Facilitation Within the Scope of Co-creative Educational Projects: Case Study

Abstract

The following paper describes a recently implemented initiative developed within the scope of the Link Me Up – 1000 ideas project, which aims to promote co-creation, cooperation, innovation and multidisciplinarity in Portuguese Polytechnic Institutions. Focussing on a specific challenge – the need to create inclusive and immersive experiences for 21st century museum goers – and working with an external partner – the Municipality of Vila do Conde – and a team of 5 students stemming from different Institutions and fields, the paper will outline the key design and implementation stages of the project, reflecting on the affordances of the Demola methodology and facilitation within this scope. Drawing on the facilitator’s perspective, as well as observation and documentary research, it is divided into 4 main sections: Background, Methods, Project Stages (Discovery, Ideation and Design, Feedback and Validation, and Refinement), followed by a brief conclusion summarizing key project insights and upholding the adoption of collaborative co-creative methodologies in Higher Education.