We investigate the diversity of participatory design research practice, based on a review of
ten years of participatory design research published as full research papers at the …

This chapter explores a range of different approaches to ethics and their relevance to
Participatory Design as background to the ethical issues of designing with users. The …

This exploratory paper examines the relationship between Participatory Design (PD) and
Sustainability as it emerges from the Participatory Design Conference (PDC). The …

Background National audits aim to reduce variations in quality by stimulating quality
improvement. However, varying provider engagement with audit data means that this is not …

This paper calls for a re-specification of IT systems design and development practice as
corealisation. Co-realisation is an orientation to technology production that develops out of a …

In this paper we explore the similarities and differences of participatory design and action
research in a crossdisciplinary fashion. We briefly outline two distinct studies:(1) a design …

We report findings from a study that set out to explore the experience of older people living
with assisted living technologies and care services. We find that successful 'ageing in …

This paper describes how a set of participatory design methodologies have been introduced
to and adopted for museum exhibition design. It provides a brief historical account of …

This new edition of The Routledge Companion to Design Research offers an updated,
comprehensive examination of design research, celebrating a plurality of voices and range …

Highlights•The three-year long project timespan played a significant part in the
participation.•A participatory design project that fails may still have positive secondary …