New toolkits have been released, based on the work of MindTech and the Institute of Mental Health's Centre for Dementia colleagues.
The MinD project has released two new publications – two design toolkits – to offer hands-on guidance to those who wish to use co-designing in the dementia care context. They have been developed to help any person or organisation involved in the design process to work together collaboratively, creatively and joyfully. The publications are now available for download and use on the Mind website: www.designingfordementia.eu
The Mindful Co-Design Toolkit offers an overview to the co-design approach generally, using examples and exercises. It provides information and advice for designers and experts with lived experience of dementia to work together to design a better future. https://designingfordementia.eu/resources/mind-tools/co-design-toolkit
The Mindful Scenario Task Analysis (MSTA) toolkit is a step-by-step guide to breaking down everyday situations into smaller parts. It complements the co-design toolkit, allowing co-design teams to pinpoint specific problems people with dementia and their loved ones may experience, and to develop mindful solutions. https://designingfordementia.eu/resources/mind-tools/mindful-scenario-toolkit
The MinD project – Designing for people with Dementia – is a network of researchers, care professionals and design staff from across Europe, whose mission is to promote design as a key tool to improve the health and wellbeing of those effected by dementia. Together they have developed a collection of design and research tools to which these two new publications have now been added. All published resources can be found at https://designingfordementia.eu/resources.
For any questions or suggestions about the MinD project and its activities, please contact Professor Niedderer at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Both toolkit booklets are based on the MinD www.designingfordementia.eu guidelines report, co-authored by the Institute's Tom Dening, Julie Gosling, Mike Craven, and Principal Investigator Kristina Niedderer of the University of Wolverhmapton. Read it here.
We wish to thank all project researchers, research participants, external partners and expert participants involved in the research and development process for their time and contribution in making it happen. We especially thank the European Working Group of People with Dementia (EWGPWD), the Public and Patient Involvement group in Nottingham, UK and the Group of Experts by Experience at Intras, Valladolid, Spain, for their input to one or more of these toolkits.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie SkłodowskaCurie grant agreement No 691001. This document reflects only the author’s view and the Research Executive Agency is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.