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PAPERS: Culture and Knowledge Location: 50 George Square, G.04 Zoom Link Accessibility: https://www.accessable.co.uk/the-university-of-edinburgh/central-area/access-guides/george-square-50 Session Chair: Nicole Lotz, The Open University Session Chair: Derek Jones, The Open University | |
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Educating Inclusive Human Augmentation by Design: A Triadic Definitional Framework and Pedagogical Validation The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong S.A.R. (China) Advances in AI, wearables, exoskeletons, and BCIs are driving human augmentation (HA) into everyday use, yet education lacks a design-focused definition, a practical positioning language, and awareness of ethics. This study asks: How should HA be defined for design, and how can a critical, inclusive approach be taught and validated? Based on systematic reviews, we propose a three-part toolkit: a Human–Machine–Environment paradigm that redefines objects and boundaries; a map of design possibilities (dimensions, categories, intervention levels); and ethical dimensions spanning the thing, the human, the environment, and society. We validated the toolkit through three 8–11 week speculative workshops (n=45). Four case results indicate improved placement of interventions, routine co-reasoning between values and functions, and shifts in concepts from physical replication towards sensory, cognitive, and social augmentation. Remaining gaps include uneven coverage and the limited scope of augmentation. We offer a transferable pedagogy and governance-by-design pathway for HA. View Paper: https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2026.1419
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