We propose computational empowerment as an approach and a Participatory Design (PD)
response to challenges related to the emerging need for digital literacy in lower secondary …

Citizens and communities play a significant role in shaping the cities they live in, providing a
human touch to the development of smart cities. Designers and researchers aim to support …

The following text proposes a narrative and argumentative path starting in the wetlands of
the Caribbean coastal region of Colombia, where Orlando Fals Borda, more than 50 years …

Can participatory engagements in the form of more-than-human co-creation be a generative
form of socially and ecologically-just and critical urban placemaking? In recent years, there …

Social innovation research involves new ways of doing, organizing and seeking relationship-
based collaboration in community so that it enhances the community resilience to adapt to …

ABSTRACT DIY citizen initiatives exploring everyday-life practices such as collective making
or repair are on the rise. These are characterised by the resources, local knowledge, and …

Highlights•Patterns can re-politicize participatory design processes for sustainable
futures.•Co-producing patterns enables contextualization of dwelling futures in everyday …

Intermediaries are recognized as influential actors in advancing local bottom-up
experimentation and strengthening its impact on urban sustainability transitions. Recent …

Social sustainability is becoming an increasingly important topic in design practice, calling
for more contextual perspectives on the process of design for social sustainability. This …

Albeit achieving reciprocity is considered essential in much Participatory Design (PD)
research, there remains a gap in the current literature on how PD practitioners working in …