Abstract
A core discussion when embarking on a
participatory innovation effort is to identify who
should participate in the project - in studies or
interviews, in workshops etc. This requires
knowledge of all the people potentially involved,
their practices and relations. In this paper, we
investigate what roles visual representations of
‘users’ and ‘stakeholders’ may play in encouraging
groups of project makers to start this discussion
early on. We have achieved convincing results
with figurines: Doll-like shapes that team members
can use to build a shared understanding of the
complex of people, who will be affected by a new
design and should have a say in the design process.
participatory innovation effort is to identify who
should participate in the project - in studies or
interviews, in workshops etc. This requires
knowledge of all the people potentially involved,
their practices and relations. In this paper, we
investigate what roles visual representations of
‘users’ and ‘stakeholders’ may play in encouraging
groups of project makers to start this discussion
early on. We have achieved convincing results
with figurines: Doll-like shapes that team members
can use to build a shared understanding of the
complex of people, who will be affected by a new
design and should have a say in the design process.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 5th Participatory Innovation Conference (PIN-C) |
| Publication date | 2018 |
| Pages | 294-302 |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
| Event | 5th Participatory Innovation Conference - Mälardalen University, Eskilstuna, Sweden Duration: 11. Jan 2018 → 13. Jan 2018 Conference number: 5 http://www.mdh.se/forskning/event/2.4653?l=en_UK |
Conference
| Conference | 5th Participatory Innovation Conference |
|---|---|
| Number | 5 |
| Location | Mälardalen University |
| Country/Territory | Sweden |
| City | Eskilstuna |
| Period | 11/01/2018 → 13/01/2018 |
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