Hosted by CapCHI, Melis, & Danny
Join us as we take a journey with Danny (Dinh Nguyen) Nhu and Maria Montano about co-designing with youth, part of the TASTE research project!
Designing With, Not For: Co-Designing a Board Game with Youth
by Danny (Dinh Nguyen) Nhu and Maria Montano
Designing with communities requires more than asking for feedback. It means creating meaningful opportunities for people to shape the questions, tools, and experiences that affect them.
In this presentation, we will share the journey of co-designing a board game with youth as part of the TASTE research project. We will explore how youth perspectives informed the development and iteration of the game, and how “play” became a way to support participation, reflection, and dialogue around education, employment, and future pathways.
Using this experience as a case study, we will reflect on the opportunities and challenges of bringing co-design into UX research, particularly when working with young people and communities whose experiences with systems and services are often shaped by barriers to participation and access.
DATE TIME: Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 6:30-9:00 pm; doors open at 6:00 pm for networking.
LOCATION: In-Person Event at Impact HUB Ottawa (123 Slater Street, 7th floor, Ottawa, ON K1P 5H2).
- NOTE: The venue is in a high-rise building, and the entry doors on the ground floor/street level lock automatically at 7pm.
REGISTRATION: (Free!) www.meetup.com/capchi/events/317342770