Fostering digital participation that is margin-responsive

Co-design with groups historically suffering from intersectional barriers to digital access and skills can make these platforms more responsive to their needs and increase their participation

Mindset Revolution? Although not sure whether this is a success case yet, as participation on the platform is quite low

Can co-design with marginalised groups strengthen the inclusiveness and adaptability of digital participatory platforms? What are the challenges?

Co-design can shed light on limitations of current designs that raise barriers to participation. Current platform design is often driven by technocratic and instrumentalist understanding of participation, which makes it vulnerable to be captured by technology of governance and develop into technopopulism - see "How Can Democracy-Driven Governance Turn into Technopopulism?: Arguing on the Case of Ahora Madrid", Fabiola Mota Consejero and Cristina Herranz

Inspire Pilots; MR team in Manchester

Co-design and participatory research to enable participants to self-assess their experience

More flexible, adaptable and inclusive/ culturally sensitive platforms that can amplify community action for social change