This course contains the use of artificial intelligence
What you’ll learn:
- Master the Civic Design Method: Learn the 4-phase Circular Process (Situate, Socialize, Co-design, Implement) to structure effective urban and social projects.
- Activate Collective Intelligence: Move beyond traditional “participation washing” and surveys to facilitate genuine co-creation and distributed governance.
- Use Professional Tools: Master the Civic Design Toolkit, including the Collective Intelligence Canvas, the Co-Design Canvas, and the Civic Scope Matrix.
- Become a Civic Designer: Understand the role of the “connector” and “facilitator” who operates between public institutions, private sectors, and local communities.
- Design Hybrid (“Phygital”) Ecosystems: Learn how to integrate physical spaces with digital layers to ensure inclusivity, transparency, and broader reach.
- Unlock the Power of the Commons: Shift your focus from “Public vs. Private” to the “Commons” (Procomunes), empowering communities to care for shared resources.
Transparency Note: AI & Original Content
This course has been developed with the support of Artificial Intelligence. Please note that while the materials are an AI-assisted translation of the original Spanish version, all content, methodologies, and frameworks are the original intellectual property of International Expert Domenico Di Siena. This edition allows English-speaking professionals to access the author’s authentic Civic Design method directly.
Course Description
Are you tired of “Participation Washing”?
You know the feeling: endless meetings, walls covered in post-its, and “listening sessions” that lead nowhere. Traditional urban planning and social innovation often fail because they treat citizens as passive consumers rather than active producers of their territory.
It’s time to change the approach. Welcome to Civic Design.
This course is not just a theoretical exploration; it is a “Battle Manual” for architects, urban planners, public servants, and social innovators who want to make a real impact. Civic Design is an emerging professional discipline that bridges the gap between the rigid structures of institutions and the fluid, organic energy of citizens. It focuses on designing processes, not just solutions, to activate the Collective Intelligence of a territory.
