Developing children's empathy in co-design activities
A pilot case study
Conference Paper
(2018)
Research Group
Codesigning Social Change
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https://doi.org/10.1145/3202185.3210797
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Publication Year
2018
Language
English
Research Group
Codesigning Social Change
Pages (from-to)
669-674
ISBN (electronic)
978-1-4503-5152-2
Event
IDC 2018 (2018-06-19 - 2018-06-22), Trondheim, Norway
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Abstract
This paper explores how co-design activities in schools can contribute to developing children's empathy. A pilot case study is presented in which eight 10- to 12-yearold children participated. The design theme was outdoor education. After discussing the co-design procedure, preliminary results about three empathic techniques are discussed: (1) reflection on the role of empathy in design, (2) storytelling to introduce the design challenge, and (3) defining the needs and wishes of the story's protagonists. The lessons learned are taken into account in a comprehensive follow-up study.