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Co-Design As Healing: A Multi-Level Analysis Based On A Project With People Facing Mental Health Problems, Erika Renedo-Illarregi, Katerina Alexiou, Theodore Zamenopoulos
Co-Design As Healing: A Multi-Level Analysis Based On A Project With People Facing Mental Health Problems, Erika Renedo-Illarregi, Katerina Alexiou, Theodore Zamenopoulos
DRS Biennial Conference Series
The present paper explores the notion of co-design as healing by focusing on a project with participants facing mental health problems, who met once a week, guided by open design processes. Reflecting on semi-structured interview data, as well as relevant literature from different disciplines, the paper offers a conceptual framing of how co-design can be considered as a healing practice, at a systems, social and individual level. At a systems level, co-design allows working with complexity, and approaching mental health problems holistically. At a social level, co-design empowers collectives to negotiate what realities to change and how. At an individual …
Tinder And Heartbeats: Wellbeing In The Use Of Dating Applications, Petra Salaric, Rebecca Cain, Emilene Zitkus, Valentijn Visch
Tinder And Heartbeats: Wellbeing In The Use Of Dating Applications, Petra Salaric, Rebecca Cain, Emilene Zitkus, Valentijn Visch
DRS Biennial Conference Series
Currently, there are more than 1500 dating applications, allowing people to connect with a single swipe. However, there is a rising concern about the behaviour encouraged by these digital forms of interactions in relation to negative effects on user wellbeing. Using an evocative autoethnographic approach combined with literature review, this study aimed to explore potential connections between the interaction design, user interactions, and user experiences within dating applications by following weekly experiences over four dating applications. The experiences were recorded with a journal, then explored using emotion capture cards, and visualised in emotionally mapped timelines. It was found that even …
Design For Wellbeing During Covid-19: A Cybernetic Perspective On Data Feedback Loops In Complex Sociotechnical Systems, Willem Van Der Maden, James Derek Lomas, Paul Hekkert
Design For Wellbeing During Covid-19: A Cybernetic Perspective On Data Feedback Loops In Complex Sociotechnical Systems, Willem Van Der Maden, James Derek Lomas, Paul Hekkert
DRS Biennial Conference Series
The COVID-19 pandemic has put wellbeing on the global agenda like never before. Many businesses, organizations, and even governments have recognized wellbeing as a formal policy goal. This paper addresses the question of how to design complex systems to improve the wellbeing of their stakeholders. We present a case of helping a university adopt a systematic approach to wellbeing assessment and improvement during the COVID-19 crisis. To support the improvement of student and staff wellbeing, we adopted a cybernetic perspective. Practically, this involved focusing on the design of a feedback loop that used wellbeing assessments to inform organizational actions. We …
Design For Wellbeing, Happiness And Health, Ann Petermans, Tiiu Poldma, Rebecca Cain, Deger Ozkaramanli-Leerkes, Leandro Tonetto, Anna Pohlmeyer, Marc Hassenzahl, Matthias Laschke, Pieter Desmet
Design For Wellbeing, Happiness And Health, Ann Petermans, Tiiu Poldma, Rebecca Cain, Deger Ozkaramanli-Leerkes, Leandro Tonetto, Anna Pohlmeyer, Marc Hassenzahl, Matthias Laschke, Pieter Desmet
DRS Biennial Conference Series
The chairs' editorial for the theme track of SIGWELL, the Design Research Society's Special Interest Group (SIG) focusing on Design for Wellbeing, Happiness and Health.
Fragments Of Frictions: A Route To Spatial Manoeuvres For Uplifting Wellbeing In School Environments, Ruth Stevens
Fragments Of Frictions: A Route To Spatial Manoeuvres For Uplifting Wellbeing In School Environments, Ruth Stevens
DRS Biennial Conference Series
In the context of design for human flourishing (DfHF), this paper reports on a two-week research-by-design-and-built project by master students in (interior) ar-chitecture. A cocktail of qualitative research experiments was executed to function as a seismograph that registered fragments of frictions in the wellbeing of K-8 pupils. This particular study firstly explains how the research cocktail was designed, based on the ethnographic, participatory and immersive methods infused by the theoretical guidelines of DfHF theory, and secondly seeks to reveal how an analysis of the well-being related results from the experiment cocktail can lead to a novel type of design problem …
The Value Of Being Close: Social And Ecological Sustainability In Co-Living For Students, Sara Ilstedt, Martin Sjöman
The Value Of Being Close: Social And Ecological Sustainability In Co-Living For Students, Sara Ilstedt, Martin Sjöman
DRS Biennial Conference Series
Sustainability challenges demands that we live smaller and more efficient in terms of re-sources and energy, at the same time, loneliness and mental unhealth are in-creasing among young people and students. One solution to both ecological and social sustain-ability is provided by coliving, where a small group of people share a home. Living in a shared home is an opportunity for friendship and sense of community but is also associated with frictions. This paper describes an interdisciplinary and experimental research project about coliving for students and particularly focuses on the social aspects and new practices of living together. We conclude …
“What Makes You Feel Relaxed In Nature?”: Exploring Nature-Based Stimuli As Inspiration For Designing Relaxing Experiences, Chan Mi Kim, Thomas Van Rompay, Geke Ludden
“What Makes You Feel Relaxed In Nature?”: Exploring Nature-Based Stimuli As Inspiration For Designing Relaxing Experiences, Chan Mi Kim, Thomas Van Rompay, Geke Ludden
DRS Biennial Conference Series
Nature experiences promote relaxation and wellbeing. To bring these benefits to people with limited access to nature, digital technologies can be used to provide nature experiences. However, we do not yet completely understand which exact qualities of nature and what mechanisms are involved in eliciting relaxation. To close this gap, we conducted a diary exercise (n=25) to explore interactions and qualities that stimulate relaxation in nature. Results revealed a typology comprising three pathways to promote relaxation through nature experiences: relaxation by sensing, thinking, and doing. In addition, 8 sensorial and 6 contextual qualities were identified, and a visual summary was …