Participatory Design: Issues and Concerns
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Participatory Design : Issues and Concerns. / Kensing, Finn; Blomberg, Jeanette.
In: Computer Supported Cooperative Work, Vol. 7, No. 3-4, 1998, p. 167-185.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Participatory Design
T2 - Issues and Concerns
AU - Kensing, Finn
AU - Blomberg, Jeanette
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - We characterize Participatory Design (PD) as a maturing area of research and as an evolving practice among design professionals. Although PD has been applied outside of technology design, here we focus on PD in relation to the introduction of computer-based systems at work. We discuss three main issues addressed by PD researchers; the politics of design; the nature of participation; and method, tools and techniques for participation. We also report on the conditions for the transfer of "PD results" to workers, user groups, and design professionals that have characterized PD over time and across geopolitical terrains. The topic of the sustainability of PD within an organizational context is also considered. The article concludes with a discussion of common issues explored within PD and CSCW and frames directions for a continuing dialogue between researchers and practitioners from the two fields. The article draws on a review of PD and CSCW literatures as well as on our own research and practical experiences.
AB - We characterize Participatory Design (PD) as a maturing area of research and as an evolving practice among design professionals. Although PD has been applied outside of technology design, here we focus on PD in relation to the introduction of computer-based systems at work. We discuss three main issues addressed by PD researchers; the politics of design; the nature of participation; and method, tools and techniques for participation. We also report on the conditions for the transfer of "PD results" to workers, user groups, and design professionals that have characterized PD over time and across geopolitical terrains. The topic of the sustainability of PD within an organizational context is also considered. The article concludes with a discussion of common issues explored within PD and CSCW and frames directions for a continuing dialogue between researchers and practitioners from the two fields. The article draws on a review of PD and CSCW literatures as well as on our own research and practical experiences.
KW - CSCW
KW - Design professionals
KW - Participatory design
KW - Politics of design
KW - Sustainability
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0031641744&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1023/A:1008689307411
DO - 10.1023/A:1008689307411
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:0031641744
VL - 7
SP - 167
EP - 185
JO - Computer Supported Cooperative Work
JF - Computer Supported Cooperative Work
SN - 0925-9724
IS - 3-4
ER -
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