User Activity Matters: An Activity Theory Informed Design Toolkit for Sustainable Behavior Design

Chu, Wanjun; Glad, Wiktoria; Wever, Renee

doi:10.1007/978-981-15-6775-9_6

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“…Following the qualitative meta-synthesis guideline suggested by Finfgeld-Connett (2018), we systematically searched relevant literature in Scopus and Web of Science Core Collection. Building upon a non-exhausted literature review that we conducted in a pilot study (see Chu, Glad & Wever 2021), two groups of search terms were adopted in the literature identification process (as presented in Table 2). Peer-reviewed conference papers, journal articles and book chapters were included in the literature search.…”

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A meta-synthesis of the use of activity theory in design for sustainable behaviour

2021

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Over the past decade, the field of design for sustainable behaviour (DfSB) has gained a growing amount of research interest. However, as the field evolves, new challenges also arise. A suitable unit of analysis is needed to contextualize users’ behaviour issues in a broader socio-cultural and long-term perspective. This paper explores the use of activity theory (AT) as a potential lens for guiding empirical analysis and design exploration in DfSB. By employing a meta-synthesis approach, we systematically search and synthesize existing studies that adopted AT in design for sustainability. Key findings show that AT’s principles and theoretical implications are especially useful for helping design researchers frame and address DfSB challenges. We argue that by taking activity as the unit of analysis, the AT lens can enable researchers to incorporate users’ dynamic, multi-level and complex activity systems into DfSB considerations.

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confidence: 99%