The euphemism “female trouble”(discreetly referring to women's health experiences)
suggests that trouble is linked to women and bodily transitions women can go through …

Community-based approaches to participatory design, such as the design workshop,
promise to engage underserved populations in collaborative dialog and provide a platform …

Today the halls of Technology, Entertainment, and Design (TED) and Davos reverberate
with optimism that hacking, brainstorming, and crowdsourcing can transform citizenship …

This paper provides analysis and insight from a collaborative process with a Canadian sex
worker rights organization called Stella, l'amie de Maimie, where we reflect on the use of …

Social stigma and human exceptionalism have contributed to unsustainable menstrual
products and a neglect for the nutrients in menstrual blood that can enrich soil. In a …

Data-centered participatory design research projects—wherein researchers collaborate with
community members for the purpose of gathering, generating, or communicating data about …

As recent scholars have noted, there is little discourse amongst the HCI, interaction design,
and UX communities on topics of AI and their relationship to design practice, a gap this …

In recent years, many HCI designers have begun pursuing research agendas that address
large scale social issues. These systemic or" wicked" problems present challenges for …

Hackathon formats have been praised for their potential for promoting innovative thinking
and making in a short time-frame. For this reason, hackathons have also been embraced by …

Hackathons are techno-creative events during which participants get together in a physical
location. They may be hosted by civic communities, corporations or public institutions …