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Reworlding: participatory design capabilities to tackle socio-environmental challenges
conference contribution
posted on 2023-06-10, 04:44 authored by Liesbeth Huybrechts, Mela Zuljevic, Oswald Devisch, Virginia Tassinari, Anna Seravalli, Ann LightAnn Light, Seppe De Blust, Antoniadis Panagiotis, Chiara Bassetti, Nicola Bidwell, Maurizio Teli, Cristiano Storni, Gabriela Avram, Mark Marshall, Filip Majetic, Joachim DeclerckRising societal polarisations around health and climate crises have brought more attention to the close relations between social and environmental challenges. These polarisations triggered an interest in the participatory design (PD) field in developing approaches that enhance connections between diverse actors operating across societal and environmental sectors. However, the capabilities needed for these approaches have not been sufficiently articulated in PD research and education. To fill in this gap, we define 'reworlding' as an operation of self-critique within PD that engages with capabilities needed to reveal and articulate radical interdependencies between humans and more-than-humans, across social and environmental worlds, and within situated contexts. We propose both the redefinition of the design capabilities needed for (re)connecting these worlds (retracing, reconnecting, reimagining and reinstitutioning), as well as a reconsideration of learning environments where these capabilities can be tested and enhanced.
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PDC '22: Proceedings of the Participatory Design Conference 2022Publisher
ACMExternal DOI
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2Page range
173-178Event name
PDC 2022: Participatory Design Conference 2022Event location
Newcasle upon Tyne, UKEvent type
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19 August - 1 September 2022ISBN
9781450396813Series
ICPS ProceedingsDepartment affiliated with
- Engineering and Design Publications
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2022-09-15First Open Access (FOA) Date
2022-09-15First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2022-09-15Usage metrics
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