Change stakeholder roles and investments so marginalized participants can engage as co-experts in R&D¶

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Description¶

The report lists concrete changes to traditional roles and investments that enable partners to engage in Inclusive Innovation: pay for participants' time, buy out practitioner time, provide transportation and/or child care, build skills as needed to engage in R&D, provide recognition of contributions through micro-credentials, and build protocols and facilitation processes that ensure equal voice and participation of marginalized populations. These address typical challenges such as contextual knowledge not being perceived as expertise and lack of experience with R&D processes.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Differences in incentive structures, decision-making power, and definition of expertise must be addressed
• Funders adjust processes to fund inclusive innovation programs without requiring a stated deliverable in advance of funding

Constraints¶

• The report states this list should be added to and refined based on further experience

Target Learners¶

• Students, families, community stakeholders, practitioners, administrators, developers, researchers, and funders

Target Learning Goals¶

• Authentic engagement of marginalized stakeholders as co-experts throughout R&D

Affordances¶

• Inclusive Innovation Equity First Rd Framework

Related Strategies¶

• Supportive practices for inclusive youth co-design: reach beyond usual voices, respect time, ensure accessibility, and compensate fairly
• Convene cross-sector stakeholders in a structured eight-step process to co-develop practice-driven, equity-centered R&D agendas

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Angevine, C., Cator, K., Liberman, B., Smith, K., & Young, V. (2019). Designing a Process for Inclusive Innovation: A Radical Commitment to Equity. Digital Promise. https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/d6db3e76-2dc9-4ea6-ae68-49814c88e6b6. doi:10.51388/20.500.12265/86