Abstract
Traditional user-centred design processes frequently marginalize vulnerable users. Their perspectives are thus not well represented in discussions of the future of the medicines and technologies on which they rely. We present PDFi, a method that responds to this issue in the context of Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs). PDFi was developed through a collaboration with a medical device development company. The method marries Participatory Design (PD) strategies with Design Fictions (DFi) to personally ground, inspire and reveal values and imaginaries of vulnerable individuals who rely on medical technologies for their health and wellbeing. By more fully including these vulnerable users in shaping their medical technology futures, PDFi gives voice to those most impacted by such futures; it elicits emotions, discussion and debate, and powerfully reshapes current approaches to user-centred design.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | NordiCHI 2018 : Revisiting the Life Cycle - Proceedings of the 10th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction |
Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery |
Publication date | 29. Sept 2018 |
Pages | 819-831 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781450364379 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 29. Sept 2018 |
Event | 10th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, NordiCHI 2018 - Oslo, Norway Duration: 29. Sept 2018 → 3. Oct 2018 |
Conference
Conference | 10th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, NordiCHI 2018 |
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Country/Territory | Norway |
City | Oslo |
Period | 29/09/2018 → 03/10/2018 |
Sponsor | Norwegian Semiconductors, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oxford University Press, The City of Oslo, Tobii pro, University of Oslo |
Keywords
- Design Fiction
- Participatory Design
- Participatory Design Fiction
- Urinary Tract Infection
- User Centered Design
- Vulnerable Users