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Proposing a tangible interaction framework for the design of industrial robot teaching systems: Enhancing user efficiency in learning operations
No full textIn the industrial robotics field, mastering the operation of traditional industrial robot teaching systems requires operators to undergo intricate training, hindering production efficiency. To address this challenge, we proposed an interaction design framework for industrial robot teaching systems based on tangible interaction theory. This study outlined how our proposed framework, anchored in tangible interaction paradigms, provided architectural direction for the design of these teaching systems, markedly enhancing operators\u27 efficiency in learning operations. We utilized this framework to direct the interaction design of a welding robot teaching system and validated the framework\u27s feasibility through experimentation. Experimental results revealed a notable enhancement in operator learning efficiency with the implementation of the new system compared to the traditional teaching system. This study provides theoretical and practical evidence for the reduction of operational complexity in industrial robot teaching systems, enhancement of production efficiency, and optimization of the working experience for operators
How Maps Shape Information in Design Research: A Study of Five Method Collections
No full textMaps have a rich history in design and design research. However, to date, their use and application have not been systematically studied. This paper proposes a model that classifies maps into four main types depending on how they help designers to visualize information: arranging entities on a plane, organizing content, synthesizing content and making sense. We use the model to systematically analyze and categorize maps from five design methods collections. Out of 399 methods in these collections, we identified 65 methods that were based on mapping. We found that the primary use of maps in design is to organize content on a two-dimensional plane. Through the proposed model, the paper provides designers with a tool to choose the right methods for their specific design situation and to scaffold designers towards more complex thinking
Contours in Blurred Design Spaces: More-than-Human Participation of Artifacts in Design-in-Use
No full textContemporary design practice requires a more-than-human orientation to deal with computational artifacts. In this paper I discuss how the participation of artifacts in design activities during use time blurs categories of design, use and artifact. I use the analytical concept of design space, informed by a framework of co-performance to highlight some contours in this blurred situation. To do so I adopt a critical design approach, and present three conceptual smart thermostats based on the concepts of framing, tinkering and scripts. This contributes to awareness and discussions of design-in-use and the role of artifacts in an increasingly automated and connected everyday. I articulate some emerging implications for design and research
Designing in Argentina with Indigenous Groups
No full textIndigeneity in Argentina has historically been oppressed. The project presented here is a collaboration between design researchers and students from Buenos Aires and Indigenous groups in Northern Argentina that combines anthropologi-cal and design methods. Participatory experiences are at the core of the pro-posal. Interactions within the communities led to various lines of work. The top-ics varied from textile production, natural coloring, traditional nourishment, and construction to didactic materials for schools within intercultural bilingual edu-cation. The results show not only material outcomes, but also how the project moved its participants. In light of the widely differing worldviews, the learning process became an exchange. Is it possible that design education in Argentina will change its predominant practices, as the result of dialogical collaborations with Indigenous peoples? What challenges would this lead to? The project aims to be an example of a dialogue between worlds, in a pluriversal context
The space between procedural and situated ethics: Reflecting on the use of existing materials in design research on children affected by stroke
No full textConducting design research in hard-to-enter care environments with children affected by stroke poses important ethical questions. Research focuses on procedural ethics or on situated ethics, emphasizing a hard-cut between research practices be-fore and during fieldwork. This paper explores this duality through an investigation of publicly available existing materials (i.e., biographies and YouTube videos). What was intended as a preparatory step before ‘entering the field’ becomes the primary way to better understand the role of the built environment in everyday lives of families affected by childhood stroke. In this paper we reflect on the shared space the investigation creates within a research consortium. We highlight how this exploration invites thinking differently about research practices in terms of ethics related to using existing materials as data, developing sensitivity to the research context, and opportunities for allowing differences between collaborating researchers
Navigating complexity: design facilitation for collaborative solutions to urban challenges
No full textAs urban policy and governance challenges become increasingly complex, inter-disciplinary approaches and participatory methodologies are essential. The evolv-ing role of design affects the way it is practiced in these contexts. Instead of sole-ly providing solutions, designers are now expected to connect, navigate, and fa-cilitate collaboration between stakeholders from different public sector organi-zations. This paper aims to explore how multi-organizational design facilitation can contribute to addressing complex urban challenges, fostering and accelerat-ing adoption of sustainable solutions. We delve into three concepts that under-pin the creative facilitation process: the design mindset, futures thinking and ex-perimental attitude. The context of this study is a big European project in which 12 cities collaborate and experiment aiming to solve specific urban challenges. The paper argues for design facilitation to bridge gaps between diverse stake-holders, encourage co-creation, and facilitate the development of innovative so-lutions across various parties
Pluriversal Design in One Situated Place: An Approach Rooted in the interface between the Local and the Global
No full textThis essay posits that a Place-Based approach is the prerequisite for fostering fruitful and mutually-respectful form of social design in the emerging paradigm of pluriversality – contextualized within the contemporary global order. The concept of Place serves as the nexus between the Local and the Global: it\u27s where intermediaries reside, translation unfolds, and power dynamics intensify. By examining four historical phases from the pre-colonial period through post-modernity, this work looks into the evolution of the concept of Place and its role in the construction of power. This discussion encourages designers to ground themselves in the local, embedded within communities, while connecting with the global, recognizing and navigating inherent conflicts. From grassroots organizing to trans-local collaborations, place-based design embraces pluriversality across various dimensions, interweaving tales of revolution and innovation. The paper highlights the potential of indigenous philosophy as theoretical frameworks to nurture global alliances in design practices, aimed at societal transformation
Design Terroir: An Eco-social, Relational, Bioregional Approach to Design
No full textDesign practices grounded in the modernist yearning for universalism have often been oblivious to forms of local knowledge, and the situated webs of relations, among humans and with other species, they emerge from. In response to the destructive effects of this inattention, growing research has established that ecology and society must be considered together to ensure fair and resilient development. Here, we develop the concept of ‘design terroir’ to describe existing forms of eco-social design and help designers theorise and realise work that contributes to a relational bioregionalist approach. To inform this description, we extend considerations within the food domain to design, including relation to territory, craft knowledge, multisensory aesthetics, and multispecies relationships. Drawing on examples, we review common epistemological qualities between vernacular architecture and food terroirs. We then illustrate how design terroir can inform contemporary design practice and conclude with considerations of how the concept can be used
Exploring the \u27Defining-Finding Dilemma\u27 in Design Research: Insights from a Series of Speculative Co-Design Workshops
No full textThis paper shares the results of a series of speculative co-design workshops that employed sketches and visual metaphors to facilitate collective discussions about a hypothetical Design Research database. The primary objective of these workshops was to explore the challenges related to documenting, sharing, searching, and discovering Design Research examples while simultaneously addressing underlying questions surrounding knowledge-making in the field. Following this approach, we identify six distinctive qualities that characterize Design Research, shedding light on what is referred to as the defining-finding dilemma. The paper finally suggests potential pathways for interaction design to navigate this issue through alternative modes of interaction
Fostering a Patient-led Culture of Care Through Data Physicalization: A Design Approach to Create Awareness and Promote Data Collection on Antimicrobial Resistance
No full textThe paradigm shift in healthcare delivery models is leading to individuals assuming greater responsibilities and control, as the agency is moving from doctor-centric to patient-centric. To foster a patient-led culture of care, health and data literacy are essential, especially in the context of global challenges, where citizen awareness is fundamental to play actively in co-creating knowledge. This paper outlines a methodological approach and the outcomes of a design research project focused on promoting engagement and literacy to facilitate citizen and patient participation in addressing the antimicrobial resistance threat. The approach is tested in the format of an experimental workshop, inspired by the procedure of the antibiogram. Data physicalization modalities are considered to promote literacy in healthcare and involve citizens in data collection practices to explain the scientific phenomenon of AMR, engage non-experts in understanding antibiotic functionalities and share personal information related to consumption behaviours