Select Type of Resources in The Co-Design Journey

Select Step in The Co-design Journey

Early Concept

Solution Development

Action and Testing

Core concept of collaborative Design Process

Systems Approaches to Energy Access

Engaging with entire systems approaches requires humanitarian practitioners to challenge and rethink how to interact with humanitarian systems that surround them. This outlines what needs to change and how.

Decolonisation

Decolonisation reflects a just transition to rebalance power among the various stakeholders in the humanitarian sector. The theme looks at the stages of transformation in power imbalances, decolonising aid and highlights the need for systematic changes in how the humanitarian sector operates.

Localisation

Formally recognised by the Grand Bargain, localisation engages local and national actors in all phases of humanitarian action. This theme supports localisation processes which include the voices of the forcibly displaced in leading in the sector.

Scale & Replicability

Whilst the idea of replicability (the ability to copy and paste using the same resources) is embedded in many humanitarian organisations, true scalability is often reserved for the private sector - how can the two learn from each other to create more effective and efficient humanitarian programs?

Criteria for Good Design

Humanitarian Principles?

Grounded through the core Humanitarian Principles, this theme looks to understand and explore the humanitarian principles, within the context of “do no harm” and “ethics” based approaches to working with vulnerable groups in order to ultimately connect to the wider topic of energy justice (and just transitions).

Policy

The theme of policy addresses the challenges and opportunities of frameworks that address humanitarian issues. This theme cuts across all the co-design levels as it includes participatory approaches, inclusive designs and localisation processes to enable sustainable interventions.

Elements Used to Create Effective Solutions

Capacity Building & Sharing

Capacity building evolves in the co-design spectrum to transform skills and knowledge to foster effective responses for sustainable solutions. It allows humanitarian practitioners to meaningfully engage with communities and provide opportunities to aid transformative solutions.

Gender, Disability, & Inclusion

Inclusion calls for equal participation and representation of vulnerable and marginalised groups despite the differences in ethnicity, gender, disability and identity among others. This theme reflects the importance of inclusive design approaches and the active engagement in creating inclusive policies.