Chapter 3
Deep Diving 
into LifeStories 

3.1 LIFESTORIES ETHNOGRAPHY
3.2 ASSET-BASED
COMMUNITY MAPPING



A Community-Centered
Social Design Curriculum


Drawing from experiences 
of activating coffeeshops in asset-based, community-led approaches, this social design curriculum guides a student through the process of creating meaningful participatory programs co-designed with communities, beginning from a cup of Kopi and conversations with fellow neighbours in the local coffeeshop.




LEARNING CHAPTERS

1 SENSING 
2 DISCOVERY
3 DEEP DIVES
4 ACTIVATING