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2- Day Short Course: Experience Based Co-Design

A Short Course for research design and service improvement presented by the Co-Design Living Labs Network of the ALIVE National Centre for Mental Health Research Translation.

Over two days you will develop a practical understanding of applying Experience Based CoDesign (EBCD) in service and research settings.

Day 1: Travel through approaches to experience
gathering and story telling

Day 2: Arrive at applying co-design in service
improvement and research/practice settings

Dates: 29 - 30 October 2026
Venue: Arts West Building, North Wing, University of Melbourne, Parkville

Discounted registration available for students and ALIVE Network members - select 'Add to Cart' for pricing options. If you have any particular learning requirements please let us know when you register for the course. We do not provide slides or materials ahead of the course due to the experiential nature but can accommodate for different learning needs.

Day 1

PART 1: Origins of Experience Based Co-Design

PART 2: Experiential Knowledge

PART 3: Lived Experience in Co-Design

PART 4: Decolonization and Anti-Colonization Framings

Day 2

PART 1: Co-Design Methods and Techniques

PART 2: Applications of Experience Based Co-Design in service improvement

PART 3: Analysis, Synthesis, Implementation and Co-Evaluation

PART 4: Experience Based Co-Design for Systems Change