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What is Participatory Design

Chapter 88
Encyclopedia of Information Communication Technology
A design philosophy that uses participative approaches to involve users in the design process.
Published in Chapter:
A Participatory Design Project on Mobile ICT
Ursula Hyrkkänen (Turku University of Applied Sciences, Finland), Juha Kettunen (Turku University of Applied Sciences, Finland), and Ari Putkonen (Turku University of Applied Sciences, Finland)
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 7
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-845-1.ch088
Abstract
The purpose of this article is to describe and assess the participatory development process of a palm computer with special software from the work activity system point of view and analyse the benefits and drawbacks experienced by an employee while testing, implementing, and using a new communication and collaboration tool. This study focuses on the maintenance personnel of Company Alpha (the name has been changed for this study). The workers are responsible for the maintenance and serving of real estate.
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Chapter 11
Recontextualising Technology in Appropriation Processes
Software Engineering approach seeking active involvement of users in the design process.
Published in Chapter: Recontextualising Technology in Appropriation Processes; From: Handbook of Research on Socio-Technical Design and Social Networking Systems
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Chapter 45
Usability and User-Centered Theory for 21st Century OWLs
A design practice that asks users to contribute to the development of designs for new products, services, or Web sites. It differs from usability testing because it asks users to contribute ideas during all stages of development rather than providing feedback on nearly completed or completed technologies and products.
Published in Chapter: Usability and User-Centered Theory for 21st Century OWLs; From: Handbook of Research on Virtual Workplaces and the New Nature of Business Practices
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Chapter 9
A Case Study on Collaborative Modeling of Environmental Decision Processes
Participatory design is an approach to actively involve all stakeholders in a design process so that the designed product meets the needs of the stakeholders.
Published in Chapter: A Case Study on Collaborative Modeling of Environmental Decision Processes; From: Handbook of Research on Advancements in Environmental Engineering
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Chapter 68
Building Educational Technology Partnerships through Participatory Design
Design methods in which users (and other stakeholders) provide special expertise and play active and autonomous roles in design work.
Published in Chapter: Building Educational Technology Partnerships through Participatory Design; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Second Edition
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Chapter 15
Information as Humanitarian Aid: Delivering Digital Services to Empower Disaster-Affected Communities
An approach that actively involves all stakeholders in the design process to ensure the products or services meet the needs of target users.
Published in Chapter: Information as Humanitarian Aid: Delivering Digital Services to Empower Disaster-Affected Communities; From: Digital Services in Crisis, Disaster, and Emergency Situations
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Chapter 1
Participatory Design for Under-Represented Communities: A Collaborative Design-Led Research Approach for Place-Making
Process that allows individuals and communities to proactively participate in the design development process, blurring the roles of designer and participant.
Published in Chapter: Participatory Design for Under-Represented Communities: A Collaborative Design-Led Research Approach for Place-Making; From: Handbook of Research on Civic Engagement and Social Change in Contemporary Society
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Chapter 3
Context and Participation: Program-Level Curriculum Design in Higher Education
A collaborative, democratic, empowering approach to design processes that includes, on equal footing’ a range of stakeholders in the design process. The design is arrived at through discourse among the various stakeholders with stakeholders making genuine contribution to the final form of the design such that the design is owned by all.
Published in Chapter: Context and Participation: Program-Level Curriculum Design in Higher Education; From: Handbook of Research on Program Development and Assessment Methodologies in K-20 Education
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Chapter 46
Cultural Appropriation of Software Design and Evaluation
Users are actively involved in the design process. It is rooted in trade unionist movements of cooperative workplace design. Thus in some instances it has a political dimension of user empowerment and democratizations.
Published in Chapter: Cultural Appropriation of Software Design and Evaluation; From: Handbook of Research on Socio-Technical Design and Social Networking Systems
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Chapter 13
Building Global Citizens: Empathy, the Limits of Human Nature, and First Steps towards Social Equality through E-Learning Assignments
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Chapter 64
Bonded Design
A design methodology in which users participate actively in the design process.
Published in Chapter: Bonded Design; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Second Edition
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Chapter 12
Intelligent Tutoring System as an Instructional Technology in Learning Basic Nutrition Concepts: An Exploratory Sequential Mixed Methods Study
A methodology that involves the active participation of the intended users of a product, service, or system in the design process.
Published in Chapter: Intelligent Tutoring System as an Instructional Technology in Learning Basic Nutrition Concepts: An Exploratory Sequential Mixed Methods Study; From: Handbook of Research on Instructional Technologies in Health Education and Allied Disciplines
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Chapter 10
Cognitive Apprenticeship for Teaching Computer Science and Leadership in Virtual Worlds
The act of creating a product by involving the stakeholders and users of it, engaging their ideas and incorporating them in later versions of the design.
Published in Chapter: Cognitive Apprenticeship for Teaching Computer Science and Leadership in Virtual Worlds; From: Recent Advances in Applying Identity and Society Awareness to Virtual Learning
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Chapter 23
Supporting Community with Location-Sensitive Mobile Applications
Design process which directly engages end users for the purpose of ensuring that the design meets their needs
Published in Chapter: Supporting Community with Location-Sensitive Mobile Applications; From: Handbook of Research on Urban Informatics: The Practice and Promise of the Real-Time City
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Chapter 7
The Design Approach to Social Innovation
A design approach involving the participants of a project.
Published in Chapter: The Design Approach to Social Innovation; From: Theoretical and Practical Approaches to Social Innovation
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Chapter 8
A Game-Based Approach to Teaching Social Problem-Solving Skills
An approach to assessing, designing, and developing technological and organizational systems. The purpose is to encourage the active involvement of potential or current end-users of a system in design and decision-making.
Published in Chapter: A Game-Based Approach to Teaching Social Problem-Solving Skills; From: Handbook of Research on Serious Games for Educational Applications
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