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What is a participatory design result?

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Tone Bratteteig,

Ina WagnerAuthors Info & Claims

PDC '16: Proceedings of the 14th Participatory Design Conference: Full papers - Volume 1

Pages 141 - 150

https://doi.org/10.1145/2940299.2940316

Published: 15 August 2016 Publication History

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In this paper we discuss what the result of a Participatory Design (PD) process is and how it can be described and evaluated. We look at several PD projects and discuss if they have a participatory result and how we know that it is participatory. We also ask if the users recognize their contribution, and if the designers have to 'take side'. We also identify impediments to achieving a participatory result, looking at issues like: conflicting views that are difficult to voice, issues that are difficult to negotiate, how real-life complexities cannot be addressed in the project (or by the artifact). These issues are linked to earlier discussions on power and politics in PD. We conclude that achieving a participatory design result is important in PD and gives meaning and direction to PD processes.

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PDC '16: Proceedings of the 14th Participatory Design Conference: Full papers - Volume 1

August 2016

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ISBN:9781450340465

DOI:10.1145/2940299

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Aarhus Universitet, Denmark
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Anne Marie Kanstrup
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University of the Arts London, UK
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Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute, Funchal, Portugal
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