PDFI: Participatory design fiction with vulnerable users

Larissa Vivian Nägele, Merja Ryöppy, Danielle Wilde

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    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 languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationNordiCHI 2018 : Revisiting the Life Cycle - Proceedings of the 10th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction
    PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
    Publication date29. Sept 2018
    Pages819-831
    ISBN (Electronic)9781450364379
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 29. Sept 2018
    Event10th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, NordiCHI 2018 - Oslo, Norway
    Duration: 29. Sept 20183. Oct 2018

    Conference

    Conference10th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, NordiCHI 2018
    Country/TerritoryNorway
    CityOslo
    Period29/09/201803/10/2018
    SponsorNorwegian 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

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