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Constructing A Critical Anthropology Of Contemporary Design Practices, Jocelyn Bailey Jun 2022

Constructing A Critical Anthropology Of Contemporary Design Practices, Jocelyn Bailey

DRS Biennial Conference Series

This paper articulates a critical approach to researching design as a contemporary phenomenon that was developed through my doctoral research. The approach - critical anthropology of design - is a combination of anthropology of design, critical strategies borrowed from other fields, and a ‘Foucauldian’ theoretical toolkit, which together allow us to see design as a complex disciplinary apparatus. I advocate for such an approach – a switching of the disciplinary lens when studying design, and a more sceptical engagement between social disciplines and design – as essential for both robust critique and original insight. Such an approach is productive and …


Values And Challenges In Rapid Prototyping Of Global Health Policies, Mariana Fonseca Braga, Shiau Yun Chong, Emmanuel Tsekleves, Michael James Penkunas, Louise Mullagh, Harvy Joy Canlas Liwanag, Emma Louise Margaret, Nadiah Tengku Adnan Jun 2022

Values And Challenges In Rapid Prototyping Of Global Health Policies, Mariana Fonseca Braga, Shiau Yun Chong, Emmanuel Tsekleves, Michael James Penkunas, Louise Mullagh, Harvy Joy Canlas Liwanag, Emma Louise Margaret, Nadiah Tengku Adnan

DRS Biennial Conference Series

This paper identifies the value and challenges in introducing rapid prototyping of policy to design non-expert and expert groups by analysing an online workshop series that was conducted with early-career professionals, policy makers, and design researchers. The COVID-19 pandemic evidenced, even more, the need for situated policies in the area of health as global health policies were ineffective in addressing livelihood diversity, particularly of underserved communities. Therefore, the untapped potential of rapid prototyping for policy making in the area of global health is explored. We particularly analyse the creativity of the different groups who joined the workshop series and point …


Supporting Research On Gender And Design Amongst Steam Researchers In The Souths: A Case Study Of Subsumption In Design Methods, Chiara Del Gaudio, Bjarki Hallgrimsson, Dominique Marshall Jun 2022

Supporting Research On Gender And Design Amongst Steam Researchers In The Souths: A Case Study Of Subsumption In Design Methods, Chiara Del Gaudio, Bjarki Hallgrimsson, Dominique Marshall

DRS Biennial Conference Series

This paper tells the story of a research program that subsumed the approaches of design, arts and social sciences to enhance gender aware and inclusive research amongst twenty academic teams of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics located in the Souths. These are the findings of our empirical exploration to support the emergence of a transdisciplinary area of research and practice which we defined as Gendered Design. The key factors that proved crucial to overcome disciplinary boundaries and catalyse processes of empowerment are: theoretical and methodological openness, design-driven strategy and experimentation, as well as a holistic and affective approach to …


Resistance, Social Reproduction And Emerging Commitments For Collaborative Design From The Margins, Nathaly Pinto, Brenda Vertiz, Andrea Botero Jun 2022

Resistance, Social Reproduction And Emerging Commitments For Collaborative Design From The Margins, Nathaly Pinto, Brenda Vertiz, Andrea Botero

DRS Biennial Conference Series

The paper introduces two design research cases tracing how the concepts and experiences of resistance and social reproduction can help design research become a more assertive part of the coding that interprets, exposes and disputes social reality, particularly in Latin America. Through reflections on (1) a design intervention contributing to an Indigenous popular education initiative in the Ecuadorian Amazon and (2) a series of ongoing public space design interventions taking place in colonias populares of Mexico City, we propose four interrelated commitments (visibility, sustainment, tensions and collectivity) to orient ourselves in understanding what it actually takes to build knowledge and …


Supporting Design Research On Taboo Topics, Isabel Prochner Jun 2022

Supporting Design Research On Taboo Topics, Isabel Prochner

DRS Biennial Conference Series

Design research and practice deal with many new and underexplored topics that may not have previously been discussed. Yet, many of these topics are still some- what taboo, meaning they can miss out on attention and critical exploration and may not be adequately addressed. This DRS2022 Conversation explored the range of barri- ers faced by design researchers interested in or currently working on taboo topics and how these barriers might be addressed. The report summarizes the discussions during the session, which focused primarily on respectful boundaries and dialogue between researchers and participants. It also highlights key questions and dilemmas facing …


Guiding The Phd In Design: Experiences From Six Programs, Pieter Jan Stappers, Carlos Teixeira, Lucia Rampino, Weston Baxter, Sampsa Hyysalo, Jonathan Chapman Jun 2022

Guiding The Phd In Design: Experiences From Six Programs, Pieter Jan Stappers, Carlos Teixeira, Lucia Rampino, Weston Baxter, Sampsa Hyysalo, Jonathan Chapman

DRS Biennial Conference Series

In the DoCS4Design project, six established PhD programmes in design pooled and compared the diversity in their practices in guiding PhDs (e.g., 3- or 4-year programmes, small or large amounts of formal education, small or large numbers of staff and students). Panelists from the six programmes discussed these differences to- gether with 60 conference participants. Starting from a review of practices at the six programmes (the ‘Map & Glossary’), the conversation covered several themes: strate- gic and institutional aspects of the PhD programs, logistical and administrative aspects of these programs, and fundamentally: how (diversely) do we define what is the …


How Might Design Contribute To A Circular Economy, Susan Evans, Mia B. Münster Jun 2022

How Might Design Contribute To A Circular Economy, Susan Evans, Mia B. Münster

DRS Biennial Conference Series

80 percent of the environmental impact of products and services is deter- mined in the design phase. Since the designer’s job takes place at the initial phase of any design process, designers are in a unique position to effect change in this area. Designers have knowledge of the supply chains and networks that drive, not only de- sign process, but also those that support the production and implementation of de- signs. It is therefore relevant to discuss how design can play a role in the transition towards Circular Economy. In this vein the research question as set for this conversa- …


Prototyping Tensions: How To Talk To Your Colleagues About Ai, Sonja Rattay, Mireia Yurrita, Ignacio Garnham, Jacob T. Browne Jun 2022

Prototyping Tensions: How To Talk To Your Colleagues About Ai, Sonja Rattay, Mireia Yurrita, Ignacio Garnham, Jacob T. Browne

DRS Biennial Conference Series

Current imaginaries of AI are pulled in opposing directions. On the utopian side, AI is being projected as the better half of humankind, evening out the fallibility of human bias and our inability to “know it all”. On the dystopian side, AI will make hu- mans either obsolete or turn humans into overly optimized cogs in a machine. The reality will most likely lie somewhere in between, in an uncomfortable grey zone of compromises, tradeoffs and negotiations of values and desired futures. In this conver- sation, we want to explore the tensions between contrasting imaginaries, which we present as four …


Beyond Tokenistic Approaches: How Can Engaging With Vulnerable Groups Shape The Policy Process?, Silvia Pau, Natalia Villaman Jun 2022

Beyond Tokenistic Approaches: How Can Engaging With Vulnerable Groups Shape The Policy Process?, Silvia Pau, Natalia Villaman

DRS Biennial Conference Series

This paper delves into questions related to the participation of vulnerable groups in policymaking, providing a snapshot of common trends and themes in this area. During a DRS 2022 Conversation session, titled ‘Beyond tokenistic approaches: how can engaging with vulnerable groups shape the policy-making process?’, participants were encouraged to engage with the above-mentioned questions by making use of a toolkit including prompts, thinking hats, and insight sheets where they captured their main insights. Key findings highlight the need for similar forums for safe and open discussions, as well as the lack of agreement around language use, calling for a shared …


Design + Ethics: How Is It More Than The Sum Of Its Parts?, Deger Ozkaramanli, Michael Nagenborg, Delfina Fantini Van Ditmar, Sanna Lehtinen, Christine Schwobel-Patel, Laura Ferrarello Jun 2022

Design + Ethics: How Is It More Than The Sum Of Its Parts?, Deger Ozkaramanli, Michael Nagenborg, Delfina Fantini Van Ditmar, Sanna Lehtinen, Christine Schwobel-Patel, Laura Ferrarello

DRS Biennial Conference Series

The discussion of ethics in design has so far relied on theories and approaches from other disciplines. We argue that design can benefit from an explicit discussion on the ethics of its methods and practices that arises from within the discipline. This Conversation aimed at stimulating this discussion. Around 25 people attended in person, in addition to the online participants. We asked our audience about the main approaches they use for ethical inquiry and discussed the opportunities and challenges of applying these. We found out that ethics may best be framed as an invitation to care, without reducing it to …


“What Do You Mean?” The State Of Design ‘Defini- Tions’ Within The Discipline And Beyond, Andrew Tibbles, Luka Kille-Speckter, Farnaz Nickpour, Isobel Leason, Cara Shaw Jun 2022

“What Do You Mean?” The State Of Design ‘Defini- Tions’ Within The Discipline And Beyond, Andrew Tibbles, Luka Kille-Speckter, Farnaz Nickpour, Isobel Leason, Cara Shaw

DRS Biennial Conference Series

Designs methods and approaches are growing in popularity across disci- plines, however, definitions are often absent, hidden or superficial with designers missing from the research team. The conveners argue that this endangers design to be misused and devalued. This conversation questioned, what is the current state of de- sign definitions and how they could be developed with a perspective of rigour and im- pact. Points of tension were discovered between contextualisation of a method vs how design communicates to other disciplines; defining from the edges of a definition and defining the core values; and design epistemological base. Recommendations from the …


Collective Dialogues On Motherhood For Feminist Futures, Bree Mcmahon, Dina Benbrahim, Ryan Gibboney, Ashley Hairston Doughty Jun 2022

Collective Dialogues On Motherhood For Feminist Futures, Bree Mcmahon, Dina Benbrahim, Ryan Gibboney, Ashley Hairston Doughty

DRS Biennial Conference Series

This conversation allowed mothers and non-mothers to connect with per- sonal stories and universal struggles during a supportive virtual moment. Some con- venors are design researchers, practitioners, students, and/or educators. This conver- sation also served as a space for designers to reflect on the role and responsibility of design in interrogating reproductive care systems in their current context. The goal of the convenors is to move toward and promote co-designing a preferable feminist fu- ture for mothers. There are few spaces like maternal health care and the experience of motherhood that would benefit simply through qualitative data collection, storytell- ing, …


Critiquing The Design Critique: Examining Traditional Assessment Methods And Shifting To New Ways Of Co-Sharing Feedback, Dajana Nedić, Piper Schuerman, Gaby Hernández, Bree Mcmahon, Alexandria Canchola Jun 2022

Critiquing The Design Critique: Examining Traditional Assessment Methods And Shifting To New Ways Of Co-Sharing Feedback, Dajana Nedić, Piper Schuerman, Gaby Hernández, Bree Mcmahon, Alexandria Canchola

DRS Biennial Conference Series

Examining the impacts of traditional modes of critique within creative spaces help us to reconsider our roles and needs through the exchange of feedback and ideas. Many of the methods applied in the design classroom/studio that assess concept de- velopment, design progress, and outcomes are an inheritance of Western European and historically dominant ideas about visual art (i.e., what is good or bad art, canonical art theory, universality, etc.). These canons continue to perpetuate knowledge hierar- chies and vertical interactions between instructor/subject-expert and student/appren- tice. Methods of critique rooted in these historical traditions are not formulated for participants to easily …


Design Methods And Transdisciplinary Practices, Deger Ozkaramanli, Cristina Zaga, Nazli Cila, Klaasjan Visscher, Mascha Van Der Voort Jun 2022

Design Methods And Transdisciplinary Practices, Deger Ozkaramanli, Cristina Zaga, Nazli Cila, Klaasjan Visscher, Mascha Van Der Voort

DRS Biennial Conference Series

The chairs' editorial for the theme track 'Design Methods and Transdisciplinary Practices'.


Studio Matters, Derek Jones, Colin M. Gray, Lorraine Marshalsey, Elizabeth Boling, Nicole Lotz, James Corazzo, James Benedict Brown Jun 2022

Studio Matters, Derek Jones, Colin M. Gray, Lorraine Marshalsey, Elizabeth Boling, Nicole Lotz, James Corazzo, James Benedict Brown

DRS Biennial Conference Series

The chairs' introductory editorial for the theme track 'Studio Matters'.


Design Literacies: Pasts, Presents, And Possible Futures, Úrsula Bravo, Liv Merete Nielsen, Eva Lutnæs, Erik Bohemia, Naz A.G.Z. Börekçi Jun 2022

Design Literacies: Pasts, Presents, And Possible Futures, Úrsula Bravo, Liv Merete Nielsen, Eva Lutnæs, Erik Bohemia, Naz A.G.Z. Börekçi

DRS Biennial Conference Series

The chairs' introductory editorial for the theme track 'Design Literacies: pasts, presents, and possible futures'.


Design For Policy And Governance: New Technologies, New Methodologies, Marzia Mortati, Scott Schmidt, Louise Mullagh Jun 2022

Design For Policy And Governance: New Technologies, New Methodologies, Marzia Mortati, Scott Schmidt, Louise Mullagh

DRS Biennial Conference Series

This position paper pays particular attention to new and upcoming areas of re-search where design disciplines and policy studies are exploring new ways to-ward convergence. This involves in particular the examination of ways in which creativity-based methodologies (i.e., co-creation and co-production) are being used in conjunction with new technologies (i.e., big data and algorithms) to de-liver better policies and services. The papers examined fall into three areas in-cluding institutions and citizen engagement, new technologies and practices, and frameworks and methods. We conclude by proposing a research agenda to ad-vance Design for Policy and Governance. The following is taken from the …


Ethics As Creativity In Design, Wouter Eggink, Steven Dorrestijn Jun 2022

Ethics As Creativity In Design, Wouter Eggink, Steven Dorrestijn

DRS Biennial Conference Series

The chairs' introductory editorial for the theme track 'Ethics as Creativity in Design'.


Doing And Undoing Post-Anthropocentric Design, Li Jönsson, Martín Tironi, Pablo Hermansen, Alex Wilkie Jun 2022

Doing And Undoing Post-Anthropocentric Design, Li Jönsson, Martín Tironi, Pablo Hermansen, Alex Wilkie

DRS Biennial Conference Series

The chairs' introductory editorial for the theme track 'Doing and Undoing Post-Anthropocentric Design'.


Schön’S Design Inquiry: Reinvigorating The Quest For A Pragmatist Epistemology Of Practice, Frithjof Wegener, Brian Dixon, Anna Rylander Eklund, Danielle Lake Jun 2022

Schön’S Design Inquiry: Reinvigorating The Quest For A Pragmatist Epistemology Of Practice, Frithjof Wegener, Brian Dixon, Anna Rylander Eklund, Danielle Lake

DRS Biennial Conference Series

The chairs' introductory editorial for the theme track 'Schön’s Design Inquiry: Reinvigorating the quest for a pragmatist epistemology of practice'.


Designing New Financial Transactions: Theories, Case Studies, Methods, Practice And Futures, Chris Elsden, Inte Gloerich, Bettina Nissen Jun 2022

Designing New Financial Transactions: Theories, Case Studies, Methods, Practice And Futures, Chris Elsden, Inte Gloerich, Bettina Nissen

DRS Biennial Conference Series

Talking about money can be difficult; designing with it, harder still. Though design is increasingly ‘value-centred’, this theme-track proposes the need for critical attention to how we actually represent, transact and exchange what we value. In this editorial, we offer some background to the topic, describe potential areas of development for design researchers and practitioners, and introduce the papers presented through this theme at DRS 2022.


Designing Neighbourhoods, Fernando Bajo, Ezequiel Collantes Jun 2022

Designing Neighbourhoods, Fernando Bajo, Ezequiel Collantes

DRS Biennial Conference Series

The chairs' editorial introduction to the theme track 'Designing Neighbourhoods'.


Embodiment And Experiential Knowledge, Nithikul Nimkulrat, Camilla Groth Jun 2022

Embodiment And Experiential Knowledge, Nithikul Nimkulrat, Camilla Groth

DRS Biennial Conference Series

The chairs' introductory editorial for the Experiential Knowledge SIG theme track, 'Embodiment and Experiential Knowledge'.


Tangible And Embedded Objects And Practices, Tom Fisher, Sarah Kettley Jun 2022

Tangible And Embedded Objects And Practices, Tom Fisher, Sarah Kettley

DRS Biennial Conference Series

The chairs' editorial introduction for the joint theme track of the DRS Special Interest Groups tentSiG (Design for Tangible, Embedded and Networked Technologies) and openSIG (Objects, Practices, Experiences, Networks).


Meta-Design In The Complexity Of Global Challenges, Paolo Ciuccarelli, Nathan Felde, Paul Pangaro, Silvia Barbero Jun 2022

Meta-Design In The Complexity Of Global Challenges, Paolo Ciuccarelli, Nathan Felde, Paul Pangaro, Silvia Barbero

DRS Biennial Conference Series

The chairs' introductory editorial for the theme track 'Meta-design in the complexity of global challenges'.


Design Strategies For Resilient Organization, Ida Telalbasic, Sotiris Lalaounis, Sylvia Xihui Liu Jun 2022

Design Strategies For Resilient Organization, Ida Telalbasic, Sotiris Lalaounis, Sylvia Xihui Liu

DRS Biennial Conference Series

The chairs' introductory editorial for the theme track 'Design Strategies for Resilient Organization'.


Ai And The Conditions Of Design: Towards A New Set Of Design Ideals, Elisa Giaccardi, Chris Speed, Johan Redström, Somaya Ben Allouch, Irina Shklovski, Rachel Charlotte Smith Jun 2022

Ai And The Conditions Of Design: Towards A New Set Of Design Ideals, Elisa Giaccardi, Chris Speed, Johan Redström, Somaya Ben Allouch, Irina Shklovski, Rachel Charlotte Smith

DRS Biennial Conference Series

The five papers in the DRS 2022 track “AI and the Conditions of Design: Towards A New Set of Design Ideals” offer radical lenses to change the narrative around AI and open pathways towards pluralist digital futures, signaling redirections for experimenting with more inclusive and imaginative design practices.


Design Dematerialisation: Opportunities Through Reduction, Ashley Hall, Rob Phillips, Delfina Fantini, Jonathan Chapman, James Tooze Jun 2022

Design Dematerialisation: Opportunities Through Reduction, Ashley Hall, Rob Phillips, Delfina Fantini, Jonathan Chapman, James Tooze

DRS Biennial Conference Series

The chairs' introductory editorial for the theme track 'Design Dematerialisation: Opportunities through reduction'.


Valuing The Qualitative In Design And Data, Dan Lockton, Carine Lallemand, Daphne Menheere, Chang Hee Lee, Marion Lean, Dietmar Offenhuber, Holly Robbins, Elisa Giaccardi, Samuel Huron Jun 2022

Valuing The Qualitative In Design And Data, Dan Lockton, Carine Lallemand, Daphne Menheere, Chang Hee Lee, Marion Lean, Dietmar Offenhuber, Holly Robbins, Elisa Giaccardi, Samuel Huron

DRS Biennial Conference Series

The DRS 2022 track ‘Valuing the Qualitative in Design and Data’ features eleven accepted papers on topics including visualisation and physicalisation of qualitative data, the use of materials in this context, practical applications in design and education, and applications in personal informatics. In this editorial, the track chairs introduce the track, and the reasoning behind it, together with a short introduction to the papers.


Biodesign For A Culture Of Life: Of Microbes, Ethics, And Design, Rachel Armstrong Jun 2022

Biodesign For A Culture Of Life: Of Microbes, Ethics, And Design, Rachel Armstrong

DRS Biennial Conference Series

Scientific advances at the turn of the new millennium brought radical new insights into just how microbial our world is and the extent to which microbes influence our lives: from notions of the body (human microbiome); to their distribution in our living spaces (microbiome of the built environment); playing an integral role in ecosystems services in our cities (urban microbiome) and are fundamental to biogeochemical cycles—our world is irreducibly microbial. This paper asks what it means to dwell and design in such times and proposes an ethics for biodesign: which employs the insights and tools of the biotechnological age to …