[HTML][HTML] Conceptualization and operationalization of empathy in design research

A Surma-Aho, K Hölttä-Otto - Design Studies, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•Core concepts of empathy in design are proposed to clarify its
definition.•Empirical indicators for empathy are reviewed to support future research.•Many …

Reading users' minds from what they say: An investigation into llm-based empathic mental inference

Q Zhu, L Chong, M Yang, J Luo - … and Information in …, 2024 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
In human-centered design, developing a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of
user experiences—empathic understanding—is paramount for designing products that truly …

Microfoundations of dynamic design capabilities: An empirical analysis of “excellent” Italian design firms

C Cautela, M Simoni, P Moran - Journal of Product Innovation …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This article investigates how managers of firms awarded for their design excellence build
organizational‐level design‐related dynamic capabilities by selecting designers with …

Toward artificial empathy for human-centered design

Q Zhu, J Luo - Journal of Mechanical Design, 2024 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
In the early stages of the design process, designers explore opportunities by discovering
unmet needs and developing innovative concepts as potential solutions. From a human …

Empathy in design scale: Development and initial insights

L Drouet, K Bongard-Blanchy, V Koenig… - CHI Conference on …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Empathy towards users is crucial to the design of user-centered technologies and services.
Previous research focused on defining empathy and its role in the design process for …

Extreme-user conditions to enhance design creativity and empathy-application using visual impairment

S Raviselvam, D Hwang, B Camburn… - … Journal of Design …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Extreme-users who experience physical, sensory or cognitive challenges can help identify
latent needs across a majority of the general population users. Identifying these latent needs …

Toward artificial empathy for human-centered design: a framework

Q Zhu, J Luo - International Design Engineering …, 2023 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
In the early stages of the design process, designers explore opportunities by discovering
unmet needs and developing innovative concepts as potential solutions. From a human …

Development of the Empathy in Design Scale: Measuring Employees' Empathy Toward Users in Service Design

L Drouet, K Bongard-Blanchy… - Interacting with …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
To design user-centered services, it is essential to build empathy toward users. It is hence
strategic to trigger empathy for users among professionals concerned with shaping service …

Inconstant Empathy—Interpersonal Factors That Influence the Incompleteness of User Understanding

J Li, K Hölttä-Otto - Journal of Mechanical Design, 2023 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Empathy can help designers discover and fulfill users' latent needs in design, which can
lead to better design solutions. To achieve deep user understanding, designers utilize their …

Under the umbrella: components of empathy in psychology and design

ÁM Chang-Arana, A Surma-Aho, K Hölttä-Otto… - Design …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Empathy is argued to be a key factor for a successful design discussion. However, such
causality cannot be empirically proven based on how empathy is currently defined in design …