Services
Complex Co-Design
We facilitate deep collaboration to tackle complex problems.
At ThinkPlaceX, we believe in the power of co-design – a collaborative design process that brings together people with lived experience, decision-makers, and subject matter experts to shape solutions together. We don’t just ask for input – we create space for shared understanding, real collaboration, and mutual respect.
Complex Co-design is what happens when collaboration meets complexity – where the systems are layered, the stakeholders are many, and the path forward isn’t obvious.
Our Approach to Complex Co-Design
At ThinkPlaceX, we’re skilled at navigating complexity. Our multidisciplinary teams are built to navigate ambiguity, surface insight, and guide systems through change.
- We build shared understanding: We create the conditions for alignment and trust — even when stakeholders see the world differently.
- We work across disciplines: Our teams blend strategy, design, policy, data, and human insight — and we bring in external expertise where needed.
- We think in systems: We see the whole – not just the parts. We connect lived experience with policy, behaviour, and structural levers.
- We’re comfortable in the grey: Where others see ambiguity, we see opportunity. Through sense-making, futures thinking, and emergent design, we help teams move forward with confidence.
- We respect every voice: Whether a senior policymaker or a community elder, we listen deeply and work with humility.
- We centre equity: We create space for people who are often excluded from design. Our processes are structured to empower the disempowered.
What You Can Expect
- A co-design process that is robust, inclusive, and adaptive
- Frameworks and tools tailored to your context
- Powerful facilitation that unlocks alignment
- Prototypes, insights, and pathways that drive real change
- Lasting relationships and capability uplift within your teams
