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After having described different experimentations within the ‘Public and Collaborative’ cluster, we will examine them here according to a specific set of dimensions/features. The first is about their legacy, since some years have passed; the second deals with the adoption of community-centred design as a common approach; and the third is about their key action, to design services. Then, a reflection about the roles of designers in each experimentation is provided, commenting on the risk of designers’ contributions being exploited for political propaganda. This chapter is based on a series of interviews the author held with the key representatives of selected experimentations: Virginia Tassinari—‘Welcome to St Gilles’, Adam Thorpe—‘Green Camden’, and Eduardo Staszwoski—the ‘NYC Office of Public Imagination’. Many of the insights and reflections come from these pleasant and rich conversations.
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Selloni, D. (2017). Reflections from the Comparative Analysis. In: CoDesign for Public-Interest Services. Research for Development. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53243-1_7
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