-design capability. A specialised version of this course is tailored to mental health settings, providing invaluable insights and practical strategies for professionals in the field.

Included in the workshop package is our facilitators working with you to tailor the course to your needs including selecting co-facilitators and case studies relevant to your context.

Your facilitators

Carla Clarence

Future of Mental Health, TACSI

Carla is passionate about supporting mental health practitioners and transforming how we approach mental health as a society. Over the last five years, she has led over 30 co-design and co-planning projects in mental health settings including with not-for-profits, private health networks, and government, as well as philanthropically-funded work. With a practice-based background of case work, coaching, and working with people experiencing extremely complex life challenges, she understands the realities of making ‘co’ work across the service-system.

Peter Kennedy

Lived Expertise Associate, TACSI. Peer Worker, Ballarat Community Care.

A proud Narungga and Wotjobaluk Aboriginal man. Peter’s lived and professional experiences include peer work, participating in co‑design activities as a lived‑experience participant, the criminal justice system and connecting isolated people with community supports.

Kirsty Rosie

Lived Expertise Associate, TACSI

Kirsty’s lived and professional experiences include being a carer to family members living through complex challenges, working as a lived-experience Family/Carer consultant advising on mental health reform, participating in co-design projects, and co-developing this learning experience. She holds a Bachelor of Business (Management and Economics) and a Masters in Public Policy.

What learners will experience

  • Pre-course reading and reflective activity

  • 15hrs of learning over two days

  • Engaging format including: podcasts, video, discussions, lived experience stories, individual reflections

  • Space for listening, reflecting, discussing and applying the learnings

  • A co-design tool package to take with you on your co-design journey

Seven things learners will be able to do after taking part

  • Choose the best-fit co-design approach

  • Use design-thinking methods for identifying opportunities and testing solutions

  • Facilitate constructive conversations about planning feasible co-design projects

  • Create stronger organisational and system-wide conditions for co-design

  • Know their personal strengths and your growth areas when it comes to co-design

  • Create brave and safe-enough spaces for co-design activities

  • Connect with a network of peers when you need support

Included in the workshop package

  • 2hrs of introductory conversation to support tailoring the workshop

  • Up to 4hrs of tailoring workshop materials to fit your needs

  • 15hrs of workshop delivery online (or in person with additional travel costs)

  • Lifelong access to resources and guidance via the TACSI Learning Hub including via the Learning Hub smart phone app

  • Endpoint evaluation of the course from participants

  • Individual certificates for learners

Pricing and booking

Contact our Learning Coordinator, at [email protected] to discuss your needs, how this workshop could be tailored to meet them and to make your booking.

Duration: 
2 day course delivered online or in person 

Technology: 
Online workshops hosted on Zoom or Teams Learning materials accessible via web browser 

Price: 
AUD $16,500 for up to 10 participants including taxes
(AUD $15,000 ex GST in Australia) 

AUD $33,000 for up to 25 participants including taxes 
(AUD $30,000 ex GST in Australia) 

Plus additional travel costs if in person, depending on location.

Course curriculum

  1. Welcome!

  2. Week 1: Powering-Up

  3. Week 2: Co-Design and the Bigger Picture

  4. Week 3: Guiding Principles for Co-Production and Co-Design

  5. Week 4: Co-Planning in Practice

  6. Week 5: Co-Design in Practice

About this course

  • Book now
  • Online and in-person options
  • Tailored to your needs and context

What learners said

“The content was fabulous but the format was absolutely outstanding - thank you for mixing it up with different speakers, activities, breaks, own reflections, etc, it's really helped me stay engaged and leave feeling really inspired and motivated [as a result of this course] I will start by having a yarn with the LE team at work, looking at the ready, able, willing tool, thinking about opportunities to incorporate the mindsets and tools day to day, and also how we can advocate upwards within the org for stronger commitment to co-design.”

Participant, 2024

“I enjoyed the different modes of learning - input, story, podcast, film, personal experience sharing. I loved the way the work of TACSI was really opened up to demonstrate co-design. I appreciated the sharing of what went wrong. Two days online is tough so I think everything I mentioned made that doable. I also appreciate the sense of connection in the group, that speaks to the quality of facilitation to be able to create that on zoom. [my ah-ha moment was] Definitely understanding power. Also what is meant by lived/living experience. This course helped me think deeply about voice and agency for student, parents and staff in the community without being in a grounded education context. The tools and processes were invaluable learning.”

Principal, St Mary's College Adelaide, 2024

“[the part I liked the most was] The relationships with others and their stories. [after this course I plan to...] Start from a point of identifying and naming the power in the space [and] Adopt co-design principles throughout my work. The course was a safe space to learn and share about different ways of knowing, being and belonging.”

Senior Aboriginal Consultant, Department for Education, 2024

“I loved this course! My favourite part was the mix of delivery. I think the mixture of case studies, lived experiences, breakout groups, conversations, activities was perfect and kept me engaged and my energy going. [as a result of this course] I have definitely shifted my thinking toward more relationship focus, and being mindful of how to let people of diverse backgrounds have their voices heard. I want to work towards implementing more co-planning and co-design processes in my work moving forward, and ensuring that I always consult with members with lived experience in a culturally informed and safe way. I think there were many [ah-ha moments] throughout the past couple of days, but I think the biggest moment was leading through vulnerability to break down imbalances of power.”

Participant, 2024

“I cannot recommend TACSI’s Co-Design Learning Network highly enough. Brilliantly presented and worked through, I have gained valuable information and tools to seriously bring about true teamwork and co-design to my workplace.”

Participant, 2023

“The co-facilitation was fantastic, enabling many additional aspects or ideas to be gently presented.”

Participant, 2023

“The course supported me to understand the co-design process and to apply it in practice.”

Participant, 2023

“The variety of 'lived experience storytelling', case studies, 1 way slide presentations / theory, group discussions.... a great blend. I LOVE Carla's facilitation style and the way you demonstrate being relational and inclusive. So many [ah-ha moments].... On day 1, the set-up about co-design and that it's a returning to ways we want to work in and being relational. I also had an ah-ha moment in the learning about the 'co-planning' phase where the co-design group can decide on the project parametres and principles (sand box activity) [as a result of this course] My frame of understanding the experience of lived experience participants has changed, I will now be able to have more of an understanding of their experience during and throughout the co-design process”

Jess Watson, Senior Social Innovator TACSI, 2024

“My key takeaway is to ensure that when I’m facilitating a workshop, I actively address power dynamics while providing an inclusive and 'safe enough' environment for everyone to participate. Creating this space allows all voices to be heard, ensuring that insights are gathered equitably and meaningfully from everyone involved”

Leanne Quach, Social Innovator TACSI, 2024

“I'm definitely going to be more aware of power imbalances, and of the unique kinds of power people hold”

Participant, 2023

FAQs

  • Are there any scholarships or subsidies?

    Yes, we reserve two free places per network cohort for First Nations applicants, folks with lived expertise, and low-income earners. Contact our Learning Coordinator, ([email protected]), to request your place.

  • Can I register a group?

    Absolutely. Creating the conditions for co-design or co-production is a collective endeavour. Enrolling as an organisation (or group of organisations) will help you build a shared understanding and shared language, while giving you the opportunity to work through challenges specific to your context. Contact our Learning Coordinator, ([email protected]) to talk about your options.

  • How long will I have access?

    You will have lifelong access to the course materials.

  • Will I get a certificate?

    Yes, you will be presented with a certificate on completing the course.

  • What if I can’t make all the sessions?

    You will still have access to all the materials from that session. We do not record network sessions, but we will endeavour to catch you up in the next session.

  • What if I realise I can’t attend the course after purchasing it?

    Networks and courses are non-refundable. If you are not able to make a network, and let us know more than 14 days before the start date, we will issue you a credit note (valid for 12 months) for use in a later network or course. At any point before the start date of the network you can transfer your place to a colleague at no additional cost. Contact our Learning Coordinator, via email ([email protected]) if you have any questions.

  • Can I get a tax invoice?

    When you purchase via our secure online platform a tax invoice will be sent to your email address.

  • Who can I talk to about any other questions?

    You can speak with our Learning Coordinator, via email ([email protected]) or the contact form below.