Underneath the thorn heading were comments like “simpler descriptions on personas”, “some of the wording on the cards seemed a bit off” and “would have liked longer to work on the presentation”.įrom the bud remarks. Overall, feedback was extremely positive, with lots of rose comments including “learning in a fun and creative way”, “great format, content and fun had by all”, “loved the new ideation techniques”, “ a lot better understanding of how big data is used by people” and “great way to think about other perspectives”. From radically re-designing the political system through to creating a more diverse and inclusive nation.Įvaluation and feedback was collected through the ‘rose, thorn, bud’ technique. In Scotland right now, the difference in life expectancy for those living in the ‘Most versus Least’ deprived communities is clear, 14.3 years (males) and 11.7 years (females).Įach group came up with some fantastic suggestions for creating a better country. Where you live in Scotland and how that directly influences lifespan and quality of life. The vision for the game was relatively clear, how can communities across Scotland buck the trend? The trend being Your Postcode really matters. This would be it’s first outing with a real life brief. The game was prototyped and tested in-house 2 weeks prior to the event which gave us the opportunity to makes changes and improvements in the actual gamification. Inspired by a participatory budgeting game designed in Helsinki called OmaStadi, the SDA team collaborated with colleagues from ISD Scotland, to look specifically at how our country can bring citizens, data and design together to influence what really happens in our communities. Designing a new game and trying it out with a community of people was a bit of a risk as they were giving up their time, first and foremost. A room with a view - the Edinburgh skylineįriday 7th February 2020, brought about an early start filled with nerves, excitement, and a great big dollop of the unknown.

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