Design participation(-s) – a creative commons for ongoing change

Abstract

We present Design participation(-s) -a creative commons for ongoing change as the second set of the double special issue contributions that began in CoDesign 4 (1), March 2008. In the first volume, collectively painted a picture of today's dynamic landscape of experimentation with forms of joint inquiry for collaborative idea generation sparked by an openness towards what can be designed and adaptive deployment of participatory tactics. In the lively currents of participation in design and design research, the contributors offer new perspectives on how researchers are exploring core themes of making design practices a creative commons for on-going change.The three contributions in this volume from Erling Bjarki Bjo¨rgvinsson, Margot Brereton and Jacob Buur, and Thomas Binder and Eva Brandt take us into new territory for co-creation between designers and diverse 'users' and stakeholders. With historical inspirations as starting points, each article takes up the intricate challenges of realising 'the ethos of participatory design' (Brereton and Buur, this issue) in contexts where the boundaries of the participatory design projects are blurred, the distinctions between designer and user are no longer self-evident, and participation is as much about reflexivity as about pursuing predefined goals. In the first article, Bjo¨rgvinsson proposes open-ended collaborative design for emerging social practices in which participatory design is seen as prototypical practice. In the second article, Brereton and Buur argue that participation is essential in the era of ubiquitous computing and that participatory design in some sense must become ubiquitous as well. In the final article, Binder and Brandt put forward the Design:Lab as a platform for collaborative inquiry and co-design experiments, where participation is deliberately staged as a junction of multiple stakeholders.We point to three recursive issues that are raised rather than resolved by the contributions to the Participation(-s) double special issues. These questions posed by these themes confront the design community at large.. The troublesome notions of 'users' and 'stakeholders' in changing relations in design. . The significance of reflection and reflected practice in design research and practice. . The co-design turn: what is gained and what is lost?The troublesome notions of 'users' and 'stakeholders' in changing relations in co-design Why do the labels and notions of 'user' and 'stakeholder' persistently hold on in light of changing relations and design contexts that recast 'users' as co-creators? How can we express new co-designing relations between designers, practitioners and other stakeholders and participants whose roles are already changed and changing in collaborative design

A qualitative evaluation of participants' experiences of using co‐design to develop a collective leadership educational intervention for health‐care teams

“…Co‐design goes beyond user involvement, where end‐users have a consultant or advisory role . In co‐design, stakeholders are involved as equal partners and co‐creators, and the experiences of users and communities are at the core of the design process . Many benefits of PPI and participatory design have been identified in the literature, such as the ability to capture experiences of patients and HCPs, ensuring that researchers, leaders and policymakers understand the reality and challenges faced by service users and deliverers .…”

“…7 In co-design, stakeholders are involved as equal partners and co-creators, and the experiences of users and communities are at the core of the design process. 8,9 Many benefits of PPI and participatory design have been identified in the literature, such as the ability to capture experiences of patients and HCPs, ensuring that researchers, leaders and policymakers understand the reality and challenges faced by service users and deliverers. 3,9 It is widely acknowledged that the uptake of evidence-based health-care interventions is challenging [10][11][12][13] and that HCPs can be instrumental determinants in impeding the change process.…”

Co-designing inflammatory bowel disease (Ibd) services in Scotland: findings from a nationwide survey

“…Crohn’s and Colitis UK and the Scottish Government’s ambition is to ensure that health services are co-designed with the communities they serve. Co-design is becoming an increasingly popular process in many organizations [ 1 ]. However, it is not always very clear how co-design can contribute to a service improvement project.…”

Challenges in expert user participation in design evaluation meetings

“…Meeting of participants with different stakes is crucial precisely because crossing intentions can create new insight and movement of thought and action (Buur and Larsen 2010). The 'designer-user' relation in design project touches on broad debates within contemporary participatory design and co-design communities and user-centred design research (Binder, Brandt et al 2008;Heinemann, Landgrebe et al 2012). In this context, activity analysis refers to a methodology aimed at understanding the behaviour and operating strategies of participants through processes and interactions with others in a given situation Garrigou (1995).…”