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Jacob Buur

Professor, M.Sc. PhD

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3320-1031

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Research areas

Tangible Business Models: At SDU Design (2013-18) I pioneered research on how physical objects empower collaboration between stakeholders in innovation projects.

Video as Design Material: At the Mads Clausen Institute (2000-07) I innovated the use of field study video as ‘design material’ in action research in the industry. It is now a substantial research method documented in a series of publications and a monograph.

Research Interests

Participatory Innovation: In the strategic research centre SPIRE (2008-13), I directed six academic disciplines and a theatre group to advance our concept of ‘participatory innovation’ into a research field of its own right with a series of international conferences.

User-Centred Design: My early work with Danfoss Corporate Research (1992-99) became recognized internationally as a new concept of user-centred design that expands the Scandinavian participatory design tradition to manufacturing industry.

Education/Academic qualification

Management of Organisational Development, Diploma, Ankerhus Management College

1996 → 1998

Award Date: 1. Aug 1998

Engineering Design, PhD, A theoretical approach to mechatronics design , Technical University of Denmark

1. Aug 1985 → 31. Dec 1990

Award Date: 22. May 1991

Electrical Engineering, M.Sc., Design of an integrated PVDF telephone handset, Technical University of Denmark

1. Feb 1978 → 31. Jan 1984

Award Date: 31. Jan 1984

Current external positions

Visiting professor, The University of Queensland

1. Jul 2005 → 31. Dec 2005

Consultant, group manager, Danfoss A/S

1. Jan 2000 → 30. Jun 2006

Senior scientist, group manager, Danfoss A/S

1. Aug 1992 → 31. Dec 1999

Assistant professor, Technical University of Denmark

1. Feb 1990 → 31. Jul 1992

Visiting scientist, EC Scientific Training Programme, The University of Tokyo

1. Aug 1987 → 31. Mar 1989

Engineering consultant

1. Feb 1984 → 31. Jul 1985

Keywords

  • Design processes
  • User centered design
  • Interaction design
  • Citizens Participation

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  • Collaborative Theorizing with Energy Data

    Ağça, A. Ö. & Buur, J., 2025, EKSIG 2025: Data as experiential knowledge and embodied processes. Design Research Society, 17 p. 3

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Article in proceedings › Research › peer-review

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  • Narrating value networks through tangible materials

    Landgrebe, J., Mitchell, R., Heinemann, T. & Buur, J., 25. Aug 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: CoDesign. 24 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • A theory instrument for reimagining embodied practices

    Ağça, A. Ö., van Dijk, J., Buur, J. & Kaygan, H., 2024, DRS2024: Boston. Gray, C., Hekkert, P., Forlano, L. & Ciuccarelli, P. (eds.). Boston: Design Research Society

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Article in proceedings › Research › peer-review

    Open Access
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  • Exploring bike-commuter habits through data physicalisation engagement

    Cooper, C. M. & Buur, J., 2024, In: Behaviour & Information Technology. 43, 14, p. 3340-3355

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

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    28 Downloads (Pure)

  • Tangible Business Research

    Buur, J., Dec 2024, Collaborative Research Design : Working with Business for Meaningful Results. Freytag, P., Young, L. & Evald, M. R. (eds.). 2. ed. Springer, p. 145-164 (Contributions to Management Science).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

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