A visit to the 'new Utopia': revitalizing democracy, emancipation and quality in co-operative design
Abstract
25 years ago co-operative design started out as a result of technological immersion in workplace settings. The cooperative design approach propagated how ideals as democracy, emancipation and quality were essential when designing technology for workplaces. Today, technology is spread into domestic and non-professional practices. Even though time has changed over the past 25 years, this paper argues for a revitalization of the 'Utopian' ideals when designing technology for everyday use. By addressing the original 'Utopian' ideals in the light of the new challenges for co-operative design, this paper voices the need for democracy, emancipation and quality when designing technology for non-professional use. The paper discusses the ideals in three current design projects.
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- Authors
- Iversen, O. S., Kanstrup, A. M., & Petersen, M. G.
- Affiliations
- Aarhus University (DK)
- Aalborg University (DK)
- Venue
- Proceedings of the third Nordic conference on Human-computer interaction
- Publisher
- ACM
- Published
- 2004-10-23
- Pages
- 171-179
- OpenAlex
- W2001767523
- Cited by
- 36
- References
- 34
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 0.97
- Type
- conference paper
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management of Technology and Innovation › Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Design Education and Practice
- Keywords
- utopian ideals, democracy, emancipation, quality, technology design, everyday use, workplace technology, design for everyday life
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