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Designing Adaptable Consumption: A New Practice To Foster Food System Transitions., Hannah Goss, Nynke Tromp, Rick Schifferstein Oct 2023

Designing Adaptable Consumption: A New Practice To Foster Food System Transitions., Hannah Goss, Nynke Tromp, Rick Schifferstein

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In recent years, more designers have been engaging in transitions for which design activity is used to develop innovations that steer change. However, little is known about how designers develop innovations to foster change along a desired transition path. In this short paper, we explore how designers can develop joint innovations that steer a transition of the Dutch food system to embrace flexibility and cater to enough. We present a new practice called Adaptable Consumption, which aims to realign food safety, quality, and sustainability. Based on our preliminary findings, we discuss how our process inspires reflections on the transition and …

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How To Adopt Design Thinking Within Organizations? Mapping Facilitators To Activate An Organisational Transformation Path., Gianluca Carella, Michele Melazzini Oct 2023

How To Adopt Design Thinking Within Organizations? Mapping Facilitators To Activate An Organisational Transformation Path., Gianluca Carella, Michele Melazzini

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Design Thinking is increasingly at the centre of organisations' discussions: more and more are trying to implement it. However, it has been seen that adopting Design Thinking requires deep processes of organisational change that many companies often fail to do. Over the years, the scientific community debated the benefits of Design Thinking and the barriers that companies may face during its adoption. On the other side, few and embryonic contributions have been made on how to support companies in this adoption. Through an exploratory analysis, analysing ten companies that have been adopting Design Thinking for several years and with tangible …

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Looking For The True Nature Of Academic Research On Design: A Systematic Review Of 27 Phd Theses, Samuel Danzon-Chambaud, Rose Dumesny Oct 2023

Looking For The True Nature Of Academic Research On Design: A Systematic Review Of 27 Phd Theses, Samuel Danzon-Chambaud, Rose Dumesny

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The launch of PhD programs in design constitutes yet another milestone that helped settle the field as an academic discipline of its own. As the line between scholarly research on design and design practice can sometimes be perceived as being thin, we believe these theses may hold some truth as to what is making them distinct from each other. To look—so to speak—for the key tenets of academic research on design, we retrieved almost 7,000 references off 27 dissertations, to see which authors were the most cited. We then reflected on the significations it bears. We found that, often, scholarly …

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Introducing Hope In Design For Health And Well-Being, Arefe Jasbi, Marikken Høiseth Oct 2023

Introducing Hope In Design For Health And Well-Being, Arefe Jasbi, Marikken Høiseth

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Health and well-being are fundamental aspects of life, directly impacting the quality of life. Hope is a phenomenon that significantly relates to the quality of life. The purpose of this paper is to introduce hope in the context of design for health and well-being. By exploring the intersection of design, health, and hope, we can create outcomes that are not only functional and address immediate needs but also increase resilience and foster a sense of optimism and empowerment to users and communities. We provide reflections on how this elevation in design can cultivate strengthened communities through improved healthcare interventions.

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The Existence And Potential Of Woven Banana Stalks Furniture In Trangsan Village Indonesia, Lik Endang Siti Wahyuningsih, Minako Ikeda Oct 2023

The Existence And Potential Of Woven Banana Stalks Furniture In Trangsan Village Indonesia, Lik Endang Siti Wahyuningsih, Minako Ikeda

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Furniture handicrafts made from banana stalk fibers as a raw material have a huge opportunity as an export commodity. In addition, this furniture craft has various advantages including the abundance of natural fiber raw materials, its relative cheapness, and the easy production process without the need for expensive tools or machines. However, even with cheap raw materials, the selling be quite competitive, considering aspects of better design, engineering, and production process development. This research reveals the problem existing furniture handicrafts that use banana stalk fiber and the potential that can be developed from existing crafts, both in the production process …

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Tracking Acts Of Kindness Through Comics: An Experimental Study, Raven Serenity Glover, Yvette Shen Oct 2023

Tracking Acts Of Kindness Through Comics: An Experimental Study, Raven Serenity Glover, Yvette Shen

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This study explores the effectiveness of using comics as a medium to track personal behavioral data, focusing on acts of kindness. Through a prototype-based examination of digitally assembled comics, the findings demonstrate that comics offer a unique communication method that enables the integration of narrative elements into the flow of behavioral data. This integration not only provides coherence and context to qualitative data but also allows for the visualization of spatial-temporal details, presenting data in a personal and meaningful manner. However, user evaluation results suggest that the prototype did not provide an ideal platform for sustainable interactive experiences. Future study …

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Fears, Desires And Visions Of Prague Residents: Transition To Age-Friendly Community Centres In 2050, Lijun Chen Oct 2023

Fears, Desires And Visions Of Prague Residents: Transition To Age-Friendly Community Centres In 2050, Lijun Chen

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The rapid global trend of ageing is forcing all aspects of society to systematically transition to offer a more inclusive and healthy old life for elderly people. While the need for transition has been agreed upon at many levels, the question of how to actually make a systematic transition is still a proposition that needs to be discussed in depth, particularly in the field of design. Based on the workshop “Transition Design – Age-Friendly Community Centres 2050” held in Prague in 2022, this paper explores the fears, desires, and visions of Prague residents for their local community and environment, and …

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Archives Of Dyeing Katagami Used In The Inheritance And Creation Of Traditional Patterns, Minako Ikeda Oct 2023

Archives Of Dyeing Katagami Used In The Inheritance And Creation Of Traditional Patterns, Minako Ikeda

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Katagami, which is used in katazome, a traditional Japanese dyeing technique, was exported to Europe in large quantities in the 19th century, and its artistry and craftsmanship were highly valued in the Japonisme movement. It influenced the arts and crafts of that period. Demand has declined in the present day due to some changes in people’s lifestyles, and the number of crafters making it has also decreased. This study focused on Japan's unique chusen dyeing technique used for yukata, which are in widespread use as everyday garments, examining how the katagami that are still in use can be utilized while …

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Kirisense: Making Rigid Materials Bendable And Functional, Akash Talyan, Tingyu Cheng, Wei Wang, Clement Zheng, Hyunjoo Oh Oct 2023

Kirisense: Making Rigid Materials Bendable And Functional, Akash Talyan, Tingyu Cheng, Wei Wang, Clement Zheng, Hyunjoo Oh

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This paper presents material-driven exploration at the intersection between transforming rigid materials by cutting techniques and applying conductive substrates to the transformed material sheet. Kirisense is a simple design technique that adds deformability and interactive capability to thick and rigid prototyping materials such as plywood and chipboard. Our investigation identified six cutting patterns with variable parameters that influence the flexible and bendable behaviors generated and encoded them as a design editor to assist designers. We introduce a step-by-step process of augmenting rigid materials by combining them with a conductive substrate (carbon- or nickel- paint or spray) and applying a custom …

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An Investigation Of Empathy In Face-To-Face And Remote Co-Creative Design Processes, Namgyu Kang, Thongphun Khongthat Oct 2023

An Investigation Of Empathy In Face-To-Face And Remote Co-Creative Design Processes, Namgyu Kang, Thongphun Khongthat

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This qualitative research aimed to compare students’ experiences during face-to-face and remote co-creative design processes to understand empathy formation. The participants who have various remote co-creative design processes, in the International Summer Design Workshop (ISDW) 2022, as the face-to-face co-creative design process held at Chiang Mai University, Thailand. Interview results were analyzed using the evaluation grid method to visualize the characteristics of the remote and face-to-face co-creation processes. The remote co-creation process had the advantages of location efficiency, scalability, and ease of information storage and sharing with various support systems using IT. On the other hand, in the face-to-face co-creation …

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A Holistic Co-Design Model Engaging Multi-Stakeholders For The Rural Revitalization In China — A Case Study Of Qingshan Village, Hangzhou, Liqi Ren, Tingting Chen, Yinan Du, Jia Long, Xinran Lai Oct 2023

A Holistic Co-Design Model Engaging Multi-Stakeholders For The Rural Revitalization In China — A Case Study Of Qingshan Village, Hangzhou, Liqi Ren, Tingting Chen, Yinan Du, Jia Long, Xinran Lai

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China has devoted itself to green growth along with the national strategy of rural revitalization. Qingshan Village in Hangzhou stands out as a representative case, imbuing a centuries-old countryside with new life and serving as an experimental model for "China Future Village.” This study discusses and evaluates Qingshan Village’s progress through the lens of a holistic co-design approach to social design and community development. This approach considers all the different factors that contribute to the complex context with an understanding of how they are interconnected. Co-designing the future village involves various partners: designers, local government, non-governmental organizations, companies, and residents. …

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Preliminary Study Of Participatory And Nature-Inclusive Design Approaches, Giulia Gualtieri, Oana Druta, Evert-Jan Velzing Oct 2023

Preliminary Study Of Participatory And Nature-Inclusive Design Approaches, Giulia Gualtieri, Oana Druta, Evert-Jan Velzing

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This paper aims to develop a working strategy for a larger research project to help urban designers shift their human-centred design practices to a more nature-inclusive approach. The interest in developing innovative design perspectives that incorporate nature stems from the need to address the challenges of biodiversity loss by adopting a perspective that prioritises the needs of non-human species. The methodology used presents an analysis of participatory and nature-inclusive design approaches and examines how they have been conceptualised and operationalised. A final discussion reflects on the importance of advancing the development of a nature-inclusive design discipline that focuses on the …

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Promoting Sustainable Practice Through Video-Based Social Media: An Exploration Of Food-Oriented R-Strategies For Domestic Consumption, Çağrı G. Varlı, F. Suhendan Eroglu Oct 2023

Promoting Sustainable Practice Through Video-Based Social Media: An Exploration Of Food-Oriented R-Strategies For Domestic Consumption, Çağrı G. Varlı, F. Suhendan Eroglu

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Sustainable food consumption is an increasingly urgent issue in academic and public discourse to explore novel approaches to reduce its impact. From planning to disposal, food consumption behaviors influence the amount of waste at the domestic level. The study aims to explore and demonstrate the use of video-based social media and a community leader in promoting sustainable practices, proposing R-strategies for food sustainability, and identifying discourses that can be integrated into everyday terminology. In this study, narratives of sustainable food consumption from chef Şemsa Denizsel’s "Artan Mutfağı” videos are investigated through directed content analysis to reveal food-related R-strategies. The study …

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Cross-Device System Design Based On Stylized 3d Map For Intangible Cultural Heritage In Yunnan Of China, Chenxin Zhang, Shan Wang, Ziyun Tang, Luojue Li, Xukun Shen Oct 2023

Cross-Device System Design Based On Stylized 3d Map For Intangible Cultural Heritage In Yunnan Of China, Chenxin Zhang, Shan Wang, Ziyun Tang, Luojue Li, Xukun Shen

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Yunnan Province boasts a rich cultural heritage, owing to its unique geographical location, topographical environment, and multi-ethnic background. However, existing digital preservation methods have limitations in presenting a large volume of information about Yunnan's intangible cultural heritage (ICH) to a global audience in a visually appealing way. In response, we propose a stylized 3D map-based approach that incorporates Yunnan's natural environment to display a substantial amount of ICH information. Our information visualization design aims to enhance users' interest and understanding of the ICH. To provide a more engaging experience and to cover more application scenarios, we designed a Cross-device Display …

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Cocreate: A Co-Design Toolkit To Design With And For Adolescents Together, Claire Vos, Lu Yuan Oct 2023

Cocreate: A Co-Design Toolkit To Design With And For Adolescents Together, Claire Vos, Lu Yuan

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Designing for children can be challenging as they often have difficulty expressing their wants and needs. Consequently, designers and creators may overlook their input and correct them instead. However, children possess unique and creative ways of thinking, making them ideal co-creators. Therefore, we should expand their role to include them as co-designers or co-creators. We developed coCreate for this purpose. n. This experiential tool aims to offer a fun, creative, and constructive way to design with and for children by empowering them to take a more active role in design, and involving their creativity from the start. coCreate exists out …

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Taller Than The Trees: Growing A Biophilic Sensibility In A Photo-Graphic Design Studio Course, Peter Kwok Chan, Ben Mccorkle, Noor Danielle Murteza Oct 2023

Taller Than The Trees: Growing A Biophilic Sensibility In A Photo-Graphic Design Studio Course, Peter Kwok Chan, Ben Mccorkle, Noor Danielle Murteza

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Informed by Edward Wilson’s (1984) concept of biophilia, this paper describes a biophilic approach to teaching an introductory visual communication design course built specifically around the theme of tree stories. Drawing upon various subject matter experts and disciplinary perspectives, this course demonstrates high-impact teaching practices, including collaboration, experiential learning, and developing long-term projects. This paper describes the course design, includes a selection of student work produced in the course, and highlights student reflections. End-of-course reflections show that students developed an awareness of the impact trees have on humanity, and vice versa. Students grew to better understand their role and identity …

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Designing Effective Interventions To Encourage Older Adults Proactively Participate In Physical Activity And Promote Sustainable Behaviour Change, Jiayin Guan, Emilene Zitkus, Cees De Bont, Hua Dong Oct 2023

Designing Effective Interventions To Encourage Older Adults Proactively Participate In Physical Activity And Promote Sustainable Behaviour Change, Jiayin Guan, Emilene Zitkus, Cees De Bont, Hua Dong

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Physical inactivity among older adults is a global health concern, necessitating effective interventions to promote physical activity and improve health outcomes. Literature related to intervention is reviewed, and key elements including theoretical foundations, scope, behaviour change strategies, and measurement methods were discussed. An intervention design proposal has been made that aims to encourage older adults proactively participate in physical activity and promote sustainable behaviour change. The intervention follows a bottom-up approach, incorporating participatory design principles and leveraging the social-cognitive theory. Design plays a significant role in the intervention design in order to make it more effective and sustainable. Future intervention …

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(Im)Mobile Gendered Identities: The Relationship Between Mobility And Identity, Krity Gera Oct 2023

(Im)Mobile Gendered Identities: The Relationship Between Mobility And Identity, Krity Gera

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Cities are places of contestation where individuals and groups act in specific ways to access resources and opportunities. Mobility enables individuals to access these different resources. This paper explores the impact of spatial mobility on changing identities of urban marginalized women (UMW) from the peri-urban areas of Delhi, India. It examines the relationship between mobilities and identities through relevant literature supported by a study extracted from an extensive ethnographic research on daily mobilities of UMW. Unstructured interviews and GPS path tracking are used as methods of data collection. The analysis of the acquired data presents mobility as an intertwined phenomenon …

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Utilizing Ambiguous Visual Stimuli For Creative Expression In Collaborative Teamwork, Iyad Alsabouni, Hisayasu Ihara Oct 2023

Utilizing Ambiguous Visual Stimuli For Creative Expression In Collaborative Teamwork, Iyad Alsabouni, Hisayasu Ihara

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This ongoing study aims to support non-artistic team members in actively participating in the game concept art process. The method builds on our previous research that used ambiguous visual stimuli, such as inkblots, to generate character design ideas. To cater to a wider audience with varying degrees of artistic ability, simple forms of inkblots are used as building blocks that can be arranged in any desired way. The study aims to determine the ideal balance between the distortion and clarity of visual stimuli to achieve maximum visual intrigue in design. The method blends error and accuracy through visual ambiguity, allowing …

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Weighting Key Driving Forces Of Consumers Choosing Coffee Chains In Different Scenarios, Yu-Ting Zeng, Hsien-Hui Tang, Shu-Yi Chen Oct 2023

Weighting Key Driving Forces Of Consumers Choosing Coffee Chains In Different Scenarios, Yu-Ting Zeng, Hsien-Hui Tang, Shu-Yi Chen

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Coffee chains are popular for offering various services to meet changing consumer demands. Today, consumers look for not only a quality cup of coffee but also a unique and memorable experience in different scenarios. To address the complexity of touchpoints, companies must adopt comprehensive experience thinking to develop suitable experience design. This study aims to build the experience design framework for the coffee chains industry by incorporating driving forces from literature, service providers, and consumers, understanding that consumers consider key driving forces in the dine-in and takeaway scenarios. The objectives of this research are: (1) To develop a structure of …

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A Systems Thinking Approach To Codesign At A Montessori School, Anna Chekhman, Martin J. Bunch, Shital Desai Oct 2023

A Systems Thinking Approach To Codesign At A Montessori School, Anna Chekhman, Martin J. Bunch, Shital Desai

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In this study, systems thinking and codesign principles are applied together to develop a process framework to identify leverage points for an intervention in a new Montessori school. We show how a series of codesign workshops with children, parents, teachers, and management generated insights into the importance of collaboratively codesigning with stakeholders while applying Soft Systems Methodology (SSM). This approach demonstrates the advantages of incorporating diverse perspectives and fostering group coaction. These findings add to the limited literature on the practical applications of process-focused SSM, as they have informed the development of a step-by-step plan for forthcoming data collection sessions …

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Product Design For Cultural Digitization - The Example Of Salt-Making Portrait Bricks From The Han Dynasty In China, Wenwen Yang, Shuang He Oct 2023

Product Design For Cultural Digitization - The Example Of Salt-Making Portrait Bricks From The Han Dynasty In China, Wenwen Yang, Shuang He

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An emerging area of interest is the creation of digital cultural studies products that combine digital narrative techniques with traditional culture to create new consumption hotspots. In this context, this paper focuses on the salt-making portrait bricks, which were a pictorial version of the Han dynasty encyclopedia and reflected the lives of Sichuan people during the Qin and Han dynasties. This paper aims to integrate an interactive AR scanning experience and the Salt Island game into toy brick products to expand the cultural popularization of the salt-making portrait bricks. Users can experience a sense of accomplishment from the cultural science …

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The Role Of Service Design In Designing And Developing Ai Applications: Scoping Review, Yi En Isabel Tan, Jung-Joo Lee Oct 2023

The Role Of Service Design In Designing And Developing Ai Applications: Scoping Review, Yi En Isabel Tan, Jung-Joo Lee

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Designing AI products presents novel challenges that traditional design methods may be insufficient to tackle. With a growing shift from design of "products" to "services", service design is a promising approach to facing these new and unique challenges. However, little research has been done to understand how service design may contribute, or to identify how it might have been adopted and used in existing projects where AI solutions were designed. This research performed a scoping review on extant publications that highlighted two things: challenges faced by designers that perceived a role of service design, and how service design has been …

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Educating The Mindful Designer: Exploring Mindfulness Practices In Design Education, Alberto Iberbuden Oct 2023

Educating The Mindful Designer: Exploring Mindfulness Practices In Design Education, Alberto Iberbuden

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Mindfulness has become a phenomenon of interest in the design research community due to its positive effects on a broad range of human qualities and experiences relevant to the field. However, research intersecting mindfulness and design education is still in its infancy, leaving unanswered questions about the nature of this relationship and its potential integration into design education. We addressed this gap through a theory-based analysis of relevant literature in the field. First, we synthesize the transferable applications of mindfulness into design educational practices within a four-dimensional framework: 1) mindfulness-based pedagogical tools; 2) enhanced reflective practices; 3) enhanced creative experiences; …

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Particling Night: The Design Of An Emerging Media Artwork As A Tool For Reflection On Superficiality Of Social Media, Seoyeong Hwang, Kyungho Lee Oct 2023

Particling Night: The Design Of An Emerging Media Artwork As A Tool For Reflection On Superficiality Of Social Media, Seoyeong Hwang, Kyungho Lee

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This study explores the potential of interactive media art to promote reflection on ourselves living in social networks. The prevalence of social media platforms has increased our social connections, yet research suggests a rise in loneliness and isolation. We created an interactive media artwork using speech-to-text technology and generative visualization to reflect on the meaning of relationships in the age of digitized human connections as well as the superficiality of social media networks we developed. User surveys and observations revealed that our artwork helped our audience to have reflection through artistic experiences. The findings suggest that multi-modal art experiences and …

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The Value And Impact Of Stakeholder Networks In Exploring The Complexity Of Government Public Services: A Case Study Of Stray Dog Population Management, Mei-Ju Chou, Hsien-Hui Tang Oct 2023

The Value And Impact Of Stakeholder Networks In Exploring The Complexity Of Government Public Services: A Case Study Of Stray Dog Population Management, Mei-Ju Chou, Hsien-Hui Tang

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The social issue of stray dogs in Taiwan has been increasingly severe. Despite the substantial annual investments in funding and resources by the government, little progress has been made in resolving this problem. The difficulty stems from the dynamic complexity of the issues among stakeholders in the service system. The research problem is: How can complex social problems be analyzed through stakeholders? The research method is a case study of the "Stray Dog Population Management," and system dynamics is employed to demonstrate the complex problems. The research objectives are: (1) to construct a service ecosystem using the data of a …

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A Systemic Perspective On Designing For Well-Being In Dementia Care: Learning From The Case Of Dementia Friendly Communities, Xiaolin Shen, Daniela Sangiorgi Oct 2023

A Systemic Perspective On Designing For Well-Being In Dementia Care: Learning From The Case Of Dementia Friendly Communities, Xiaolin Shen, Daniela Sangiorgi

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This paper aims to analyse the potential contributions of design from a systemic perspective of well-being in dementia care and to identify areas for intervention. Specifically, the authors first provide a systemic perspective of well-being in dementia care from three levels: individual, network, and community. Then using Dementia Friendly Communities as a case study, the authors summarise three contributions areas: (1) Involving - shifting the focus from deficits and burdens to remaining capacities and contributions; (2) Connecting - enhancing service inclusivity and building care service network; and (3) Fostering - activating resources within and beyond the community. The authors then …

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From Bodies In Technology To Digital Subjectivity: Research On The Identity Construction Of Digital Humans, Yixuan Tai, Jie Wu Oct 2023

From Bodies In Technology To Digital Subjectivity: Research On The Identity Construction Of Digital Humans, Yixuan Tai, Jie Wu

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Technological advancements have endowed humans with the ability to connect and express themselves more naturally. As artificial intelligence, cloud rendering and motion capture technologies improve by leaps and bounds, computer-generated digital humans have extended their application to interdisciplinary research, offering novel paradigms for interaction design and body exploration. While the fundamental properties and connection modes of digital humans and the users remain further conceptual explication and practical guidance. This paper outlines the author's doctoral research in exploring the identity construction of digital humans through three research stages: Image Identification, Embodied Interaction and Identity Construction. The final goal is to devise …

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Sparking Creative Prowess Through A Peculiar Design Challenge: A Mocktail Design Charrette, Sébastien Proulx, William Nickley Oct 2023

Sparking Creative Prowess Through A Peculiar Design Challenge: A Mocktail Design Charrette, Sébastien Proulx, William Nickley

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This paper presents a recent experiment in mocktail design conducted with a group of industrial design students. This pedagogical strategy was devised to foster students’ creativity and confidence. After observing a level of creative deficit among the student body, we initiated an annual design charrette back in 2021. Through this short, sprint-like effort, we aimed to provide an exhilarating, risk-free space to foster students’ creative prowess. After two years, with interesting yet mitigated results where we observed students taking the assignment too seriously, at the expense of risk-taking, we looked for parameters that would more successfully support the goal of …

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A Field Guide To Visualisation-Supported Information Disorders For Media And Information Literacy, Elena Aversa Oct 2023

A Field Guide To Visualisation-Supported Information Disorders For Media And Information Literacy, Elena Aversa

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This paper describes a doctoral research project that investigates the interconnections between the biased nature of information visualisations, the circulation of information disorders on social media platforms, and the consumption of information during societal crisis situations. The object of the research is a field guide that categorises misleading information visualisations that circulate on social media platforms during such crises a priori, resulting in a twofold contribution to knowledge. Firstly, it systematises existing knowledge in the field of information design, and secondly, it provides a novel educational resource to support Media and Information Literacy initiatives and curricula.

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