WorkInCulture (WIC) Web Platform Design Framework
The Project
Funder: Ontario Trillium Foundation
Project Website: https://workinculture.ca/
Duration: June 8, 2022 to April 30, 2023
Goals
Collaboratively design a new version of the WorkInCulture job board and web site with a community-led co-design approach so it can be implemented by the system builder.
Co-Design
Who should be involved? Who are the people who will be impacted by the design of the job board and the website?
WIC community of jobseekers
People who want to, but never used WIC’s job board
Employers - those who post jobs to the board
Administrators - those who are responsible for maintaining the website and content
WIC funders
System builder - Surface Impression
Also see: WIC Co-design Planning
Tasks
identify needs and priorities for the new site, and to examine supports that may enable greater impact and benefit for marginalized groups, including the gathering of metrics and data that will support more inclusive hiring practices.
Lead two co-design workshops to engage the community in helping to design and refine the website and the job board
Synthesize and summarize the results of the co-design workshops
Design user flows, user interface wireframes, and other specifications useful for the development of the site
Create visual and/or interactive mock-ups of the user interface
Solicit feedback on the designs and platform through participatory design ‘crits’ and feedback sessions
Deliverables
The IDRC at OCAD U will provide WorkInCulture with:
A synthesis of the results from the co-design workshops after the completion of codesign.
Medium-fidelity user interface mock-ups that a web development firm can use to implement the final design.
Documents and Resources
Design framework for another project - Bodies in Translation
2018 surveys from WIC
Located on
nextcloud > IDRC-Design > Projects > WorkIn Culture > WIC Job Board Survey 2018
Subaward document between IDRC and OTF - Includes Appendix B.
Located on
nextcloud > IDRC-Design > Projects > WorkIn Culture
Surface Impressions Quote - they are building the website
Located on
nextcloud > IDRC-Design > Projects > WorkIn Culture
IDRC will use the following existing infrastructure for their ongoing work and digital asset storage:
Fluid Wiki for public information
IDRC Nextcloud for working docs and reports
OCADU OneDrive / SharePoint for sensitive information
Figma for mockups
Timeline
January
Task | Who | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Share synthesis report | IDRC |
| Mid-January Should have all major components present:
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Check-in with advisory panel | IDRC, WIC, SI |
| Share progress and get panel feedback. |
December
Task | Who | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Report job poster interview findings | WIC |
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Refine mockups and userflows for feature set based on Job Poster feedback | IDRC |
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Refine and firm up details on priority features | WIC, SI, IDRC |
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Continue development on website | SI |
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November
Task | Who | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Share initial findings from workshops | IDRC | Done | Early November |
Synthesize findings and create feature list | IDRC | Done | Early-mid November |
Scope and prioritize website feature set | WIC, SI, IDRC | Done | Mid November |
Build back-end functionality | SI |
| Mid-late November |
Finalize job poster interview questions based on feature set | WIC, IDRC |
| Mid November |
Job poster interviews | WIC |
| Late November |
Refine mockups and userflows for feature set | IDRC |
| Late November |
October
Task | Who | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Co-design session 1 | IDRC | done |
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Co-design session 2 |
| done |
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September
Task | Who | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Actively recruit for co-design | IDRC, WIC | done | Send invitations with registration form links |
Select participants for Co-design by Sep 19 |
| done |
|
(Cont'd) Discovery conversations with WIC staff |
| done |
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Discovery conversations with job posters |
|
| Objective: 4 to 8 interviews |
August
Task | Who | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Plan co-design workshops | IDRC | done |
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Prepare for co-design recruitment | IDRC, WIC | done | Identify people and orgs to contact. Prepare email templates, registration form, CLA, media release, consent forms |
Send out call for interest | IDRC, WIC | done |
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Receive ethics clearance | IDRC | done |
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Discovery conversations with WIC staff |
| done | Questions to answer:
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July
Task | Who | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Revise / Finalize REB | IDRC | DONE |
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Begin planning co-design session 1 | IDRC, WIC | Done | |
Begin REB approval process | IDRC | DONE |
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Draft Survey for job seekers | IDRC, WIC | Not doing | Instead of survey, focus on co-design. See survey planning wiki page. Draft / prototype survey created in Google Forms. |
June 2022
Task | Who | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Formulate draft timeline | IDRC | DONE |
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Decide on project coordination | IDRC, SI, WIC | DONE | Meetings every 2 weeks or as needed |
Draft REB application | IDRC | Done | Draft is complete. Awaiting review before submission. |
Finalize timeline | IDRC, SI, WIC | Done | Done for now |