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Industrial design is concerned with meeting social needs, providing users with products that impr... more Industrial design is concerned with meeting social needs, providing users with products that improve their quality of life. The Industrial Design program at the University of Bio-Bio in Concepcion, Chile promotes this aim by offering a “User-centred design” (UCD) workshop for third-year students. The DCU workshop uses project-based learning, and employs a methodology that takes the user as its starting point, shifting the paradigm from “designing for” to “designing with” the user. In 2012, design students joined a collaborative project led by the non-governmental organization “Un Techo para Chile” (TECHO), benefitting low-income families living in state-housing projects in the Nonguen Valley. This initiative focused on developing practical solutions to residents’ needs by involving them in product design. Participation in both decision-making and co-creation provided a space of trust and confidence between design students and community members which emphasized the social responsibil...
Industrial design is concerned with meeting social needs, providing users with products that impr... more Industrial design is concerned with meeting social needs, providing users with products that improve their quality of life. The Industrial Design program at the University of Bio-Bio in Concepcion, Chile promotes this aim by offering a “User-centred design” (UCD) workshop for third-year students. The DCU workshop uses project-based learning, and employs a methodology that takes the user as its starting point, shifting the paradigm from “designing for” to “designing with” the user. In 2012, design students joined a collaborative project led by the non-governmental organization “Un Techo para Chile” (TECHO), benefitting low-income families living in state-housing projects in the Nonguen Valley. This initiative focused on developing practical solutions to residents’ needs by involving them in product design. Participation in both decision-making and co-creation provided a space of trust and confidence between design students and community members which emphasized the social responsibil...