A charrette is an "intense period of design or planning activity." (Wikipedia) It comes from the world of architecture, arts and industrial design; a "charrette" was originally a cart that held student's architectural models.
A charrette puts people together on-site to work collaboratively and cross-functionally on a problem. It is an intense process that compresses time and assumes a deadline, but it is also multi-day and immersive. Imagine a group of people working frantically on something around a common table, out of their silos, with no consideration of formal roles and a determination to get something done.
There is also supposed to be a design component to the problem solving. I take that to mean that a desirable end product is the focus, rather than technical or institutional feasibility; and that experimentation, rapid prototyping and a get 'er dun attitude prevails.
A charrette puts people together on-site to work collaboratively and cross-functionally on a problem. It is an intense process that compresses time and assumes a deadline, but it is also multi-day and immersive. Imagine a group of people working frantically on something around a common table, out of their silos, with no consideration of formal roles and a determination to get something done.
There is also supposed to be a design component to the problem solving. I take that to mean that a desirable end product is the focus, rather than technical or institutional feasibility; and that experimentation, rapid prototyping and a get 'er dun attitude prevails.
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