Co-Design Cafe: Narrative & Meaning
What’s the Story Behind Your Climate Idea?
A Hands-on Creative Session Using Dixit Cards?
A creative, hands-on storytelling session for climate and design ideas.
We’ll use Dixit cards to uncover the deeper meaning behind your idea - its tone, intention, and emotional center. You’ll build a Story Constellation using four cards (one per WISED lens) and create a simple symbol that captures the essence of your idea.
No experience needed. No prep required. New participants welcome.
Relaxed, visual, intuitive - a perfect December reset before we move into strategy.
Seats are limited. Save your spot.
In October, we sparked bold What-Ifs. In November, we explored those ideas through WISED’s four lenses: Design · Systems · Finance · Resilience.
Now, in December, we slow things down and uncover the meaning behind the ideas we’ve been shaping. This month’s session uses Dixit, a visual storytelling card game with dreamlike imagery, to help you explore your idea through intuition and metaphor - not logic.
You’ll choose four cards (one for each lens), build a Story Constellation, and draw a simple essence symbol that captures the deeper intention behind your idea. No drawing skills needed- just your imagination.
This session bridges creative exploration and strategy, preparing us for January’s Forces-at-Play strategy lab.
What You’ll Do
Pick four Dixit cards that resonate with your idea
Explore each card through the WISED lenses
Create a doodle-based Story Constellation
Draw an essence symbol for your idea
Share your story with the group
Contribute to WISED’s documentation for the full arc
What You’ll Leave With
A Story Constellation worksheet
A one-word essence for your idea
A visual symbol you’ll bring into January
A clearer, more intuitive sense of direction
Who This Is For
Women and gender-diverse professionals in architecture, engineering, planning, construction, interior design, sustainability, and the built-environment sector looking for a relaxed, creative, hands-on climate design space.