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PAPERS: Designing with Others Location: 50 George Square, G.03 Zoom Link Accessibility: https://www.accessable.co.uk/the-university-of-edinburgh/central-area/access-guides/george-square-50 Session Chair: Cláudia de Souza Libânio, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre Session Chair: Tiago Barros Pontes e Silva, University of Brasilia | |
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Co-what? A new perspective on participation and collaboration with vulnerable populations in design studies: Methodological inquiry 1: NHL Stenden University, Netherlands, The; 2: Utrecht University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands Although co-design is widely promoted in healthcare, it is seldom true co-design. In practice, power imbalances persist, and (former) service-users’ voices rarely shape design decisions. This study examines how design processes can nevertheless surface these much-needed perspectives. Using a multiple-case study design, nine peer-reviewed healthcare design projects were selected and reformulated into analytical scenarios, enabling systematic comparison of methodological strategies. Thematic cross-case analysis explored how user perspectives were elicited, how insights informed design decisions, and where representation broke down. A key finding is that lower levels of direct involvement require more methodological steps to capture and translate users' needs adequately. The results offer a modest compass for designers designing within healthcare contexts. They might prevent situations in which co-design or participatory approaches are merely performative because they align with current trends, while the service users’ perspective is not genuinely embraced in the process. View Paper: https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2026.1235
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