Undercurrent

Co-design in practice

This icebreaker helps participants connect creatively, working in teams to generate different types of creative output. After each stage the teams that felt like it showed the results to the group.

Stage One:
1. Pair up
2. Create one drawing together!
3. One line each at a time
4. Discuss and plan, or do it silently!

Stage Two:
1. Pair up with someone new!
2. Write a story about Brisbane..
3. One word at a time! Take turns!

Stage Three:
1. Pair up, again!
2. Create a proposal for a (collaborative) artwork!
3. It must be relevant to you both!
4. Create a drawing of the work, in a space, on A3 paper!

Resources Used

Workshop Powerpoint presentation: Week One

Used in 

Undercurrent
Undercurrent workshop PowerPoint presentation: Week One
The queer co-design toolkit

Used in 

Undercurrent
The Queer Co-Design Toolkit is a project methodology developed by Dr Ehud Joseph.
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Co-design in practice

09/07/2025

This icebreaker helps participants connect creatively, working in teams to generate different types of creative output. After each stage the teams that felt like it showed the results to the group.

Stage One:
1. Pair up
2. Create one drawing together!
3. One line each at a time
4. Discuss and plan, or do it silently!

Stage Two:
1. Pair up with someone new!
2. Write a story about Brisbane..
3. One word at a time! Take turns!

Stage Three:
1. Pair up, again!
2. Create a proposal for a (collaborative) artwork!
3. It must be relevant to you both!
4. Create a drawing of the work, in a space, on A3 paper!

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