Participatory prototyping for future cities

Emerging pervasive technologies such as the Internet of Things and Open Data will have severe impact on the experience, interactions and wellbeing of citizens in future smart cities. Local governments are concerned how to engage and embed citizens in the process of smart city development because without them it is difficult for governments and...

From quantified self to quantified neighbourhood

Re-imagining commonly used mobile interfaces for older adults

Many countries have an increasingly ageing population. In recent years, mobile technologies have had a massive impact on social and working lives. As the size of the older user population rises, many people will want to continue professional, social and lifestyle usage of mobiles into 70s and beyond. Mobile technologies can lead to increased...

Networked collaboration canvas: How can service design facilitate networked collaboration?

Urban Interaction Design: Towards City Making

This book is an effort to explore the newly emerging field of urban interaction design that addresses these issues. In the first part of the book, 'Foundations', we look into its origins. Where do its practitioners come from? How are they working together? What methodologies do they bring to the table? What are the key concepts they are...

Make space, make place, make sense

a problem due to a lack of space, a group of 50 design students had to move to another building. Having a dedicated space in an historical building turned the initial setback into an opportunity. Design students usually do not have the luxury of having their own design studio. By observing and interviewing the students over a period of 5 months,...

Understanding networked collaboration: Fields and patches of interactions

The increased complexity in Product Service Systems development goes hand in hand with complex heterogeneous networks. A Human-Centred Design approach has been taken to understand such networked collaboration and to develop a framework having user-experiences guiding communication and collaboration among parties. The current work elaborates on...

Fablabs in design education

The third industrial revolution, triggered by Internet communication and renewable energies, can be experienced in so-called FabLabs that empower users to ‘make almost anything’. Although this does not change the need for designers to have making and prototyping skills, there is no doubt the revolution impacts the design profession in terms of...

Pursenality: A photo-ethnographic method for self-elicitation and co-creation

The current work introduces pursenality, a photoethnographic method for self-elicitation and cocreation, which elaborates upon current photography methods used in (design) ethnography. In total 91 bachelor students in the 6th semester participated in a purse diary study and used the pursenality method to gain rich insights informing their human...

Love your city! An interactive platform empowering citizens to turn the public domain into a participatory domain

In the past years, governments have recognized the potential of interactive technology to bridge the gap with citizens. The right tools and guidance could enhance citizenship and enable co-creation between citizens and (local) governments. However, this opportunity does not automatically lead to a participatory practice. In the current article,...

From gut feeling to a structured summative assessment of design competencies

Co-creatie in het publieke domein: Een vanzelfsprekendheid

Chaordisch onderwijs en onderzoek

Hoger-onderwijsinstellingen voelen de druk van veranderende wensen van de omgeving. De overheid stuurt met harde prestatieafspraken: hoger studierendement en lagere uitval. Ook het wisselen van opleiding en het volgen van een tweede studie moeten zoveel mogelijk worden uitgebannen. Tegelijkertijd wenst het bedrijfsleven méér dan inhoudelijk...

Living labbing the Rotterdam way: Co-creation as an enabler for urban innovation

The living lab concept seems appropriate to study the design and evaluation of innovative services that enrich everyday life. This article elaborates on “living methodologies”, methods and tools necessary in "living labbing". Living methodologies address the social dynamics of everyday life that are essential for understanding living labs, not...