CODE3: Collaborative Project Development

Methodology for Development and implementation of projects based on

Collaborative and Continuous Community Direct Engagement in Design,

Development and Deployment (CODE3), beyond user centric and community

focused design. Field experiences, techniques, tools and technologies, users

response, impact and relevance.

Community Collaborative and Continuous Direct Engagement in the Design

Development and Deployment Process (CODE3)

A horizontal approach and combination of methodology, techniques and tools

for making possible the direct engagement of a community in the process of

building their own development solutions and initiatives.

Rather than a top-down or bottom-up approach, CODE3 shows the many ways of

implementing a horizontal approach to project development, management and

growth, the tools that can be used and the techniques to deal with diverse

skills, interests and communication and participation levels.

In particular it addresses the following issues:

• How to bring together, avoid conflict and allow collaboration among:

  Developers, Management (Funders or Policy Makers) and Stakeholders.

• Going from a discrete

  observation-design-implementation-feedback-improvement process to a

  continuous development process.

• Replacing intermediated observation with direct engagement.

• Community ownership through user empowerment.

• Definition of roadmap, stages and roles.

• Embracing end user diversity vs. standardization.

• From usability and user centric design to community focused

  development.

• Tools to use.