The CDS has more than 20 years of experience surfacing authentic voices around the world through participatory media creation.
In addition, participatory content creation such as the Sierra Leone video program described above can effectively outsource some degree of communications work, as do content creation efforts which move beyond specific communities and aim to engage "the crowd" in generating content.
Fieldwork methods aimed at participatory co-creation of data through verbal communications in the form of in-depth conversations and group discussions, as well as non-verbal communications in the form of "intentionally designed experiences" and other forms of sensory involvement.
Designing ways to manage the challenges of such participatory knowledge co-creation is especially important.
She is a co-creator of HealthDesignby.us, a collaborative innovation network of individuals promoting participatory design and the creation or "making" of health by a community and she is co-director of the Mott Mobile Technology Program for Enhancing Child Health.
Robust synergies among systems thinking, participatory design, and knowledge creation demonstrate the value of using information and technology to learn within an intentionally designed and action-oriented workplace.
Drawing on the experience of the project, the paper examines how far this potential was realized and makes recommendations for coordinated policies and action on employment creation through participatory urban planning, partnership building and working, and slum upgrading.
In the discussion section, four areas of re-conceptualization of participation in the context of HIS in developing countries are identified: (1) creation of participatory networks; (2) increased context sensitivity; (3) focus on outputs of participation, not just inputs and techniques; and, (4) focus on structural aspects of participation, not just behavioral issues.
The result of this participatory process was the creation of two workgroups composed of community, academic, and HHC representatives focusing on CVD/obesity and mental health.
In this schema, cities are considered to be densities in networks among at least three relevant dynamics: that is, in the intellectual capital of universities, industry of wealth creation and participatory governance of the democratic system which forms the rule of law.
