STEP 1: PREPARING FOR CO-CREATION

What are the primary objectives of adopting a co-creation approach?

As co-creation may involve different stakeholders at different stages of the AI/ML development cycle and given often limited resources, it is crucial to set and prioritise the purpose of adopting a co-creation approach and the goals of given co-creation activities. Potential benefits of co-creation include, but are not limited to:

  • Validate data for representativeness and fairness

  • Improve model accuracy and performance

  • Better design solution for suitability and impact in context

  • Build shared sense of  trust, legitimacy, accountability

  • Enhance capacities and shift power towards affected stakeholders

The core project team may want to consider the following questions:

  1. What value does a co-creation approach bring to the project overall?

  2. At which decision points along the project cycle could co-creation be the most beneficial? 

  3. What potential risks or issues can be solved with co-creation?

  4. What resources (physical, human, financial, intellectual) are required to ensure co-creation activities succeed?

  5. What does success look like when the co-creation goals have been achieved?