Maker spaces and maker activities offering access to low-cost digital fabrication equipment
are rapidly proliferating, evolving phenomena at the interface of lay and professional design …

Tämän artikkelipohjaisen väitöskirjan tutkimuskohteena on Helsingin keskustakirjasto Oodin
yhteissuunnittelu ja sen tarkastelu osana laajempaa julkisen sektorin uudistumista …

A vast body of literature is dedicated to the roles of designers and participants in
Participatory Design (PD) processes and more specifically to the roles both fulfil in frontstage …

Innovative design targets new user groups and application areas. One example is health
promoting digital services. In such design contexts it is essential to take social and ethical …

Governments worldwide are addressing the challenge of ageing. The elderly will have a
more worthwhile and independent life when they can live at home for as long as possible; a …

While this era of digital technology brings great possibilities for improving the lives of many
people with digital healthcare services, the design of these services in turn present …

This paper presents the use of fictional narratives in participatory design for health
information technology (HIT). We used the case of an established occupational therapy …

A key to being a successful business is not only being able to respond to demand but being
able to anticipate future demand. This is easier said than done, as understanding what users …

Involving hard-to-reach and under-studied populations in design can be challenging. This
dissertation developed and tested a design process to involve emerging adults (EA)(18 to …

This paper presents the use of fictional narratives in participatory design for health
information technology (HIT). We used the case of an established occupational therapy …