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Tensions in human-centred design

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Steen, Marc·2011·CoDesign
DOI 10.1080/15710882.2011.563314
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In human-centred design (HCD), researchers and designers attempt to cooperate with and learn from potential users of the products or services which they are developing. Their goal is to develop products or services that match users’ practices, needs and preferences. In this position paper it is argued that HCD practitioners need to deal with two tensions that are inherent in HCD: they need to combine and balance users’ knowledge and ideas with their own knowledge and ideas; and they need to combine and balance a concern for understanding current or past practices with a concern for envisioning alternative or future practices. Six HCD approaches – participatory design, ethnography, the lead user approach, contextual design, codesign and empathic design – are discussed in order to argue that these different approaches are different ways to cope with the two tensions. In addition, several examples from practice are provided to illustrate these tensions. Moreover, it is advocated that HCD practitioners critically reflect on their practices, their methods and their own involvement, so that they can more consciously follow specific HCD approaches and more mindfully cope with the two tensions.

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Authors
Steen, M.
Affiliations
Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (NL)
Corresponding author
Steen, Marc
ORCID
Steen, Marc
Venue
CoDesign
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2011-03
Volume
7
Issue
1
Pages
45-60
ISSN
  • 1571-0882 (ISSN-L)
  • 1745-3755
DOI
10.1080/15710882.2011.563314
OpenAlex
W2149423735
Cited by
258
References
62
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FWCI
9.59
Type
journal article
Language
en
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other-oa
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  • CoDesign (publishedVersion)
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Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Design Education and Practice
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Usability and User Interface Design
Keywords
human-centered design, design tensions, user knowledge, practitioner knowledge, participatory design, ethnography, contextual design, empathic design

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