ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the derivation, uses and contexts of languaging as a tool for designing, and outlines a metadesign languaging tool, Codefine, as an example. Codefine is part of a tool set that highlights the playful languaging process within metadesign. We have found these tool sets achieve co-creative outcomes at the same time as building team consensus and fostering bonds of mutual attachment and support. They also assist new teams in the collective, empathic journey from Me to We. Metadesign tools are intended to slow down team communication processes so that meanings are not assumed, rather they are agreed to suit a situated time, place and purpose. The chapter shows how one such tool can greatly enhance interdisciplinarity, open spaces of global exchange, and re-envision and reshape the design process.
