The field of Participatory Design (PD) has grown rapidly over the last 20 to 30 years. For
more than two decades non-designers have been increasingly involved in various design …

The paper explores what exactly it is that users participate in when being involved in
participatory design (PD), relating this discussion to the CSCW perspective on collaborative …

This chapter explores a range of different approaches to ethics and their relevance to
Participatory Design as background to the ethical issues of designing with users. The …

This paper is about new forms of participation that are enabled as a result of social
technologies. The premise is that social technologies simultaneously create and demand an …

In this article, we report on methodological reflections that emerged during community-
based co-design workshops exploring maternal and child health challenges across four …

Iteration is a central feature of most HCI design methods, creating as it does opportunities for
engagements with stakeholder groups. But what does iteration demand of those groups …

Participation is key to building an equitable, realistic and democratic future. Yet a lack of
agency in decision making and agenda-setting is a growing phenomenon in the design of …

Purpose Most alcohol education programs are designed by experts, with the target audience
largely excluded from this process. Theoretically, application of co-creation which comprises …

Dilemmas in Participation The importance of user involvement in design activities has been
widely recognized in efforts to design more usable and acceptable systems. Tools and …

Community-based co-design takes place within a communal value system and opens up a
new debate around the principles of participation and its benefits within HCI4D and ICTD …