Design thinking has become a central issue in contemporary design discourse and rhetoric,
and for good reason. With the design thinking practice of world leading design and …

This chapter examines the ways in which the field of Participatory Design engages with the
field of design–as both a topic, a research field and a practice. We highlight what we …

It is an interesting time to produce a special issue on participatory design. The seed for this
started as a rejoinder to a previous Design Studies special issue on Participatory Design …

The introduction frames tools and techniques within Participatory Design and describes
Participatory Design as various practices of participation. The following sections give …

If we are to design the futures we wish to live, then we need those whose futures they will be
to actively participate in their design. This is why it is so important that Participatory Design …

Collaborative arrangements between users and designers today are enacted in a
broadening array of circumstances. These include extended, even years-long projects within …

This paper discusses the design of things. This is done in an attempt to conceptually explore
some of the political and practical challenges to participatory design today. Which things …

Drawing from our PD projects, this paper shows how designers enact their appreciative
judgment of values by engaging in a dynamic and dialogical process of cultivating the …

The widespread use of participatory design (PD) has meant that different approaches and
conceptualisations exist in this field today. In this article, it is argued that one fruitful …

This paper engages with issues of universality and locality in the context of community-
based participatory design (PD), and focuses on the challenges and opportunities …