An Exploratory Study of Co-design Skills in the U.S. Job Postings

Xie, Yumeng; Mejía, G. Mauricio; Zheng, Weitao

doi:10.1007/978-981-19-4472-7_89

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“…Sanders and Stappers (2008) argued that traditional design skills will be needed in the future, along with emergent skills from a participatory perspective. Recent research has shown that the design industry has not been well prepared for embracing participatory design (Xie, Mejía, and Zheng 2021), but it has been critical in the public sector and a critical expected shift in the whole field. Further, for working respectfully eliminating misunderstanding and gaining more empathy within indigenous cultures and plural worldviews, designers should be committed to genuine and situated partnerships in which community members share the agency in the design process (Xie et al 2020; Sosa, Mejía, and Adamson 2021).…”

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From researching to making futures: a design mindset for transdisciplinary collaboration

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Interdisciplinary Science Reviews

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Addressing complex future challenges requires transdisciplinary practices. However, existing approaches for transdisciplinary collaboration tend to be limited to science-expert directions. Successful collaboration across disciplines and diverse contexts requires community agency, blurring disciplinary boundaries, and combining sciences and arts. We argue that traditional and emergent design practices provide a powerful mindset to support productive transdisciplinary collaborations for addressing complex societal problems such as climate change and social justice. Designers, historically, have struggled to translate the practices of arts and sciences into professional practice; and design can be understood as a third way of knowing that is unique from arts and sciences. Designers may use evidence, but they also generate proposals that are about preferred possibilities. We propose components of a design mindset (synthesis, modelling, speculation, facilitation, and implementation) for transdisciplinary teams to enhance futureoriented collaboration outcomes. These guidelines expand research-oriented approaches and can be used for co-designing futures in collaborative work.

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confidence: 99%