The Design Charrette

Design Charrettes

A Charrette is a collaborative session, or short series of intense workshops, in which a group of designers drafts a solution to a design problem, in partnership with all stakeholders.

A charrette is like a kick-off where many considerations must be factored into a design project scope before it gets underway. Everyone brings their unique perspective to the problem and the designers are there to facilitate consensus.

Charrettes are used extensively in urban planning, where diverse communities are involved. Here are some other everyday examples of how a project manager could use a charrette:

· A wedding planner holds a family Zoom meeting to design a ceremony event

· A Tech Start-up company plans a leadership retreat

· A basketball team plans a fundraiser for a local community centre