welcome to the tool shed

A place to find useful tools for better co-ways of working

A tool is something that helps someone do or make something. Our tools help people and organisations who are working with people with lived experience in co and participatory (together) ways to do it better.

Our tools are shared under creative commons licence, so that together we can build better seats at better tables.

 

choose from the list below:

 

  • Try the co-word fast check.

    So you can sense check the level of participation that is actually possible before promising a co-word project or activity.

    Find the tool here.

  • Use the warm invitation tool to consider the key areas to cover when inviting people with lived experience to be part of your project or engagement, and then use the content template to write your own.

    So that people are clear on what you are asking them to give, and what they will get from being involved.

    Try the tool here

  • Download the cheat-sheet of six questions to ask (and answer), so you can build strong foundations and set your advisory group up for success.

    Try the sheet-sheet here

  • Find and engage a broad mix of people to be part of your group, project or engagement

    This checklist and worksheet tool has five key areas to consider and action before asking people with relevant lived experience or expertise to be part of your engagement or project.

    You can find and download the tool here

  • COMING SOON

    A working together check-in tool to help you with make sure you are building-in the mindsets and conditions needed to work safely and well with people and communities.

    It has:

    questions to ask the people who were part of your activity, group or project, to find out what it was really like, and

    a practical canvas to help you take action with what you hear.

    Leave your email here and we can let you know when it’s ready.

  • Suggest a new tool here, and we’ll see what we can do.