Many Smart City projects are beginning to consider the role of citizens. However, current
methods for engaging urban populations in participatory design (PD) activities are …

This paper is about new forms of participation that are enabled as a result of social
technologies. The premise is that social technologies simultaneously create and demand an …

The present research inquires into the contemporary shapes and strategies of situated and
participatory perspectives on design. It proposes a re-conception of the notion of design …

Ab stract The aim of the article is to present and discuss the potentials of community
informatics for participatory planning and design, as well as for ICT-mediated participation in …

In this paper we describe a high profile project to reimagine a large green space in the heart
of the city of Lancaster in the UK. This co-design project involved professional designers, but …

This paper introduces an analytical framework for understanding the collaborative nature
and distributed structure of what is often referred to as design space. We propose that the …

A deep discussion and reflection on the implications surrounding the design, development,
and deployment of what are being described as artificially intelligent systems is urgent. We …

Participatory e-planning research and practice has focused on the institutional context of
citizen participation in urban planning. Thus, it has mostly addressed the use and …

The emphasis on participation in social technologies challenges some of our traditional
assumptions about the role of users and designers in design. It also exposes some of the …

Social media changes the conditions for user participation in service development. Active
user communities, fast paced iterative development, considerable development after market …