The Summer Foundation is well known for its excellence in bringing the voice of lived experience to our work, so it is exciting to see that a natural progression of this expertise has seen the team grow and expand their remit.
The Co-design team works to improve the housing and living experiences of people who require access to 24/7 support by enabling creative, user led system and service solutions and innovations.
The team brings a unique set of skills that allow them to specialise in unpacking and understanding complex problems and create co-designed solutions with people with complex support needs.
The team, led by Carolyn Finis, works with people with lived experience to shape genuine user led solutions, by overcoming barriers which often prevent the translation and application of that experience.
Co-design Lead Carolyn Finis says: “We know that future innovation in the disability sector will have co-design at its core, so to be leading one of the few teams that offer genuine co-design is a real privilege. Seeding new innovations that have people with disability at the centre of the design is very exciting.”
Watch out for an EDM with more information about our co-design service or go to our website.