Design Jams

Our Services

Virtual Design Jams

We offer two virtual services: Remote Design Facilitation and Tech Hosting. Remote facilitation is where we shine, given our extensive backgrounds in civic engagement and design thinking, and our commitment to social justice, equity, and sustainability. Tech hosting ensures that your online meetings and workshops run smoothly and worry-free.

In-person Design Jams

A Design Jam is an idea factory: a fun, fast, and creative brainstorming session intended to co-create a wide range of possible interventions in response to specific social and political contexts.

Virtual

1. Facilitation

The Cape Town Design Nerds offer participatory process design services, along with day-of breakout room facilitation for virtual meetings and events. The role of Lead Facilitator may include:

  • Process design, such as preparing a participatory agenda and designing specific activities in collaboration with organisers

  • Coordination and recruitment of guest speakers

  • Recruitment and training of breakout facilitators

  • Day-of MC and event facilitation

  • Summary reporting

2. Tech Hosting

Tech hosting is a separate role from virtual facilitation, and has become a necessary service as many organisations are now faced with the complexities and nuances of hosting online meetings. Tech host responsibilities can include:

  • Managing Zoom settings, registration links, polls, breakout rooms, video recording, or any other Zoom-specific requirements

  • Reviewing and contributing to the organisers’ agenda, specifying any technical details within the event timeline

  • Assisting with screen sharing, chat monitoring, and tech support for participants during events

Design Jams

Design Jams

in-person

1. Workshop Facilitation

We have designed, hosted, and facilitated face-to-face and hybrid in-person/online Design Jams on a wide range of topics and in a number of settings, from academic conferences to schools. Some of the main benefits of holding a Design Jam include:

  • Problem and opportunity framing through the lens of a human-centred design process

  • Collaborative idea generation and rapid prototyping

  • Community insights and collective voice

  • Synthesised reporting and documentation