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From The Mothers’ Movement To Cradlr: An Interaction Design For Refugee Children, Jing Zhou Oct 2023

From The Mothers’ Movement To Cradlr: An Interaction Design For Refugee Children, Jing Zhou

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This paper presents the rationale, implementation, social and cultural influences, and historical background of Cradlr, a human-centered digital network concept designed to rescue and keep displaced children connected with their families, resources, and heritage on a global scale. The seed of Cradlr was sown in 2018 when I launched the Jiang Jian project, which sheds light upon the Mothers’ Movement in China, which rescued and educated 30,000 refugee children during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Inspired by the Mothers’ Movement and European countries during World War II, such as the Women’s Voluntary Service (WVS) in UK, Cradlr goes beyond the realm …

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Digital Patient Experience: Understanding, Improvement, And Evaluation From A Human-Centered Design Perspective, Tingting Wang Oct 2023

Digital Patient Experience: Understanding, Improvement, And Evaluation From A Human-Centered Design Perspective, Tingting Wang

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New information and communication technologies have been introduced to transform healthcare into digitalization (Gopal et al., 2019). Digital health offers benefits but also risks (Perakslis et al., 2023). It must be clinically effective, safe, and meet the needs of the people that will use it and be treated by it to ensure high-quality healthcare delivery. An increasing number of healthcare organisations have invested in “human centred” methods from the field of design (Erwin & Krishnan, 2016a, 2016b). Design-led approaches are shaping future healthcare (Groeneveld et al., 2018; Tsekleves & Cooper, 2017) and have the potential to provide more effective care …

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Design Activating Agency: A Study On Rural Community Co-Creation In China Under Non-Anthropocentrism, Xin Zhao, Duoduo Zhang Oct 2023

Design Activating Agency: A Study On Rural Community Co-Creation In China Under Non-Anthropocentrism, Xin Zhao, Duoduo Zhang

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Community co-creation, centered on human values, fosters favorable conditions for stakeholder participation in design collaboration. Sustainable development of local communities, including their culture, relies on the interaction between humans, artificial systems, and nature. Firstly, this article describes the trend of community co-creation in guidance frameworks, activity tools, and collaboration processes, pointing agency as the platform trigger for community co-creation development. Secondly, based on the bioinclusive involvement framework and practices in various countries, this article summarizes 3 co-creation models and their characteristics in rural communities, and the third model shows chances in local culture and multi-species stakeholders. Thirdly, this article analyzes …

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Approach Or Avoid Away From Kiosks For The Elderly? A Study On Acceptance And Behavioral Intention Of Self-Service In Hospitals., Chi-Fei Shih, Tseng-Ping Chiu Oct 2023

Approach Or Avoid Away From Kiosks For The Elderly? A Study On Acceptance And Behavioral Intention Of Self-Service In Hospitals., Chi-Fei Shih, Tseng-Ping Chiu

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The growth of contactless service is driven by numerous factors, including changing consumer needs and preferences, technological advances, and the potential for businesses to increase efficiency and reduce costs. Most importantly, it presents a solution to avoid interaction risk, especially during pandemics or other crises. Several companies have adopted kiosks to provide rapid and safe self-service options, with consumers increasingly welcoming convenience and speed. COVID-19 reshaped the flow of how we deal with service. Nowadays, we rely heavily on technology to meet demand or solve problems. However, more research is needed to understand how older adults interact with kiosks as …

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Emerging Decentralized Infrastructure Networks, Mahshid Hasankhani, Jo Van Engelen, Sine Celik, Jan Carel Diehl Oct 2023

Emerging Decentralized Infrastructure Networks, Mahshid Hasankhani, Jo Van Engelen, Sine Celik, Jan Carel Diehl

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Distributed hydrogen infrastructures have emerged as a complementary element in the quest for sustainable energy solutions, with potential applications in regions featuring high industrial demands and spatially resolved negative residual loads. These infrastructures can contribute to the decarbonization of electricity, heating, and transport sectors while enhancing local renewable energy consumption and supporting energy storage and demand-side management. However, their development presents unique design challenges, calling for a comprehensive understanding of stakeholder roles and relationships in the evolving ecosystem. This study examines stakeholder network dynamics within the distributed hydrogen ecosystem, focusing on the Netherlands' built environments. Through the analysis of 16 …

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How To Promote Consumption In City Metaverse? Research On Xr Experience Design And Consumer Behavior Of Commercial Streets, Jing Liang, Siqi Fan, Mu Jiang, Xin Zhang, Zhiyuan Qi Oct 2023

How To Promote Consumption In City Metaverse? Research On Xr Experience Design And Consumer Behavior Of Commercial Streets, Jing Liang, Siqi Fan, Mu Jiang, Xin Zhang, Zhiyuan Qi

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The emergence of innovative technologies such as 5G, big data, and XR immersive technology is providing richer data sets and a deeper understanding of human behavior, which has the potential to redefine urban design activities and service provision through the metaverse. In the current wave of metaverse digital planning, commercial streets are a significant aspect of urban cultural and tourism, but there is limited knowledge on how to integrate metaverse digital content in real urban spaces to promote consumption.This study aims to investigate the factors that promote purchase in XR environments by integrating the concept of city metaverse and related …

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Are Service Designers Positioned To Design For Sustainability?, Kendon Jung, Mauricio Mejía Oct 2023

Are Service Designers Positioned To Design For Sustainability?, Kendon Jung, Mauricio Mejía

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We have designed systems that influence the daily choices of 8 billion people and have brought our world to the brink of collapse as a result. In this context, designers, in general, have been concerned with sustainability for a long time. While the field has acknowledged that not only product design but also services and systems are spaces to address sustainability, much of the literature has centered on creating methods and tools. This work could be limited in preparing designers for action because prescriptive guides are rarely easy to implement in designing activities. Leveraging design to intentionally shift a linear …

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Development Of An Interactive Teaching Tool For Woodworking Course On Components Arrangement And Sawing Techniques Using Augmented Reality Technology, Chia Lin Yang, Chien-Hsu Chen Oct 2023

Development Of An Interactive Teaching Tool For Woodworking Course On Components Arrangement And Sawing Techniques Using Augmented Reality Technology, Chia Lin Yang, Chien-Hsu Chen

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In university woodworking practical courses, the structural directionality of solid wood, as well as defects such as knots and cracks, can affect the appearance and structural strength of the finished product, presenting challenges for students in planning the cutting of materials. Due to the lack of presentation tools for directly planning and adjusting on the material, students with weaker spatial ability may lack confidence in understanding and executing on the course. This study aims to develop an AR teaching tool to eliminate spatial cognitive gaps, improve student learning effectiveness and experience. At the time of writing, the APP and experiment …

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Changing People’S Behaviour Toward Littering In The Egyptian Community., Nahed Esam Elsayed, Kristina Niedderer, Angela Connelly Oct 2023

Changing People’S Behaviour Toward Littering In The Egyptian Community., Nahed Esam Elsayed, Kristina Niedderer, Angela Connelly

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It is widely acknowledged that there is a significant change in people’s lifestyle, population, urbanization, economic expansion, and consumer purchasing behaviours. This change produces a rise in environmental pollution. Littering is recognised as one of the most visible forms of environmental pollution. There are different definitions of litter, according to Asian Development Bank, litter is a special type of municipal solid waste (MSW) meant to be domestic or commercial solid waste from any material, discarded improperly. It is something people get rid of it when they feel that it does not belong to them anymore. Littering is recognized as one …

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A Time-Based Approach For The Social Spatialization Strategies In Retail Design, Yuemei Ma Oct 2023

A Time-Based Approach For The Social Spatialization Strategies In Retail Design, Yuemei Ma

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In the context of the developing Smart City, media revolution has changed user’s behavior in the allocation of time and space, their perception turns to hybrid in real and virtual space. Digital technology changed their shopping activities and experiences in personal and social environments. As retail activities become more accessible at any time and location, and as omni-channel retailing disrupts retail stores' monopoly on shopping activities, brick-and-mortar retailers face to the threat of online shopping and must transform in this context. Within the theory of urbanism, the concept of chrono-urbanism is proposed as a critical step to question in depth …

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Mapping Urban Regeneration Through Multiple Dimensions Of Temporality: A Visual Analysis Of Three Approaches To Theory Of Change, Hadas Zohar, Luca Simeone, Amalia De Götzen, Nicola Morelli Oct 2023

Mapping Urban Regeneration Through Multiple Dimensions Of Temporality: A Visual Analysis Of Three Approaches To Theory Of Change, Hadas Zohar, Luca Simeone, Amalia De Götzen, Nicola Morelli

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This paper analyses some visual aspects of three Theory of Change maps, i.e. logic planning models used to explore and abstractly represent a potential change in a way that reflects a complex and systemic understanding of development. Theory of Change emerged in the field of philanthropic initiatives and is based on two streams of work: evaluation and informed social practice. The Theory of Change maps analysed in this paper are created to support complex urban regeneration projects within the context of T-Factor, a four-year innovation action funded by the European Commission and taking place in six cities under regeneration across …

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Study On Key Elements Of Kids Cartoon Design In Min-Nam (Hokkien) Language, Hsi-Jen Chen, Chian-Fan Liou, Chih-Yuan Cheng, Ya-Zhu Zhang Oct 2023

Study On Key Elements Of Kids Cartoon Design In Min-Nam (Hokkien) Language, Hsi-Jen Chen, Chian-Fan Liou, Chih-Yuan Cheng, Ya-Zhu Zhang

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As the global markets communicate in a swift speed, the mainstream culture has outweighed the regional cultures. The most effective way to pass down cultures to next generations is have children get involved with listening and speaking from the media, especially the cartoon animations. It has played an important part in each kid’s childhood and his/her development. How to create the most influential regional kids cartoon expressing its local culture is the main study topic in this article. This study is trying to work out the key element design for local kid's cartoon animations in Min-nam language in Taiwan through …

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Co-Designing For Whom? Exploring The Benefits Of City-Led Participatory Art Practices In Disadvantaged Neighbourhoods Of Madrid, Milagros Hurtig Oct 2023

Co-Designing For Whom? Exploring The Benefits Of City-Led Participatory Art Practices In Disadvantaged Neighbourhoods Of Madrid, Milagros Hurtig

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This research examines who benefits from the use of city-led participatory design projects in disadvantaged neighborhoods. After the neoliberal crisis in 2008, discourses on creativity evolved from art projects aimed at pursuing economic growth to art projects with social and cultural aspirations. Participatory art projects are practices where the public is involved in the design and production of the artwork. Urban governments in Europe have used participatory art due to their assumed potential to enhance citizen engagement. However, there is a lack of critical and evaluative insight regarding the implementation and after-use of codesign practices and their inclusionary or exclusionary …

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Dualities Of Co-Design In The Context Of Dementia: Can Handover Approaches Provide An Answer?, Lieke Lenaerts, Niels Hendriks, Andrea Wilkinson Oct 2023

Dualities Of Co-Design In The Context Of Dementia: Can Handover Approaches Provide An Answer?, Lieke Lenaerts, Niels Hendriks, Andrea Wilkinson

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Is co-design together with people with dementia always feasible? Designing for people with dementia is challenging, and co-design has been widely recognised as an effective approach to design products conform to participants’ needs. The inclusion of people with dementia provides designers with an authentic representation of dementia, regardless of stereotypes and assumptions. However, it is not always easy to implement co-design with people with dementia in practice. This paper examines the feasibility of co-design with people with dementia through reflective practice, semi-structured interviews with designers, and a rapid literature review. The study identifies three dualities of co-design, addressing three benefits …

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Towards A Design Observatory In Portugal – Results, Reflections And Future Steps, Nina Costa, Vasco Branco, Rui Costa, Afonso Borges, Marlene Ribeiro Oct 2023

Towards A Design Observatory In Portugal – Results, Reflections And Future Steps, Nina Costa, Vasco Branco, Rui Costa, Afonso Borges, Marlene Ribeiro

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The closure of the Portuguese design center in 2013, left Portugal with no instruments of mediation between the Portuguese design ecosystem and the socio-economic fabric. DesignOBS (Towards a design observatory in Portugal) - a research project aiming to identify, map and interpret the Portuguese design landscape (2019-22), aimed to tackle this issue via the development and application of a distributed and participatory observation approach, that integrated the knowledge of local nuclei, namely, design schools, about certain vectors of the national design ecosystem. The application of this approach to gather and discuss about the different vectors (design companies, education, research, users), …

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Transformative Effects Of Co-Design: The Case Of The “My Architect And I” Project, Audrey Mertens, Çiğdem Yönder, Yaprak Hamarat, Catherine Elsen Oct 2023

Transformative Effects Of Co-Design: The Case Of The “My Architect And I” Project, Audrey Mertens, Çiğdem Yönder, Yaprak Hamarat, Catherine Elsen

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In this paper, we present a co-design process intended to develop tools to improve the experience of architectural design services for single-family housing projects in Belgium. Our main goal is to identify the transformative effects of this co-design process from the lens of the experiences of participants. This paper is based on focus groups conducted with architects and user-clients for post-evaluation of the process. Findings include insights on (i) their experiences during the co-design process; on (ii) transformative effects such as changes in perspective (including empathy) and practice; and on (iii) ownership of the project and its outputs. This paper …

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‘Becommoning': A Design-Framework For The Initiation Of New Commons, Zsuzsanna Tomor, Martijn De Waal Oct 2023

‘Becommoning': A Design-Framework For The Initiation Of New Commons, Zsuzsanna Tomor, Martijn De Waal

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This article explores the establishment of new commons initiatives from an integrated design perspective. Such a deeper understanding of the initial phase of becoming a commons -i.e. becommoning- and its design is crucial as members embark on a laborious, time-consuming and uncertain process in which they need to make critical design choices for their future commons. The design perspective is brought forward by the collective creation through which group values are explicated, the communal resource and its governance take shape and conditions are forged for the commons to emerge. So, the study presents the ‘becommoning’ framework as a first exploration …

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Performance Evaluation Of Qwerty Keyboards On Foldable Smartphones: Keyboard Layout And Phrase Complexity, Mengya Dai, Jun Zhang, Ningyi Dai, Ke Liang, Le Du, Qi Chen Oct 2023

Performance Evaluation Of Qwerty Keyboards On Foldable Smartphones: Keyboard Layout And Phrase Complexity, Mengya Dai, Jun Zhang, Ningyi Dai, Ke Liang, Le Du, Qi Chen

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Recently, foldable smartphones have won attentions. QWERTY keyboard as the main input method contains two layouts: standard and split. Performance comparison of two layouts is lacking. This research studied how standard and split layout affected performance of QWERTY keyboard input on foldable smartphones, with phrase complexity and language difference under consideration. 16 testers were requested to text in 80 different phrases that covered all influencing factors above. Input time per phrase, words per minute, corrected errors, uncorrected error rates, and perceived usability were five criteria under analysis. It turned out that split layout lowered error rate at the cost of …

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The Russia-Ukraine War And Climate Change: Analysis Of One Year Of Data-Visualisations, Marta Ferreira, Nuno Nunes, Chiara Ceccarini, Catia Prandi, Valentina Nisi Oct 2023

The Russia-Ukraine War And Climate Change: Analysis Of One Year Of Data-Visualisations, Marta Ferreira, Nuno Nunes, Chiara Ceccarini, Catia Prandi, Valentina Nisi

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The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 escalated a conflict that began in 2014, resulting in massive casualties and the largest refugee crisis since World War II. The war has also disrupted global food and energy trade, significantly impacting the environment, including damage to critical infrastructure, increased greenhouse gas emissions, and dire consequences on biodiversity and environmental health – connecting the war to climate change. Effective communication is crucial in helping the public understand and feel engaged with these complex topics. This study aims to understand how the research communities and broader media have linked the war to climate …

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Threshold Space Design: Using Water Element For Phase Transition From Physical Space To Virtual Space With Different Law Of Gravity, Jungryun Kwon, Eui-Chul Jung Oct 2023

Threshold Space Design: Using Water Element For Phase Transition From Physical Space To Virtual Space With Different Law Of Gravity, Jungryun Kwon, Eui-Chul Jung

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This study focuses on exploring the transition stage between physical and virtual space by considering the difference in law of gravity between physical and virtual environments. The concept of Threshold Space design is a series of transition stages which can be utilized to enhance the virtual reality (VR) experience. Unlike most VR researches, which primarily focuses on head-mounted displays (HMD), this study examines the user's perception between physical space and virtual space. The Threshold Space design method allows users to experience the upcoming stage in advance. More than a simple intermediate space, it addresses confusion and disorientation in VR that …

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Designing Visuo-Haptic Illusions For Virtual Reality Applications Using Floor-Based Shape-Changing Displays, Nargiz Askarbekkyzy, Yilong Lin, Kongpyung Moon, Andrea Bianchi, Seungwoo Je Oct 2023

Designing Visuo-Haptic Illusions For Virtual Reality Applications Using Floor-Based Shape-Changing Displays, Nargiz Askarbekkyzy, Yilong Lin, Kongpyung Moon, Andrea Bianchi, Seungwoo Je

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Large-scale haptic displays offer the opportunity to create fully-immersive experiences in Virtual Reality (VR). In particular, floor-based pin-array shape displays allow the creation of worlds with complex textures and walkable terrain patterns. However, the size and resolution of these terrains are typically limited by the physical constraints of the actuating hardware, negatively impacting the designing of VR experiences. To overcome these limitations, we propose the usage of visuo-haptic illusions for floor-based shape displays, effectively creating the illusion for terrains of a larger size and of a higher resolution. Following closely related prior work, we have conducted two user studies with …

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The Use Of Life Cycle Assessment For Lightweight Product Design Based On Functional Unit, Nuria Goldáraz-Salamero, Jorge Sierra-Pérez Oct 2023

The Use Of Life Cycle Assessment For Lightweight Product Design Based On Functional Unit, Nuria Goldáraz-Salamero, Jorge Sierra-Pérez

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The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology has traditionally been a tool to assist in the comparison between design alternatives. Currently, one of the established strategies in product eco-design will be the design of lightweight products. For this purpose, due to the nature of the LCA methodology, based on the inventory of materials in relation to a functional unit of the product, it can have a relevant role in the application of lightweight product design strategy. The present study addresses this approach with the analysis of a retail product, more specifically a supermarket shelf. Starting from a complete LCA with a …

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Developing A Child-Friendly Outdoor Public Playground For Children Aged 4-8, Through Co-Creation Mindset, Neda Batenipour Oct 2023

Developing A Child-Friendly Outdoor Public Playground For Children Aged 4-8, Through Co-Creation Mindset, Neda Batenipour

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Outdoor playgrounds, as part of urban space, with their equipment/settings play an important role in child development. For designing a child-friendly playground, looking at a playground through the eyes of children as end users should be of prime importance for designers. This study presents a new framework and methodology for exploring design parameters based on users’ real needs and wants and finally designs a child-friendly outdoor public playground for children aged 4-8 years old. Existing problems, gaps, and opportunities in Wuppertal’s playgrounds – especially in the Nordbahntrasse and Parkour Park area – provide the rationale and need, as well as …

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An Investigation Into The Product Attachment Between Single-Person Household And Their Home Appliances, Ga-Eul Han, James Andrew Self, Chajoong Kim Oct 2023

An Investigation Into The Product Attachment Between Single-Person Household And Their Home Appliances, Ga-Eul Han, James Andrew Self, Chajoong Kim

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Products that are emotionally bonded are more likely to be successful in the market than those that are not. Emotional bonding is defined as product attachment. It induces positive relationships between user and product by offering a more expansive, holistic approach to design for higher longevity from the sustainability perspective. Although it is an important factor in product development, little research has been done towards understanding product attachment, especially for home appliances. The study aimed to further understanding of product attachment in home appliance design. A total of ten home appliances were selected by cross-mapping of physical interaction density and …

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In-House Designers To Break Out Public Sector Auditing In A Manageable Way, Linda Meijer-Wassenaar, Marjorie Bakker-Joosse Oct 2023

In-House Designers To Break Out Public Sector Auditing In A Manageable Way, Linda Meijer-Wassenaar, Marjorie Bakker-Joosse

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For Supreme Audit Institutions to live up to the expectations of Parliament and the public and meet the needs of the public sector organisations they audit, they need to break out of their traditional knowledge-driven role of public spending watchdogs. Human-centred design offers an alternative to more knowledge: knowledge-in-action. Yet, the current frame of auditors restrains them from experimenting with alternatives. This study shares our experiences as in-house designers at the Netherlands Court of Audit of enriching the current focus on siloed public administration with citizens’ perspectives and of finding alternative ways to increase audit impact. Moreover, we show the …

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Innovative Collaboration And Co-Designing With Santhal And Mohli Tribes Of Dumka, India, Nilanjana Bairagi, Ajithsen Selvadhas, Sowndarya Archarya Oct 2023

Innovative Collaboration And Co-Designing With Santhal And Mohli Tribes Of Dumka, India, Nilanjana Bairagi, Ajithsen Selvadhas, Sowndarya Archarya

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Tribal communities use locally available resources to fulfil their daily needs in India. Santhal and Mohli tribes in Jharkhand, India have an intergenerational skill of using bamboo and other natural fibres to make utility crafts like baskets and mats, which is used as a part of their lifestyle. However, it was limited in terms of product range and market reach, which resulted in the tribes’ livelihood stagnancy and other financial difficulties. Therefore, the objective of this research was design intervention and product development based on collaborative designing, as the researchers were outside of the tribal community. And also to propose …

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Changing Perspective On Social Inclusion And Design: Exploring The Concept Of Designing For Inclusive Attitudes, Daniele Busciantella-Ricci Oct 2023

Changing Perspective On Social Inclusion And Design: Exploring The Concept Of Designing For Inclusive Attitudes, Daniele Busciantella-Ricci

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The pandemic increased disparities and exacerbated pre-existing inequalities. Attitudinal barriers and discrimination were also exacerbated by the pandemic effects. Some diversity conditions suffered more than others post-pandemic status because their needs were not embedded in the pandemic planning prior to COVID-19. Also, the pandemic effects underlined the importance of embedding Inclusion, Diversity, Equality and Accessibility strategies in complex contexts such as in healthcare systems. Therefore, the paper focuses on how improving inclusive attitudes through design for fighting discrimination and promoting diversity in society. However, traditional design for inclusion approaches does not provide instruments to address this aspect. Consequently, the paper …

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Forming Bacterial Cellulose: A Research Activity Exploiting Digital Fabrication Technologies., Patrizia Bolzan, Flavia Papile Oct 2023

Forming Bacterial Cellulose: A Research Activity Exploiting Digital Fabrication Technologies., Patrizia Bolzan, Flavia Papile

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Bacterial Cellulose (BC) is a material gaining increasing interest in design research. Being produced by the fermentation of Kombucha tea, it is classified, as others, as “growing material”. Growing BC offers different research inputs in terms of producing cellulose without extraction practices, reversing the current raw material supply dynamics. By monitoring the materials growth, designers are able to customise shapes, colours, finishes and other aesthetic characteristics of the material while producing it. In this study different experimental activities concerning aesthetic characteristics of grown BC will be presented and discussed. To have a better control on the BC shaping it has …

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We’Ve Never Learned To Talk About It’: Considerations For Design Researchers To Address Intimacy And Sexuality., Yoni Lefévre, Niels Hendriks, Andrea Wilkinson Oct 2023

We’Ve Never Learned To Talk About It’: Considerations For Design Researchers To Address Intimacy And Sexuality., Yoni Lefévre, Niels Hendriks, Andrea Wilkinson

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This paper aims to learn from existing design research literature on taboo topics to inform the development of a research project about sexual health in later life. Participatory design approaches can play a role to better understand the complexities of researching taboos and navigate in sensitive situations. A rapid literature review focused on taboos related to people’s individual sexual experiences of the body, resulted in identifying five actionable design considerations: 1) make taboos visible and interactive for people to respond to, 2) use humor to overcome the awkwardness of taboos, 3) design together on taboo subjects for more inclusive futures, …

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Community Empowerment: Lessons Learned From A Local Health Programme, Mariana Fonseca Braga, Alejandro Moreno-Rangel, Emmanuel Tsekleves Oct 2023

Community Empowerment: Lessons Learned From A Local Health Programme, Mariana Fonseca Braga, Alejandro Moreno-Rangel, Emmanuel Tsekleves

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The use of complex public health systems to empower communities is often met with challenges and frustrations. Community empowerment programmes focus on improving mental and physical health needs, enabling individuals to become active members of the local community through collective actions. Design research plays a crucial role in understanding the interactions between health and communities. Healthier Fleetwood is a successful community empowerment program in the northwest of the UK, that connects residents with local services, groups, and events to foster a sense of community and encourage them to control their health and well-being. The success of this approach and its …

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