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Reimagining Trustworthy Robot Fleets With Animal Analogies, Suvi Hyökki, Elizabeth K. Phillips, Lydia Melles, Michael Laakasuo Jun 2024

Reimagining Trustworthy Robot Fleets With Animal Analogies, Suvi Hyökki, Elizabeth K. Phillips, Lydia Melles, Michael Laakasuo

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In the future, multi-agent robot fleets will be important for domains like agriculture, space exploration, and air combat. Trust of human-machine teams is needed to make the teams resilient to the faults of both human and robot teammates. Trust in multi-agent systems is often fragile: if any agent in the system is less reliable than the others, people will stop interacting with all of them. Studying relationships in human-animal systems can provide useful insights into designing human-robot systems. We present a method for gathering insight into how humans, working with animal systems think about the relationships between the individuals and …

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Reimagining Antibiotic Delivery At Home: Designing A Wearable Cool-Infuser, Geoffrey Thompson, Rowan Page, Benjamin Rogers Jun 2024

Reimagining Antibiotic Delivery At Home: Designing A Wearable Cool-Infuser, Geoffrey Thompson, Rowan Page, Benjamin Rogers

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As antimicrobial resistance (AMR) intensifies, hospitals face increased pressure due to the high demand for bed spaces and the associated risks of hospital-acquired infections. Outpatient Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) offers a solution by enabling patients to receive life-saving intravenous antibiotic treatments in the community rather than in hospitals. However, temperature-sensitive antibiotics can degrade when exposed to heat, creating design challenges in OPAT settings. Current antibiotic infusion devices focus on the clinical need and outcomes of treatment, leaving room to improve the holistic patient experience of living with the device. Through a human-centred design approach, this project develops a Wearable cool-infuser that …

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Reflections On The Usefulness And Limitations Of Tools For Life-Centred Design, Martin Tomitsch, Katharina Clasen, Estela Duhart, Damien Lutz Jun 2024

Reflections On The Usefulness And Limitations Of Tools For Life-Centred Design, Martin Tomitsch, Katharina Clasen, Estela Duhart, Damien Lutz

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Life-centred design decenters humans and considers all life and the far-reaching impacts of design decisions. However, little is known about the application of life-centred design tools in practice and their usefulness and limitations for considering more-than-human perspectives. To address this gap, we carried out a series of workshops, reporting on findings from a first-person study involving one design academic and three design practitioners. Using a popular flat-pack chair as a case study, we generatively identified and applied four tools: systems maps, actant maps, product lifecycle maps and behavioural impact canvas. We found that the tools provided a structured approach for …

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Towards A Definition Of Autographic Sonifications: Listening As An Act Of Knowledge, Sara Lenzi, Paolo Ciuccarelli, Dietmar Offenhuber Jun 2024

Towards A Definition Of Autographic Sonifications: Listening As An Act Of Knowledge, Sara Lenzi, Paolo Ciuccarelli, Dietmar Offenhuber

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In recent years, sonification as a method to analyze, represent and communicate data through sound has grown significantly showing a diversity of purposes, users, and topics. In data journalism, education, art, or data monitoring, sound is used to both support and engage experts, researchers, and the general public with a broad range of scientific and social phenomena. As the field is moving towards shared design and evaluation processes, new practices seem to emerge that put the listener at the center. By analyzing recent cases from the Data Sonification Archive, the paper proposes a definition of autographic sonification as a self-encoding …

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Designing Tools For Designers: The Data Sonification Canvas, Sara Lenzi, Paolo Ciuccarelli Jun 2024

Designing Tools For Designers: The Data Sonification Canvas, Sara Lenzi, Paolo Ciuccarelli

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Although data sonification i.e., the use of sound to represent data is gaining mo-mentum, its impact is still limited. The lack of shared design methods and tools is seen as an obstacle for the expansion of sonification from a scientific method to a mass-medium for better human-data interaction. The Data Sonification Canvas is a design tool that supports authors during the creative process. Our paper first describes the genesis of the Canvas, grounded in expert interviews and literature from sound design for film, human-computer interaction, and data visualization. We then present an evaluation study with 20 participants that measured the …

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Communicating The Use Of Generative Ai To Design Students: Fostering Ethics Rather Than Teaching It, Jeffrey C. F. Ho Jun 2024

Communicating The Use Of Generative Ai To Design Students: Fostering Ethics Rather Than Teaching It, Jeffrey C. F. Ho

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This paper presents a means of communicating to design students the appropriate use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in their studies. It underscores the need to consider broader aspects such as individual student identity and ethical considerations, given the emerging popularity of GenAI. The paper explores the necessity for students to acknowledge their use of GenAI. It draws parallels between GenAI and traditional design resources, likening the use of GenAI to leveraging other designers' work and assistance received during projects. This analogy is employed as a strategy to link the decision to disclose the use of GenAI with the students' …

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Transforming Design Museums For Redesigning Design, Anja Neidhardt-Mokoena, Heather Wiltse Jun 2024

Transforming Design Museums For Redesigning Design, Anja Neidhardt-Mokoena, Heather Wiltse

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There is a need for spaces that can support reflecting on and reimagining design, and redirecting it toward sustainment and justice. Such spaces would necessarily operate with the understanding that design is ontological and has political consequences. We might think of such spaces as metabolic design museums. In this paper, we imagine how metabolic museums might help to redesign design through keeping process at their heart and critically unpacking design’s involvement in urgencies as well as possibilities to envision and move towards more just futures. To do this, we build on intersectional feminist analysis of existing design museums through museum …

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Reimagining Patient-Centered Multimedia Distraction Strategies In The Emergency Department, India Star Macpherson, Rowan Christopher Page, Lisa Kuhn, Daphne Flynn, Gabriel Blecher Jun 2024

Reimagining Patient-Centered Multimedia Distraction Strategies In The Emergency Department, India Star Macpherson, Rowan Christopher Page, Lisa Kuhn, Daphne Flynn, Gabriel Blecher

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This paper investigates the application of immersive multimedia tools as an effective means of distraction in Emergency Departments (ED). With a focus on ageing populations exhibiting Acute Behavioural Disturbance (ABD) and the aim of reducing the reliance on psychotropic medications and sedatives. The study explores the use of immersive multimedia for distraction using readily available technology (VR headsets, curved displays, and 360-degree video on tablets). Consumer devices were customised through co-design collaboration with experienced ED clinicians to adapt to the unique challenges of the ED environment. Thirteen participants, representing the target demographic, were engaged in usability and user-acceptance testing and …

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How To Use Service Prototypes To Reduce The Complexity Of Social Problems : A Case Study Of Adoption Services Of Public Animal Shelter., Yu-Hsin Li, Hsien-Hui Tang Jun 2024

How To Use Service Prototypes To Reduce The Complexity Of Social Problems : A Case Study Of Adoption Services Of Public Animal Shelter., Yu-Hsin Li, Hsien-Hui Tang

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Stray dog population management (SDPM) poses a significant social challenge in Asia, where adoption services in animal shelters offer a resolution. However, the severity of this issue is exacerbated by high personnel and infrastructure de-mands, coupled with limited public awareness. Our application of service design strategically optimizes and enhances the quality and experience of adoption ser-vices. We recognized the pivotal role of service prototypes in navigating the complexities inherent in social problems. This study examines two animal adop-tion service cases, highlighting the diverse uses of prototypes in understanding social issues refining and evaluating designs within societal limitations. Detailed roles and …

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Frame Journey: A Complementary Approach At Understanding Well-Being In Factory Environments For Labor Workers, Mathis Andreas Buchbinder, Victor Bittencourt, Remko Van Der Lugt, Daan Oldenhof, Niek Zuidhof, Sebastian Thiede, Daniel Saakes Jun 2024

Frame Journey: A Complementary Approach At Understanding Well-Being In Factory Environments For Labor Workers, Mathis Andreas Buchbinder, Victor Bittencourt, Remko Van Der Lugt, Daan Oldenhof, Niek Zuidhof, Sebastian Thiede, Daniel Saakes

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With a diversifying workforce well-being is an increasingly important topic to be addressed in manufacturing. Whereas mental well-being has been well studied in the HCI community for knowledge workers, well-being for factory workers has been mainly assessed in terms of ergonomics and task optimization. Concerns are about safety and accident prevention, but not about the tacit experience of the workers themselves. In this paper, we analyze an assembly line from two viewpoints: the HCI/Design, and the industrial engineering. We show the differences and commonalities in methods and identify both sides limitations. We present four themes of well-being which emerge from …

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Trauma Responsiveness By Design: Towards An Ethic Of Care And Accountability In Design Research, Sarah Fathallah, Verónica Caridad Rabelo Jun 2024

Trauma Responsiveness By Design: Towards An Ethic Of Care And Accountability In Design Research, Sarah Fathallah, Verónica Caridad Rabelo

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Design research can help us understand, dismantle, and transform unjust systems and the material realities that they create, while guiding us towards transformative, radical futures yet to be designed. However, design research can also be a site of harm and trauma. We argue that a “do no harm” guiding principle to ethics in design research is insufficient. Rather, design researchers need to reckon with and prepare for the likelihood that they will cause harm to the people and communities they engage in their design processes. We draw from the ethics of care and accountability theorized and explored by feminist thought …

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Drifting By Friction: Playing With Ontologies Of Design, Mathias Poulsen Jun 2024

Drifting By Friction: Playing With Ontologies Of Design, Mathias Poulsen

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In this paper, I will trace the ‘drift’ that has happened in my PhD project, ‘De-signing for Playful Democratic Frictions’. I argue that it has been driven primarily by the friction that emerged between the diverse components in my ‘research-assemblage’. The aim is not to resolve the friction, but rather to enhance and fol-low it as far as I can. I suggest that a playful attitude is helpful for lingering with this friction, and that such a stance can allow us to see things otherwise ob-scured by tales of historical necessity. This notion of drifting by friction may in-spire strategies …

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Designing Through Ecological Soundscape To Foster Human-Nature Interaction, Francesca Valsecchi, Herun Chen, Qingyu Zhang Jun 2024

Designing Through Ecological Soundscape To Foster Human-Nature Interaction, Francesca Valsecchi, Herun Chen, Qingyu Zhang

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Sense of hearing provides an effective, immersive and empathetic way to observe, map and explore places with a more-than-human approach. In our contemporary mediascape inundated by visual stimuli, the rediscovery of sound offers a different understanding of the world. By discussing two research-based sound design projects, this study discusses 1) the potential of using soundscape as an empathetic research tool in multispecies ethnography and 2) how soundscape as a communication media could stimulate more-than-human exploration and empathy. Such design outcomes develop an empathic and conscious understanding of human-nature interaction, even in an urban context. Intersecting science, research and creative practices, …

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Learning From The Past: How To Apply The Circular Economy Practices Of Japan’S Edo Period To Modern Society, Ying Zhong, Takashi Fujimoto, Shuji Soga, Masakazu Yagi, Masahide Ban, Toshiki Ohori, Shoichi Kanzaki Jun 2024

Learning From The Past: How To Apply The Circular Economy Practices Of Japan’S Edo Period To Modern Society, Ying Zhong, Takashi Fujimoto, Shuji Soga, Masakazu Yagi, Masahide Ban, Toshiki Ohori, Shoichi Kanzaki

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Japan's Edo society (1603-1868) is often referred to as the 'ultimate circular society' and even offers valuable lessons for the modern circular economy. However, Edo practices cannot be directly applied to the modern world due to differences in past and present social conditions. This research aimed to apply Edo practices to modern society through the following steps. First, we constructed a hypothetical model of the Edo circular economy to show how social factors fostered Edo people's mentalities and behaviors for recycling and reusing. Second, using this model as an analytical framework, we examined modern circular economy practices to understand the …

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Activating Key Principles Of Systemic Design Through Exploratory Prototyping, Maria Vitaller Del Olmo, Nicola Morelli, Amalia De Götzen, Luca Simeone Jun 2024

Activating Key Principles Of Systemic Design Through Exploratory Prototyping, Maria Vitaller Del Olmo, Nicola Morelli, Amalia De Götzen, Luca Simeone

DRS Biennial Conference Series

Working towards sustainable futures demands competencies and methodologies that support system thinking and action. While prototyping has been designated as a promising method to facilitate complex systemic design processes, studies proving this potential are scarce, and scholars call for a shift in the definition and use of traditional prototyping when applied in design processes targeting complex systems. This paper describes the observed contributions of exploratory prototyping in the emergence of systemic design principles. Results from three systemic design workshops illustrate the role that exploratory prototyping played in the understanding and framing stages of design processes targeting complex systems, particularly in …

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Reframing Radical Innovation In Pursuit Of Sustainable Futures, Timothy Cook, Leigh-Anne Hepburn Jun 2024

Reframing Radical Innovation In Pursuit Of Sustainable Futures, Timothy Cook, Leigh-Anne Hepburn

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Innovation affords us modern lifestyles filled with advanced technology and social structures; however, such development comes at a significant cost to the planet, posing an existential threat to humanity. In our highly complex and networked world, there is an urgency to achieve more sustainable, just and resilient futures. As design seeks to drive sustainable and systemic change, what is the role of radical innovation? And what do we want it to be? This study revisits and reframes the somewhat ambiguous concept of ‘radical innovation’ to broaden our understanding of its role, impact, and potential. We present a machine-learning-enabled literature review …

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Issues In Future Autonomous Public Transport Solu-Tions For Children With Intellectual Disabilities, Johan Blomkvist, Mattias Forsblad, Henrik Danielsson, Mattias Arvola, Mikael Wiberg Jun 2024

Issues In Future Autonomous Public Transport Solu-Tions For Children With Intellectual Disabilities, Johan Blomkvist, Mattias Forsblad, Henrik Danielsson, Mattias Arvola, Mikael Wiberg

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Public transportation in urban environments should be inclusive and accessible to offer this service for all people. This research aims to identify issues in the devel-opment of autonomous shuttle services in future public transportation systems for children with intellectual disabilities. An issue-based information system (IBIS) anal-ysis was retrospectively conducted based on a concept generation phase. Four con-cepts were evaluated by five experts. The findings show that the main tensions in this context can be categorized as interaction, physical, and independence. Interac-tive elements can both create value and lead to confusion for the target group. The physical design of concepts affects …

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Why We Failed: Exploring The Context Of Establishing A Living Lab In Korea, Seongbeom Kim, Seungho Park-Lee Jun 2024

Why We Failed: Exploring The Context Of Establishing A Living Lab In Korea, Seongbeom Kim, Seungho Park-Lee

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Living lab is widely adopted for renewing public services and policy. In establishing living labs, however, practitioners face the realities of the locale that influences the formation and operation of living labs. This paper reports on a single case-study, in which a group of design researchers attempted to set up a smart mobility living lab in Korea. By thematically analyzing meeting notes and a workshop, we uncover the challenges faced during preject phase. Our findings suggest that, while the uncertain and iterative nature of living lab is incompatible with the operational model of the public-sector in Korea, its name and …

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Designing [The, With, Against] Sound [For]: Towards A Semantic-Oriented Coding Scheme For Protocol Studies In Sound-Driven Design, Stefano Delle Monache, Elif Özcan, Nicolas Misdariis Jun 2024

Designing [The, With, Against] Sound [For]: Towards A Semantic-Oriented Coding Scheme For Protocol Studies In Sound-Driven Design, Stefano Delle Monache, Elif Özcan, Nicolas Misdariis

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Sound-driven design is a collaborative and multidisciplinary design activity which uses sound as catalyst of the design approach. We present a semantic-oriented methodology and coding system to capture the diversity of sound-driven concepts that support the design process. We evaluate the methodology in a protocol study of a design team, composed of one sound designer, one acoustic engineer, one designer, and one expert user, engaged in exploring the listening dimension in the caregiving experience. We use linkographic analysis to integrate and evaluate our coding scheme. The methodology proves to be effective in revealing the semantic models of the participants and …

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How To Respond To Change? Evidence Of Cultural Organizations In Times Of Covid-19, Ianthe Van Alkemade, Sofi Joaquín Fernández, Pajam Kordian, Euiyoung Kim, Nikolaos Kyriakopoulos, Youngok Choi Jun 2024

How To Respond To Change? Evidence Of Cultural Organizations In Times Of Covid-19, Ianthe Van Alkemade, Sofi Joaquín Fernández, Pajam Kordian, Euiyoung Kim, Nikolaos Kyriakopoulos, Youngok Choi

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The extensive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the cultural sector necessitated a paradigm shift, demanding organizational resilience and adaptability from organizations within this domain. In response, this study employs a mixed-methods approach to elucidate the innovative strategies implemented by Dutch cultural organizations amidst the constraints imposed by the pandemic. The study discerns three pivotal strategies: repurposing, the accelerated digitalization of cultural experiences, and the cultivation of a collaborative and experimental mindset. This research highlights the enduring implications of COVID-19-induced changes, illuminating the design strategies for sustaining organizational stability amid uncertain events posed by unprecedented external challenges.

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Designing In Argentina With Indigenous Groups, Catalina Lucía Agudin Jun 2024

Designing In Argentina With Indigenous Groups, Catalina Lucía Agudin

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Indigeneity in Argentina has historically been oppressed. The project presented here is a collaboration between design researchers and students from Buenos Aires and Indigenous groups in Northern Argentina that combines anthropologi-cal and design methods. Participatory experiences are at the core of the pro-posal. Interactions within the communities led to various lines of work. The top-ics varied from textile production, natural coloring, traditional nourishment, and construction to didactic materials for schools within intercultural bilingual edu-cation. The results show not only material outcomes, but also how the project moved its participants. In light of the widely differing worldviews, the learning process became …

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Acts Of Interfacing In An Entangled Life, Yuxi Liu, Elisa Giaccardi, Johan Redström, Dave Murray-Rust Jun 2024

Acts Of Interfacing In An Entangled Life, Yuxi Liu, Elisa Giaccardi, Johan Redström, Dave Murray-Rust

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Digital interfaces are becoming increasingly simple and intuitive. However, beneath the surface, the technological infrastructures underlying these interfaces are growing more complex and elusive. This paper draws on theories from human-computer interaction, software studies, and social practice to revisit the notion of the interface as a site of representation and control. By briefly tracing the historical development of digital interfaces, we propose to shift from ideas of representation and control towards a notion of co-performance and negotiation. Through this lens, we reconceptualize the interface as acts of interfacing—a new concept that captures the contested, constructive, and performative character of interaction …

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Tapestries Of Trust: Using Interdisciplinary Design Research To Weave In Multi-Stakeholder Perspectives In The Public Sector, Bhuvana Sekar, Uttishta Sreerama Varanasi, Rūta Šerpytytė, Viivi Eskelinen Jun 2024

Tapestries Of Trust: Using Interdisciplinary Design Research To Weave In Multi-Stakeholder Perspectives In The Public Sector, Bhuvana Sekar, Uttishta Sreerama Varanasi, Rūta Šerpytytė, Viivi Eskelinen

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In complex contexts involving stakeholders including public sector actors and vulnerable groups, design can help in untangling disciplinary perspectives and translating research to create shared knowledge. This paper explores the role of design research in understanding trust between civil servants and migrants in Espoo. Employing a multi-method qualitative approach, we conducted semi-structured interviews, ethnographic studies and participatory workshops to investigate the diverse dimensions of trust. Through this paper, we aim to demonstrate the value of methodological diversity in translating research findings into actionable outcomes and influencing collaborative, interdisciplinary knowledge creation. We examine the suitability of the used methods in terms …

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Synergizing Human Expertise With Ai: The Role Of Llms In User Research, Shivani Ganwani, Sanandan Ratkal, Ravi Mahamuni, Ishaan Pathak Jun 2024

Synergizing Human Expertise With Ai: The Role Of Llms In User Research, Shivani Ganwani, Sanandan Ratkal, Ravi Mahamuni, Ishaan Pathak

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Traditional design practice primarily relies on human designers' skills and knowledge for problem solving. With the advent of Large Language Models (LLMs), there is a significant possibility of leveraging the language processing capabilities to assist designers in increasing the speed, rigor, and effectiveness of various design activities. In the context of service design projects, we embarked on an investigation of utilizing LLMs to streamline labor-intensive tasks such as analyzing user research data more effectively. Through our investigation, we propose a mixed LLM-human approach in the Design Process, especially for qualitative data analysis. This paper discusses our observations from the investigation …

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It Sounds Sustainable: Practices In Designing Sound For Sustainability, Georgios Marentakis, Doriana Dal Palù Jun 2024

It Sounds Sustainable: Practices In Designing Sound For Sustainability, Georgios Marentakis, Doriana Dal Palù

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Design for sustainability has received significant attention in the past years. Start-ing from green design, the focus gradually shifted towards eco-design, the circu-lar economy, and sustainable development. Meanwhile, design for pro-environmental behavior highlighted the importance of designing for a sustaina-ble use phase of products. Sound design encompasses several practices such as in sound for film, radio and podcasting, sound for interaction and games, and prod-uct sound design. Sound is an important element of any experience and can con-vey several emotional and aesthetic product qualities. The relationship between designing sound and designing for sustainability, however, has not received much attention. Motivated …

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Daily Doses Of Wellbeing: How Everyday Technology Can Support Positive Activities, Lisa Wiese, Anna Pohlmeyer, Paul Hekkert Jun 2024

Daily Doses Of Wellbeing: How Everyday Technology Can Support Positive Activities, Lisa Wiese, Anna Pohlmeyer, Paul Hekkert

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Due to their widespread use, consumer technologies like messaging or video streaming services present a promising opportunity to disseminate wellbeing interventions, such as positive activities, to a large audience. Currently, this potential is primarily leveraged by dedicated wellbeing applications. To broaden the scope of applications, we conducted a student-led case study that explored how positive activities could also be integrated into consumer technologies that are not originally designed for wellbeing. Based on the analysis of concrete design examples, we identified three strategies for integration: 1. addition, 2. enrichment, 3. transformation. We showcase each integration strategy through a specific design example. …

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Design Anthropology For Ethics Of Care And Emergence: Reflections From An Energy Transition Project, Gijs Van Leeuwen, Abhigyan Singh Jun 2024

Design Anthropology For Ethics Of Care And Emergence: Reflections From An Energy Transition Project, Gijs Van Leeuwen, Abhigyan Singh

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This paper describes a design anthropology approach toward design ethics, which understands design ethics in a relational and emergent manner. We characterize how ethical issues and judgments emerge from the continuous stream of social interactions, collaborations, and relations that constitute the design process. The approach recognizes that there is a fundamental uncertainty in how social engagements and associated ethical issues in a design process unfold. Design anthropology aims to remain open to such emergent understandings, and fosters a sense of empathy and practice of care towards collaborators. The approach is illustrated by reflecting on empirical findings from an interdisciplinary energy …

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Engaging The Public In Technological Futures: A Participatory Speculative Design Approach To Polyphonic Representational Spaces, Nuri Kwon, David Perez, Naomi Jacobs, Mariana Cavada, Rachel Cooper, Jose Maron Jun 2024

Engaging The Public In Technological Futures: A Participatory Speculative Design Approach To Polyphonic Representational Spaces, Nuri Kwon, David Perez, Naomi Jacobs, Mariana Cavada, Rachel Cooper, Jose Maron

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This paper explores the concept of polyphonic representational space as technological imaginaries of multiple individuals regarding public space. The context of this research relates to implementing digital technologies, such as the Internet of Things and AI, in the public realm and their impact and challenges on policymaking, everyday practices and spatial experiences. Speculative design offers a way of creating multiple scenarios for the future and provoking conversations regarding technological futures. This research adopts a participatory speculative design (PSD) approach to engage with people, not necessarily designers or technology experts, in the future prototyping process. We introduce a study conducted in …

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Situating Imaginaries Of Ethics In / Of / Through Design, Sonja Rattay, Marco C. Rozendaal, Irina Shklovski Jun 2024

Situating Imaginaries Of Ethics In / Of / Through Design, Sonja Rattay, Marco C. Rozendaal, Irina Shklovski

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Within the last decade a large corpus of work in HCI as well as the commercial design practice has focused on systematically addressing questions of ethics, values and moral considerations embedded in the design of digital technology. Recent critiques have highlighted that these efforts fall short of actual transformative impact. We use the sociological concept of imaginaries to argue that value and ethics work needs to be considered within the larger context of socially shared visions of a desirable future and outline how existing sociotechnical imaginaries pre-frame contexts in which value work is deployed. We demonstrate that imaginaries provide the …

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Designing As Infrastructuring To Impact Policy, Joyce Yee, Nicholas Spencer, Margaret Anne Defeyter Jun 2024

Designing As Infrastructuring To Impact Policy, Joyce Yee, Nicholas Spencer, Margaret Anne Defeyter

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Design for policy discourse is often focused on how design supports policy making in central government. And yet, there are other design practices that are contributing to policy development. We frame our work as designing for policy, design work that is happening outside formal policy space, aimed at impacting policy. This paper presents learnings based on a series of co-design interventions with young people in four English local authorities to a) design age-appropriate Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programmes and b) impact national policy. In expanding what might be considered ‘design for policy’, we hope to draw attention to considerations …

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