This paper discusses the design of things. This is done in an attempt to conceptually explore
some of the political and practical challenges to participatory design today. Which things …

A new perspective on design thinking and design practice: beyond products and projects,
toward participatory design things. Design Things offers an innovative view of design …

This chapter argues that design anthropology is coming of age as a separate (sub)
discipline with its own concepts, methods, research practices, and practitioners, in short its …

An increasing number of corporations engage with users in co-innovation of products and
services. But there are a number of competing perspectives on how best to integrate these …

The increasing interest in engaging users and other partners in collaborative design has led
to an increase in the number of methods for organising collaboration. The aim of these …

Design research has increasingly taken an interest in inviting users and other stakeholders
to contribute in the early phases of the design process. In the discourse of organising …

Over the last 10 years we have seen a growing number of researchers integrating design
experiments in their research inquiries. Initially, this work borrowed heavily from neighboring …

LIVING THE (CODESIGN) LAB Page 1 Nordic Design Research Conference 2011, Helsinki
www.nordes.org 1 LIVING THE (CODESIGN) LAB THOMAS BINDER (TBI@DKDS.DK) EVA …

There is no single answer to the question of how people should live, nor any silver bullet for
solving current ecological problems—and yet, contemporary design must seek ways to think …

Thanks to my supervisors, Pelle Ehn and Jonas Löwgren. Pelle, thanks for always finding
the time and energy to engage in reading, discussing, deciding and reflecting on what …