1. Inclusive Sports & Recreation _ An Innovation Design Session
Youth Leadership Group
July 7th, 2017

2. What do we want to Achieve
Design solutions to barriers and make sports and leisure more inclusive for children and youth in Ontario
Uncover broader benefits that other sports organizations can use in Ontario
Develop this training program that uses inclusive processes and tools

3. Today’s Roadmap
Identify and prioritize barriers to inclusion in sports and recreation (Explore)
Define a persona who has unmet needs
Generate solutions to address barriers
Get feedback on our ideas
Develop a plan to further test ideas

4. Insert EGD Model

5. Exercise #1 – Introduction 5 minutes
Introduce your self to someone who you don’t know well
Identify 2 things in common with one another, and I thing that makes you unique from anyone in this room
Introduce your new friend to the large group

6. What is Inclusive Design
Inclusive design is design that considers the full range of human diversity with respect to ability, language, culture, age and other forms of human difference.
Inclusive Design Research Centre

7. Insert 3 dimensions of ID

8. Exercise #2 – Team Formation (15 minutes)
Move together into your team
Name your team
Share some of the information from your profile. The objective is to know what strengths each member brings to the team

9. Exercise #3 – Identify Barriers (20 minutes)
Identify barriers in sports and recreation for youth and children with disabilities, and identify the most critical barriers that impede inclusion in sports and recreation.
Consider all types of barriers including physical, biases, programming, transportation, etc.
Pick top 5 and write names (one barrier per post-it note)
Post them on the wall.

10. Exercise #4 – Create a Persona (20 minutes)
Create a persona: An imaginary person with unmet needs related to your team’s challenge.
Someone with unmet needs inspired by people you know.
Use any of the supplies available such as craft paper, makers, etc. to make your persona.

11. Exercise #5 – Generate Ideas 20 Minutes

12. Key Concepts Diversity and uniqueness – diversity trumps ability
Design for people that are outliers or at the margins
Inclusive processes and tools
Nothing for us without us
One-size-fits-one

13. Key Concepts - continued
Broader beneficial impact – trigger a virtuous cycle of inclusion
Curb cut effect
Wabi-Sabi
“Yes, but” verses “Yes, and”
One-size-fits-one