We propose computational empowerment as an approach and a Participatory Design (PD)
response to challenges related to the emerging need for digital literacy in lower secondary …

Citizens and communities play a significant role in sha** the cities they live in, providing a
human touch to the development of smart cities. Designers and researchers aim to support …

The following text proposes a narrative and argumentative path starting in the wetlands of
the Caribbean coastal region of Colombia, where Orlando Fals Borda, more than 50 years …

Intermediaries are recognized as influential actors in advancing local bottom-up
experimentation and strengthening its impact on urban sustainability transitions. Recent …

Can participatory engagements in the form of more-than-human co-creation be a generative
form of socially and ecologically-just and critical urban placemaking? In recent years, there …

Highlights•Patterns can re-politicize participatory design processes for sustainable
futures.•Co-producing patterns enables contextualization of dwelling futures in everyday …

Participatory Design (PD) seeks political change to support people's democratic control over
processes, solutions, and, in general, matters of concern to them. A particular challenge …

ABSTRACT DIY citizen initiatives exploring everyday-life practices such as collective making
or repair are on the rise. These are characterised by the resources, local knowledge, and …

Perceived self-efficacy is an integral part of a capability set that allows participants to
transform design capabilities into the functioning of doing design. However, existing …

Participatory Design--an iterative, flexible design process that uses the close involvement of
stakeholders, most often end users--is growing in use across design disciplines. As an …