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Copyright © 2017. The copyright of each paper in this conference proceedings is the property of the author(s). Permission is granted to reproduce copies of these works for purposes relevant to the above conference, provided that the author(s), source and copyright notice are included on each copy. For other uses please contact the author(s). Service design tools for stakeholder dialogue and youth empowerment in Africa Satu Miettinen 1 , Tang Tang 2 , Silvia Remotti 3 , Emanuela Delfino 4 , Brutto Francesco 5 , Dammann Julia 6 , Alonso Sara 7 1 Faculty of Art and Design, University of Lapland, Finland, [email protected] 2 School of Design University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, [email protected] 3 PACO Design Collaborative, Italy, [email protected] 4 PACO Design Collaborative, Italy, [email protected] 5 PACO Design Collaborative, Italy, [email protected] 6 South African San Institute, South Africa, [email protected] 7 PACO Design Collaborative, Italy, [email protected] Abstract: The aim of this paper is to present a service model and methods that enable empowerment and action in the context of the San youth. Their stakeholders have an extremely important role in both providing services as well as lobbying for their cause to improve the situation in the local context. When the public service production does not have vast resources available the role of civil society and non-governmental organisations become more and more important in the service production as well as in the service delivery. Further, it is fundamental to develop means for local dialogue that enables communication between different stakeholders and the San youth. This paper focuses on service design and creative methodologies that can be utilized for creating wellbeing at the local level in South Africa and Namibia. Service design has become an important tool for creating insights and understanding over complex societal challenges and finding new solutions for underserved and marginalized communities. It is looking at service design as a platform to create both foresight and solution-oriented process to create dynamic capabilities through local dialogue in response to the needs of underserved communities. Theme: Innovation. Keywords: service design, participatory design, dialogue, youth empowerment, grassroots innovation

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ServicedesigntoolsforstakeholderdialogueandyouthempowermentinAfrica

SatuMiettinen1,TangTang2,SilviaRemotti3,EmanuelaDelfino4,BruttoFrancesco5,DammannJulia6,AlonsoSara7

1FacultyofArtandDesign,UniversityofLapland,Finland,[email protected],Leeds,UK,[email protected],Italy,[email protected],Italy,[email protected],Italy,[email protected],SouthAfrica,[email protected],Italy,[email protected]

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to present a servicemodel andmethods thatenable empowerment and action in the context of the San youth. Theirstakeholdershaveanextremelyimportantroleinbothprovidingservicesaswellaslobbying for their cause to improve the situation in the local context.When thepublic service production does not have vast resources available the role of civilsocietyandnon-governmentalorganisationsbecomemoreandmoreimportant intheserviceproductionaswellas intheservicedelivery.Further, it isfundamentaltodevelopmeansforlocaldialoguethatenablescommunicationbetweendifferentstakeholdersandtheSanyouth.ThispaperfocusesonservicedesignandcreativemethodologiesthatcanbeutilizedforcreatingwellbeingatthelocallevelinSouthAfrica and Namibia. Service design has become an important tool for creatinginsights and understanding over complex societal challenges and finding newsolutions for underserved and marginalized communities. It is looking at servicedesign as a platform to create both foresight and solution-oriented process tocreate dynamic capabilities through local dialogue in response to the needs ofunderservedcommunities.Theme:Innovation.Keywords: service design, participatory design, dialogue, youthempowerment,grassrootsinnovation

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1.IntroductionParticipatoryDevelopmentwithYouth(PARTY)projectandservicedesignmethodologyhavehelpedin“givingavoice”tothemarginalizedyouthinAfrica.PARTYprojectisaresearchandresearchermobilityprojectfundedbyMCSARISEHorizon2020programfocusingonparticipatorydevelopmentwithindigenousSanyouth.ResearchcollaborationincludesstakeholdersfromboththeacademiaUniversityofLapland,UniversityofLeeds,CapePeninsulaUniversityofTechnologyandNamibiaUniversityofScienceandTechnologyandthethirdsector.Especiallythethirdsectororganisationshavebeenactiveintheproject.TheseorganisationsincludeSouthAfricanSanInstitute(SASI),!KhwattuinSouthAfricaandPACODesignCollaborativeinItaly.

EmpowermenthasbeenrecognisedbyWorldBank(2000)asoneofthethreepillarsofpovertyreductionandthesubjectofdebatewithinthedevelopmentcommunity.ThisresearchinvestigateshowparticipatoryservicedesignprocessworksasaninnovationcatalystforyouthempowermentinAfrica.Throughcasestudies,weillustratehowparticipatoryservicedesignenablesandcreatesthelocaldialoguebetweentheyouthandtheirstakeholders.ThroughservicedesignworkshopsPARTYprojecthelpedyouthinNamibiaandSouthAfricatoidentifytheproblemssuchaslowself-esteem,poorliteracyskillsandlackofwater,developnewsolutionstoaddresstheseproblemsandpresentthefinaloutcomestolocalstakeholders.Servicedesignprocessenabledtheyouthtodevelopadialoguewiththelocalstakeholders.Thesestakeholdersoftenleavetheyouthasidefromthedecision-makingprocess.Atthesametime,theprocesshelpedtheyouthtoincreasetheirself-esteem.Theyouthfelthelpfultotheircommunitiesandproudtobelistenedbythelocalstakeholders.

Servicedesignisatooltodeveloppublic-privatepartnershipsandcreatenewserviceofferingstobothaccommodatecitizen’sneedsandcreatecompetitivesocialcapitalforthecommunities.Thevalueofservicedesignincreatinglocaldialogueisinitsabilitytoconcretiseabstractcontextsandsupporttheideationandconceptualisationprocesses,aswellasinitssupportfortheinnovationprocess.OneofthefocusesinPARTYprojectistoofferpracticalframeworksandtoolsthatenabledesigners,researchersandpractitionerstounderstandandmanagecomplexsocietaldevelopmentprocesseswherethedialoguebetweendifferentstakeholdersandtheyouthisneeded.InPARTYproject,arangeofvisual,performativeandstorytellingtoolshavebeenadapted,developedandtestedthroughdesignpractice.Thesearedevelopedfurtherasatoolforcreatinglocaldialogue.Beingconcernedforthesocietyisnotanewphenomenonamonglocaldevelopersanddesigners,butthereisanevidentneedtoshiftthefocusfromthesingleissueofdesigners’ordevelopers’responsibilitiesandtaskstowardstakingamoreholisticapproachtosociallyresponsibledesign,creatinglocaldialogueanddiscussinghowthiscancontributetothecapabilitiesofcommunities.Howisitpossiblethroughlocaldialoguetodeconstructpreconceivedideasabouthowthingsshouldbedoneandtogeneratenewsolutionsthatcouldeventuallytransformandchangesociety?

2.ResearchmethodologyThedevelopmentofthePARTYmodelandmethodsforlocaldialogueisbasedonconstructivedesignresearchwhichisdefinedas:“designresearchinwhichconstruction–beitproduct,system,space,ormedia–takescenterplaceandbecomesthekeymeansinconstructingknowledge”(Koskinenetal.,2011,p5).Koskinenetal.(2011)arguethatdesignresearchersneedmethodologicalandtheoreticalflexibilityanddiscussthatdesigncanbestudiedinthreecontexts:thelab,thefieldandtheshowroom.Eachofthesecontextsischaracterisedbytheirownresearchcultureadaptedfrom

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otherresearchtraditions:thenaturalsciences,socialsciencesandart.Constructivedesignresearchismanywaysconnectedtoresearchthroughdesign(e.g.Zimmermanetal.,2010,Frayling,1993),whereresearchanddesignprocessesaresimultaneous/overlappingandresearchprojectsemergefromandwithdesignpractice.Designresearchersasconstructivistsconductingresearchthroughdesignpracticeseektoexplainthemeaningofthesubjectbyartisticallyand/orcreativelymakingobjects,interventions,processesetc.

InPARTYproject,themodelsandmethodshavebeendeveloped,experimented,testedanddiscussedthroughdesignsessions,workshopsandengagementswiththeSanyouthandtheirstakeholders.Aseriesofservicedesignworkshopsandstakeholdermappingsessionshavebeendevelopedandconductedwiththesupportfromtheresearchcollaborationwhichincludesstakeholdersfromboththeacademia(UniversityofLapland,UniversityofLeeds,CapePeninsulaUniversityofTechnologyandNamibiaUniversityofScienceandTechnology)andthethirdsector.Especiallythethirdsectororganisationshavebeenactiveintheproject,whichincludeSouthAfricanSanInstitute(SASI)and!KhwattuinSouthAfrica,andPACODesignCollaborativeinItaly.PARTYresearcherscreateandadaptartisticandcreativetoolsandmethodsbasedontheskillsandcapacitiesofthedesignfield.ThentheyworkasfacilitatorsinthefieldwheretheSanyouthcouldrecognisetheirowncapabilitiesandskillsandutilizetoolsandmethodstocreateadialoguewiththestakeholdersandcommunity.Theoutcomes“dialogues”co-createdbyparticipantse.g.intheformofperformance,pitch,exhibitions,etc.giveassociationstotheshowroom.InthePARTYcase,thefieldandtheshowroomareinfluencedbyartisticandcreativemovementsintheparticipatorydesignactivities,whichhelpresearcherstounderstanddesignresearchasanintentionalbyproductofwhatdesignersdonaturallyinprototypedesign.Prototypeshereincludeboth“dialogues”-asaformoftangibleoutcomesfromparticipatorydesignactivitiestobeusedtoconnectwiththestakeholders,andabductivereasoning(Peirce,1958),e.g.empiricalfindings,ideas,knowledge-asaformofabstractprototypestobetestedanddebatedaccordingtotheirrelevanceandimportancetopractice,academiaandpracticabilityorfeasibilityofdesignandresearchactivities.Theprocessofmaking,designing(Zimmermanetal.,2010)andprototypinginthiscaseenablesmoreclearlyarticulatedresearchquestionsaswellasamoredetaileddescriptionoftheplanningandexecutionoftheresearchproject.

3.EmpowermentladderTheSanyouthisnotahomogenousgroupinallaspectsbutdependingonthecontext(SouthAfrica,Namibia)theyouthhavedifferentlocalchallenges.WhereassomeSanyouthgroupsareworkingwithyouthwhoarealreadyinthevocationaltrainingoruniversityeducation,somegroupslocatedinmoreruralcontextstrugglewithcompletingtheprimaryeducation(Tsumkwe)(Hays,2011).Fordevelopingempowermentladderthatwouldenablestakeholderdialogue,thebaseoftheladderneedstobewellestablished(Saugestad,2006).PARTYempowermentladderaddressesboththechallengesinthedevelopmentofthebaseoftheladderthatfocusesontheneedsfordevelopinginterventionstoreducedropoutsintheprimaryeducation,aswellasthestepsthatwouldenablestakeholderdialogueatthelocallevel(Brown&Haihambo,2015).InthebaseofthePARTYempowermentladdertheretheneedsoftheSanyouthwhoareengagedintheprimaryeducation.

DrawingfromRocha’s(1997)ladderofempowerment,thePARTYprojecthasdevelopedanempowermentprocessthataddressestheSanyouth’sneedsandusesservicedesignapproachtoenablingthelocaldialogue.BasedontheworkconductedwithSanyouthgroupsandaseriesofservicedesignworkshopsthathaveenabledlocaldialogues,thejourneytakenbytheSanyouthcreatingthelocaldialogueissummarisedbelow:

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1. Participatinginaservicedesignworkshoptodefineandconcretisethelocalchallenges;

2. Participatinginastakeholdermappingsessiontoidentifytherightchannelsforthedialogueandcontactrelevantstakeholdersthatshouldbeinvolved;

3. Participatinginservicedesignworkshopstodevelopthecontentofthedialoguethrough:a)learningtopresentthelocalchallengeinaconcreteform,forexample,invisualorconceptformat;andb)learningtoideate,conceptualiseandcreateastrategytoimplementtheproposedsolution

4. Participatinginthepitchingevent,exhibitionorperformancetodiscussandgaincomments/feedbackfromthestakeholders

Table1.PARTYempowermentladder

PARTYempowermentladder

Servicedesigncase Servicedesigntools

Powerexperienceandlocusofempowerment(basedon1997)

1.Discover:Identifyingandverbalizinglocalchallenge,discoveryourabilityandcouragetocollaborativeaction

Creatingasocialsculpture/NUUlanguageschoolUpington

GRACEmodel,Poster,designactivism(artivism),photography,collaborativeandparticipatoryworkshops

DailylivingskillsSelf-helpPersonalsatisfactionSupportIndividual

2.Communicate:Createamessageandastoryline,communicatethroughexpandednetworksandsocialmedia

MessagetotheFuture/NuulanguageschoolUpington

GRACEmodelVideo,storytelling

Self-helpPersonalsatisfactionSupportIndividual

3.Impact:Developinganinformeddecision,developingavoiceandsharedmessagewiththecommunity,makinganimpactonthecommunity

·Trainingthetrainers,!Khwattu·RadioprogramXKfm,Platfontein·Developingethicalprotocol

Co-design,experimenting,video,broadcasting

KnowledgeandinformationforproperdecisionmakingIndividualdevelopmentMoralizedactionIndividual/community

4.Stakeholderdialogue-CaseRadioX-KFM,alocalradiostationinPlatfonteinManyofthePARTYactivitiesarebasedonyouthandstakeholderengagementandgeneratingdialogueandthuslearningabouteachothers’situationsandlearning.PARTYprojectisfocusingonmethodsthatenableempathy,understandingofthereal-lifesituationandabilitytocontextualisethechallengesthattheparticipantshave.Inthestakeholderengagementsanddialogue,therehastobeenoughdiversitytoenablemulti-vocalityandheterogeneitytoincludevarietyanddiversityofvoices.

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“Diversityinstakeholderdialogueisstronglylinkedtotheconceptof‘learning’.Learningisafrequentlyusedconceptinstudiesonparticipationinrelationtoinnovationprocessesandsustainability.Inastakeholderdialogue,learningtakesplacethroughtheinteractionwithotheractors.Thishasbeenreferredtoas‘sociallearning’insocialpsychology,theideathatinteractionbetweenpeoplewithdifferentperspectivescanleadtotheemergenceofnewinsights.”(Cuppen2012)

InPARTYprojectdialoguebetweenstakeholdersisneededtoenablelearning,empathyandempowerment.Theprojectfocusesonstudyinghowservicedesignandcreativemeanscanbeusedtoenablethisdialogue.Howvisualisationandstorytellingmethodscanenablelearning,empathyandcommunicationbetweenstakeholders?Throughdialogueitispossibletounderstandagencyandcapacityforinitiatingandmaintainingcollaborationandtechnologicalorsocialchange,thusidentifytheopportunitiestodevelopservicedesignmethodsanddesignservicesthatsupportthedialogue.

InMarch2017aseriesofmeetingsandworkshopswereplannedbyPACODesignCollaborative,SouthAfricanSanInstitute(SASI)andtheUniversityofLeedstoidentifyparticipantsfromtheRadiostaffandfromtheSanYouthcommunitytoparticipateintheproject.TheseactivitiesweredirectedtounderstandthepotentialoftheprojectandtheintentionoftheSanYouthtoparticipate.Moreover,aseriesofinformationwascollectedabouttheactualprogrammingatX-KFMradio,thelistenersandtheroleoftheradioineverydaylifeofthecommunity.Theworkshopsrevealedthat“theyouthsandtheaudiencedemonstrateprideinhavingalocalcommunityradio,butalsofeltnotverymuchinvolvedandwereactuallyquiteafraidoftellinguswhattheythoughtofit,fearingtoupsetsomebodyfromthecommunity”(participatingSanyouth).ThegoaloftheseworkshopswastoenabletheYouthfromthecommunitytoproduceandbroadcastaprogramonX-KFMRadio.

InApril2017aseriesofworkshopshelpedtheyouthtodesignanddeveloptheprototypeofaradioprogramtoberunbytheyouthofthecommunitywiththehelpoftheradiostaff.Theaimoftheworkshopswastoprovideparticipantswithbasicknowledgeonhowtostructureaprogramandgenerateprogrammecontent,startingfromtopicsthatcameoutfrompreviousworkshopsinMarch2017.Attheendofthefirstworkshop,theparticipantssimulatedthebroadcastoftheradioprogramaccordingtothetopicstheyexplored.Theideabehindthisactivity,evenifthecontentswerenotdeeplyexplored,wastoendtheworkshopwithapracticaloutcome,anaudiofileoftheprogramrecordedonamobilephone.Inthesecondworkshop,participantsweredividedintothreegroupsandgeneratedthreeproposalsfortheradioprogramstartingfromthegiventopics:Lifestyle,CultureandEducation,andEmployment.Theparticipantsformalisedtheprogramin10-15minutes,theydefinedtheformattheywantedtoapply,theywrotedownthescript,andbytheendofthedaytheyrecordedtheprogramme.Themainresultsoftheworkshoparetherecordingofthreeradioprogramsthatlasts10or15minutes.TheyouthshadtheopportunitytoworktogetherwithandgainfeedbackfromtheCommunityradiostaffandrecordtheprogrammegeneratedwithprofessionalequipment.

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Figure1.Workshopsession-Sanyouthdesigningnewradioprograms.Platfontein,April2017.

InNovember2017,theradiostaffsuggestedtointegratetopicsandrelatedcontentsgeneratedfromtheworkshopssofarintotheirexistingprograms,ratherthanco-creatingabrandnewprogramwiththeyouths.Thiswasthebestpossiblesolution,becauseanewindependentprogrammustbeapprovedbySouthAfricanBroadcastingCorporation(SABC)whoownandmanageX-KFMradio.Atthesametimeintegratingtheworkoftheyouthintoexistingradioprogramswasmorefeasibleintermsofcommitmentandeconomicfinances.X-KFMradioisalwayslookingforthecontentandtopicsthatwouldraisemoreinterestwithinthecommunityandthisopportunitymatcheswiththeirgoalandvision:toupliftandempowertheSANcommunity.Therefore,theprojectfocusshiftedfromcreatinganindependentprogrammetoco-designingaplatform/service/initiativethatwouldfacilitatetheyouthinvolvementandparticipationinthecollaborationwiththeRadiostation.Theaimofthisintegratedyouthradioinitiativewastostrengthenthedialoguebetweentheyouthsandthecommunity,givingvoicetotheyouthsthroughX-KFMcommunityradio.Afurtheraimisalsotocreateopportunitiesfortheyouthtogetbothexposureandtrainingsothattolearnnewskillsandknowledgeusefulfortheirfutureemployment.

Toinvestigatetheinterestsoftheyouthsincollaboratingwiththeradio,questionnaireswasdistributedtotheyouthinthecommunitythroughworkshopparticipantswhocamebackafterafewdayswiththeresults.Fourquestionsaskedwere:1.Age;2.WouldyouliketohaveasayintheX-KFMRadioprogram?Yes/no?Why?3.Ifyes-HowwouldyouletX-KFMknowyourideas?4.WhichrolewouldyouliketohavewhenworkingwithX-KFM?

Among65questionnaireparticipantss,nearlytwothirdoftheonesbelow18yearsoldsaidthattheywouldliketocollaboratewiththeradio,and32of37participantsagesbetween18and27saidthattheywouldalsobeinterestedincollaboration.TheanswerswereputinthreeconcentriccirclesinspiredbytheGoldenCirclemethodologyofSinek(2011):Why,How,What.Theycameupwitheightideasofcollaboration:1.Event2.Contentcontribution3.Internship/Trainingprogram4.Openmicsforyouth5.Youthsplaylistondemand(Musicandtopics)6.Quiz&Competitionsforyouths7.Shoutouts8.ManagementoftheFacebookpage.

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Theradiostaffwasalsoaskedtocompleteaquestionnairethataimstoinvestigatetheirinterestsininvolvingtheyouthsintheradioprogramactivities,andidentifythemostappropriatemodality.Mainquestionsaskedwere:1.Roleintheradio;2.WouldyoulikethattheX-KFMRadiocollaboratewiththeSanyouth?Yes/no?Why?3.Ifyes-WhatdoyouthinkSanyouthcanbringtotheradio?4.HowwouldyouthinkthiscollaborationbetweenX-KFMandyouthcouldbedone(E.g.Communicationchannels)?

TheanswersgatheredfromthestaffquestionnairewerealsomappedontotheGoldenCircle.Thestaff’sGoldenCirclewascomparedwiththeyouth’sCircledevelopedpreviously.Thecomparisonleadstoarangeofideasforpossiblecollaborations.Thenaworkshopwasrun,wheretheSanyouthandRadiostaffvotedfortheirfavouriteideaandworkedtogethertodesignacollaborationsystem.Todefinethedetailsofthesystem,aresourceblueprinttoolwasusedtogeneratealistofactions,stakeholdersandresourcesneeded.ThroughPARTYproject,acollaborationhasbeeninitiatedandsetupbetweentheRadioandtheSanyouthinPlatfontein,ifapprovedbySABC,theimplementationwillstartinFebruary2018.

Figure2.Workshopsession–GoldenCircledevelopedbytheyouth.Platfontein,November2017.

ThisisaninitiativetosupportthecollaborationbetweentheSanyouthandtheradiostaff.Throughthisinitiativetheyouthwouldhavea“voice”inthelocalmedia,learnnewskillsandgetexposureandexperience,allofwhichareimportantfortheirfutureemployment.

InordertofacilitatetheimplementationofthecollaborationbetweentheRadioStaffandtheyouth,PARTYresearcherspresentedatoolbookdevelopedbyPARTYprojectwhichisacollectionofthe

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toolsadapted,createdandtestedduringinthefirsttwoyearsandahalfoftheproject.asapracticalmanualforplanningandorganisingworkshops.Togetherwiththetoolbook,ashortvideowasproducedtoshowhowthetoolbookhasbeenusedinpractice.Thesetoolshelpedandwillfurthersupportthedialogueandcollaborationbetweentheyouthandradiostafftoco-createthecontentsoftheRadio.

5.DiscussionandmainfindingsPARTYprojectfocusesoninvestigatingtheuseofservicedesignincreatingthelocaldialogue.TheroleoflocalorganisationsisimmenselyimportantinthisaswellasthelocalcontextualunderstandingandtherespecttotheSanyouth,theircommunityandtraditionandcontemporaryculture.ServicedesignmethodsenablecreatingholisticunderstandingoflocalcontextaswellastochallengesboththelocalorganisationsaswellastheSanyouthandtheircommunitiesencounter.Servicedesigncreatesunderstandingabouttheconceptsrelatedtolocalempowerment.Meaningfulencounteringwithpurposeandactionaresomethingthatallstakeholdersarereachingout.Toolsandtrainingarethemeansforcreatingcapacitiesthatenabledialogue.InthecaseofPARTYproject,thisfocusesonservicedesignandtheuseofartandcreativetoolstocreatebothcapacitiesandmeaningfulaction.

ThePARTYprocessandempowermentladderutilizeartisticandservicedesignmethodsinordertoempowertheyouthandcreatethelocaldialogues.Themainprerequisiteforenablinglocaldialogueisindiscoverone'sselfawareness,worthinessandsenseofselfprideaswellasabilityandcouragetocollaborativeaction.Wedevelopartisticandcreativetoolsandmethodssothattheparticipationbecomesmoreaccessibleandattractiveforalltheusergroupsandparticipants,irrespectiveofeducationlevelorexperience.Thefeelingsofpoweraregainedthroughself-controlandrecognitionoftheimportanceofresourcesavailableinthesurroundingenvironmentatthe‘individualempowerment’levelinRocha’sladder.Wealsoexperimenttheconventionaldesignskill,prototypingasthestrengthofthedesignapproachthathelpstheyouthdevelopabetterknowledgeforproblem-solvingandactionplangeneration.FromtheselfawarenessofthesingularpersontothecollaborativeawarenessoftheSanyouth;apositiveupgradethatpushtheyouthtobecomeagentsofchangeintheircommunities.Agroupofpeoplewhosharethesamelifechallenges/wishesisabletoexpressmorecomplexsolutionsthanayouthalone.Atthesametimebeingagentofchangeintheirhomecommunityputthemselvesinaprominentroleinfrontoftherestofthecommunitymembersbutevenmoreimportantinfrontofthelocalstakeholderswhorecognisetheimportantactiveroleoftheyouth.InNamibia,forexample,wehavebeenabletoorganizeapublicpitchwheretheSanyouthofWindhoekhavepresentedtolocalstakeholdersthenewconceptsdesignedduringtheservicedesignworkshopsandtheresultwasreallypositive:fromonesidetheyouthfeltproudtohaveavoiceinthedevelopmentoftheircommunityandfromtheothersidethestakeholdersgavepositivesuggestionsonhowtoimplementsimpleconceptsintopilotprojects.Togetherwiththat,bothstakeholdersandyouthrecognizedtheservicedesignmethodashelpfulinleadingthecreativeprocessofindividualsandgroupswhoneverdidsomethingsimilarbefore.ThepitchhasbeenalsoanimportanteventthatenabledthedialoguebetweentheSanyouthandthelocalstakeholderswhodefinedthemselvesinterestedinbeingupdatedonthefuturedevelopmentsoftheconcepts.

ThemainimpactofPARTYprojectisindiscoveryphasewherethemainfocusisonuseofservicedesignandcreativemethodologiesforsupportingself-helpandindividualgrowthaswellasproblem-solvingskillsthatsupportsolutionorientations.ThiswasdemonstratedespeciallyintheservicedesignworkshopsfacilitatedbyPACODesignCollaborative.

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TheshorttermimpactwouldlayinthediscussionsandengagementactivitieswiththestakeholdersraisingawarenessoftheissuesandchallengesoftheSanyouth.Developmentoftheframework,processandPARTYempowermentarekeystomorelongtermimpactandmeansforcreatingmorestructuralchange.Raisingawarenessanddialoguearekeystopolicychange.Thiswouldneedmoretimeandlargescalelocalandnationaleffort.

Duringtheresearchithasbeennoticedthatinordertohavepositiveresultsusingservicedesignmethodsisreallyimportantthattheresearchersusetheappropriateapproach.Designingandusingthepropertoolsisimportantbutpresentingthetoolswiththesuitableapproachisessentialinordertohaveasuccessfulworkshop.Toworkwithamarginalisedcommunitymeansfirstofalltocreateacommongroundwheredifferentcultures,differentsetsofbehaviours,symbolsandbeliefsmeet,avoidingmisunderstanding.ApracticaltoolbookhasbeencreatedbyPARTYresearcherswiththeaimofbeingusedtoorganizeandrunworkshopswithmarginalizedcommunitiesandmoreinspecificwiththeSancommunity.Thebookisstructuredindifferentchaptersandonechapterisfullydedicatedtotheengagingphase,anditcollectsaseriesofbehaviors/rulesimportanttoknowbeforestartingtoworkwiththeSanyouth.ThechapterhasbeendevelopedwithalocalassociationworkingwiththeSan(SASI)andananthropologist.Havingalocalpartnerduringtheworkshopsessionisalsoreallyimportantbecausetheyareculturaltranslatorsofthelocalculture.Forfutureresearchers,especiallyfordesignresearcherswhoarenotusedtoworkwithmarginalizedcommunitiesithasrecommendedtounderstandin-depththeappropriateapproachtouse.

Acknowledgements

ThisprojecthasreceivedfundingfromtheEuropeanUnion’sHorizon2020researchandinnovationprogrammeundertheMarieSkłodowska-CuriegrantagreementNo645743.

TheauthorsthankReginaBereghoandX-KFMstaffandSareyMunawgoandPlatfonteinYouthwhoseparticipationmadethecasestudypossible.

AuthorshipSMandTTpreparedthemanuscript,SRparticipatedinthewritingoftheradiocaseandED,EF,DJandASworkedontheradiocasewiththeyouthandradiostaff.

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