What will the future kitchen look like? An exploratory laboratory study of the future expectations of Chinese Generation Z

Zhu, Shuhua; Xu, Zhidiankui; Dong, Yuejiao; Xiong, Nanxiang; Wang, Yun

doi:10.1016/j.ergon.2021.103259

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“…It requires all designers to face the fact that the future is unknowable and to consider the various possibilities [ 5 ]. Designers are always imagining the future and what it might hold [ 6 ], exploring future trends, and seeking new ways to improve the quality of people’s health and well-being [ 7 ]. However, there is uncertainty about exploring the future, and what is designed in the present may be used in the future under conditions beyond the designer’s control [ 8 ].…”

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Using Co-Design to Explore New Trends in Future Kitchen Designs: An Exploratory Workshop Study of College Students in China

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The current COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating the challenges facing human society. The public is increasingly concerned about the health and well-being of individuals, families, and communities. To enhance human health and well-being, user expectations for the future need to be understood. The kitchen, a central area of a home, is closely related to healthy living. In this study, a series of seven exploratory workshops were held at a Chinese university using co-design to understand the expectations and thinking of Chinese college students about the future of kitchen design in terms of health and well-being. A methodological innovation was introduced in co-design workshops, where participants were asked to imagine, discuss, and sketch concepts together to stimulate creative design. A six-dimensional tentative model of future kitchen expectations, including 34 sub-themes, was constructed based on the data analysis to explore the expected characteristics of kitchens. These dimensions include intelligent technologies and interaction experiences, health and well-being, inclusivity and extensibility, ecosystem circulation and sustainability, emotional and meaningful experience, and spatial planning and aesthetic experience. The resulting model provides valuable insights into the expectations of future users, providing direction and systematic strategies for future kitchens along the six-dimensional characteristics. Future kitchens, if the younger generation is to adopt them, need to positively affect users’ lives and meet their health and well-being standards.

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Using Co-Design to Explore New Trends in Future Kitchen Designs: An Exploratory Workshop Study of College Students in China

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“…Mental health issues impact between 10 and 20% of children and adolescents worldwide ( Kieling et al, 2011 ). Adolescents, typically those born around 2008 and aged between 11 and 18, are considered digital natives in today’s internet-dominated world ( Zhu et al, 2022 ). Recent research has found that using digital products has become an addiction, profoundly affecting adolescents’ social lives and well-being ( Mason et al, 2022 ).…”

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The effect of brief digital mindfulness-based interventions on increasing online charitable behavior in Chinese adolescents

Hong

Liang

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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Digital mindfulness-based interventions (d-MBIs) have garnered significant research interest in recent years due to their psychological benefits. However, little is known about their impact on prosocial behaviors. This study investigates how d-MBIs impact prosocial behaviors where time spent is money, with Chinese adolescents as the subjects, through an online charity task (www.freerice.com). 119 students from a high school in China, who were inexperienced with mindfulness meditation, participated in this randomized controlled trial. The d-MBI group (N = 39) received online MBI guidance, while the face-to-face mindfulness-based intervention (f-MBI, N = 43) group underwent mindfulness intervention under personal tutors. The active control group (N = 37) completed a crossword task. Data analysis first involved repeated measures variance analysis, including pre-and post-intervention assessments. Subsequently, a two-way variance analysis was performed, with gender (female and male) and group (d-MBI, f-MBI, active control) as independent variables and the number of grains as dependent variables for the three groups of participants. Results showed that d-MBIs effectively improved empathy and compassion in Chinese adolescents, leading to increased rice donations to the United Nations World Food Program. These results underscore the positive effect of d-MBIs on prosociality and suggest their applicability in beneficial real-world situations involving prosocial behaviors, extending beyond previous research primarily conducted in artificial and hypothetical scenarios.

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Ergonomics Design: A Smart Concept of Indian Kitchen

Bhatia,

Singla,

Bansal

2023

Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems

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What will the future kitchen look like? An exploratory laboratory study of the future expectations of Chinese Generation Z

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References 37 publications

Using Co-Design to Explore New Trends in Future Kitchen Designs: An Exploratory Workshop Study of College Students in China

Using Co-Design to Explore New Trends in Future Kitchen Designs: An Exploratory Workshop Study of College Students in China

The effect of brief digital mindfulness-based interventions on increasing online charitable behavior in Chinese adolescents

Ergonomics Design: A Smart Concept of Indian Kitchen

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