Abstract
This paper considers the relationship between depth of participation (i.e., the effort and resources invested in participation) versus (tangible) outcomes. The discussion is based on experiences from six participatory research projects of different sizes and durations all taking place within a two year period and all aiming to develop new digital technologies to address an identified social need. The paper asks the fundamental question: how much participation is enough? That is, it challenges the notion that more participation is necessarily better, and, by using the experience of these six projects, it asks whether a more light touch or 'lean' participatory process can still achieve good outcomes, but at reduced cost. The paper concludes that participatory design researchers could consider 'agile' principles from the software development field as one way to streamline participatory processes.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 13th Participatory Design Conference, Volume 1: Research Papers |
Editors | Ole Sejer Iversen, Heike Winschiers-Theophilus, Vincenzo D'Andrea, Andrew Clement, Andrea Botero, Keld Bødker |
Place of Publication | New York NY USA |
Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
Pages | 121-130 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Volume | 1 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781450327404, 9781450322560 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | Participatory Design Conference 2014 - Windhoek, Namibia Duration: 6 Oct 2014 → 10 Oct 2014 Conference number: 13th http://www.pdc2014.org/ https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/2661435 (Proceedings) |
Conference
Conference | Participatory Design Conference 2014 |
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Abbreviated title | PDC 2014 |
Country/Territory | Namibia |
City | Windhoek |
Period | 6/10/14 → 10/10/14 |
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Keywords
- Agile methods
- Co-design
- Participatory design