Hi Change list, I'll be co-hosting a discussion of co-designing across borders at CHI this year, on Monday May 8th at 11:30 am. We'd be thrilled to have you join us, more info about the conversation below: In recent years the evolving practice of co-design has continued to shift the roles of designers, researchers and the collection of partners formerly known as users. Most co-design studies have taken place in European and North American workplaces, but a growing community of researchers is pursuing this work "across borders." The greatly varied contexts of such work present distinctive challenges related to culture, power, language, etc. This SIG will convene co-design practitioners and researchers to discuss these challenges. Through attention to methods, tools and values in co-design, we will consider how co-design is traveling to new scenes around the world. We aim to form new relationships, develop themes of common interest, foster collaborations and build research infrastructure for this rapidly growing community. Organizers: Isaac Holeman, Edwin Blake, Melissa Densmore, ‘Maletšabisa Molapo, Fiona Ssozi, Elizabeth Goodman, Indrani Medhi Thies and Susan Wyche See our entry in the CHI program: http://bit.ly/2q87yG2 We'll also be at the HCIxBorders Symposium <http://www.hcixb.org/> on May 6th-7th, see our extended abstract here: http://bit.ly/2q8fM0V -- Isaac Holeman www.isaacholeman.org Twitter @isaacholeman My TEDx talk: http://bit.ly/1mzlh3z