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During co-creation workshops, three communities in Lomé, Togo, developed their own
alternative technology – do-it-yourself networks that were adapted to their specific
local needs. Usually, these collaborative formats require physical proximity, not
only between participants, but also between participants and their local environments.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all physical meetings were cancelled or restricted,
and the project team had to transfer their methodologies to digital formats accommodating
geographical distance. Their endeavours revealed challenges regarding both local community
networking in general and the adaptation of co-creation methodologies during a global
pandemic. A major lesson learned was the importance of trust among participants in
such an interdisciplinary and diverse consortium. This article offers insights into
the collaborative development of local community networks, providing new perspectives on co-design in the restrictive
settings caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic.
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