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Research paper thumbnail of Growing the city: developing collaborative design process through a Biomimicry inspired curriculum

Research paper thumbnail of Inclusive fitness :participatory design approaches for active ageing

Research paper thumbnail of Design for collaboration in South Africa : an activity theory perspective on participatory design

Participatory Design (PD) is increasingly being used as a methodology by local government, privat... more Participatory Design (PD) is increasingly being used as a methodology by local government, private designers and design researchers in the Western Cape, South Africa, to democratise the design of product service systems (PSS). Activity theory, specifically Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) offers PD researchers and practitioners involved in the collaborative design and development of socio-technical PSS’s an interpretive lens through which to a) identify existing and potential contradictions and tensions within and between work activity systems for design interventions, and b) provide designers with a conceptual model of investigation. In the last decade participatory development studies have interrogated public participation and approaches to the involvement of civil society in their own development, essentially embracing a shift from passive participation to active participation. PD and participatory development share a number of beliefs, methodologies and goals. This the...

Research paper thumbnail of Building Adaptable Teams for Co-configuration

Conference Proceedings of the Academy for Design Innovation Management

In innovative organisations we are seeing an increase in cross-functional teams being built aroun... more In innovative organisations we are seeing an increase in cross-functional teams being built around projects. The diverse perspectives of collaborators draw from personal world-views and organisational roles, which contributes to radical collaboration across traditional boundaries of work. This hands-on workshop aims at testing a rapid team alignment activity in which teams propose core values and align these to the innovation learning cycle, synthesising them into foundational work practices for each phase. These are then reframed as the teams' innovation narrative.

Research paper thumbnail of Growing the city: developing collaborative design process through a Biomimicry inspired curriculum

Research paper thumbnail of Inclusive fitness :participatory design approaches for active ageing

Research paper thumbnail of Design for collaboration in South Africa : an activity theory perspective on participatory design

Participatory Design (PD) is increasingly being used as a methodology by local government, privat... more Participatory Design (PD) is increasingly being used as a methodology by local government, private designers and design researchers in the Western Cape, South Africa, to democratise the design of product service systems (PSS). Activity theory, specifically Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) offers PD researchers and practitioners involved in the collaborative design and development of socio-technical PSS’s an interpretive lens through which to a) identify existing and potential contradictions and tensions within and between work activity systems for design interventions, and b) provide designers with a conceptual model of investigation. In the last decade participatory development studies have interrogated public participation and approaches to the involvement of civil society in their own development, essentially embracing a shift from passive participation to active participation. PD and participatory development share a number of beliefs, methodologies and goals. This the...

Research paper thumbnail of Building Adaptable Teams for Co-configuration

Conference Proceedings of the Academy for Design Innovation Management

In innovative organisations we are seeing an increase in cross-functional teams being built aroun... more In innovative organisations we are seeing an increase in cross-functional teams being built around projects. The diverse perspectives of collaborators draw from personal world-views and organisational roles, which contributes to radical collaboration across traditional boundaries of work. This hands-on workshop aims at testing a rapid team alignment activity in which teams propose core values and align these to the innovation learning cycle, synthesising them into foundational work practices for each phase. These are then reframed as the teams' innovation narrative.

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