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A brief history and definition of participatory design as a discipline and mindset and a reflection on the meaning of the word ‘participation’ and the different degrees of participation. Presentation of the values and benefits of a participatory approach. 

Reading 3.1

Van der Velden, M., & Mörtberg, C. (2015). Participatory design and design for values. Handbook of Ethics, Values, and Technological Design: Sources, Theory, Values and Application Domains, 41-66.

Reading 3.1 can be downloaded from here.

 

References

Gregory, J. (2003). Scandinavian approaches to participatory design. International Journal of Engineering Education, 19(1), 62-74. 

Hansen, N. B., Dindler, C., Halskov, K., Iversen, O. S., Bossen, C., Basballe, D. A., & Schouten, B. (2019, December). How participatory design works: mechanisms and effects. In Proceedings of the 31st Australian Conference on Human-Computer-Interaction (pp. 30-41). 

Luck, R. (2018). What is it that makes participation in design participatory design?. Design Studies, 59, 1-8. 

Sanders, L. (2008). An evolving map of design practice and design research. interactions, 15(6), 13-17. 

Van der Velden, M., & Mörtberg, C. (2015). Participatory design and design for values. Handbook of Ethics, Values, and Technological Design: Sources, Theory, Values and Application Domains, 41-66. 

Wilcox, D. (1994). Guide to effective participation. Joseph Rowntree Foundation.