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Designing the Design Toolkit: The Hidden Design Behind Successful Workshops
Design toolkits are the hidden but essential drivers of successful workshops, shaping collaboration long before participants ever enter a room. Drawing on projects like the D4L Toolkit and MIT AgeLab's Longevity Planning Blocks, toolkits are shown to serve three roles: boundary objects enabling shared participation, research infrastructure documenting evolving thinking, and synthesis artifacts crystallizing ideas into tangible form. Ultimately, toolkits are framed not as mere materials but as carefully designed experiences that shape the character of collaboration itself.
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