Participatory Design is about the direct involvement of people in the co-design of the technologies they use. Embracing a diverse collection of principles and practices aimed at making technologies, tools, environments, businesses, and social institutions more responsive to human needs, this is a state-of-the-art reference handbook for the subject. The Routledge International Handbook of Participatory Design brings together a multidisciplinary and international group of experts to discuss the pivotal issues in participatory design.

Health Information Technology (HIT) continues to increase in importance as a component of healthcare provision, but designing HIT is complex. The creation of cooperative learning processes for future HIT users is not a simple task. The importance of engaging end users such as health professionals, patients and relatives in the design process is widely acknowledged, and Participatory Design (PD) is the primary discipline for directly involving people in the technological design process. Exploring the application of PD in HIT is crucial to all those involved in engaging end users in HIT design and, in collaboration with a wide range of people, a broad repertoire of methods and techniques to apply PD within multiple domains has been established. This book, Participatory Design & Health Information Technology, presents the contributions of researchers from 5 countries, who share their experience and insights into applying PD in the development of HIT. The book begins with a review of PD and HIT research, followed by 10 papers, each of which describes important lessons for HIT designers interested in user participation. The papers are grouped under the themes of participatory processes; participatory reflections; participatory business; and participatory inspiration. The book will be of interest to researchers, students, health professionals, IT designers and managers who work with or are interested in supporting participation in the design of HIT.

A handbook of situated design methods, with analyses and cases that range from designing study processes to understanding customer experiences to developing interactive installations. All design is situated—carried out from an embedded position. Design involves many participants and encompasses a range of interactions and interdependencies among designers, designs, design methods, and users. Design is also multidisciplinary, extending beyond the traditional design professions into such domains as health, culture, education, and transportation. This book presents eighteen situated design methods, offering cases and analyses of projects that range from designing interactive installations, urban spaces, and environmental systems to understanding customer experiences. Each chapter presents a different method, combining theoretical, methodological, and empirical discussions with accounts of actual experiences. The book describes methods for defining and organizing a design project, organizing collaborative processes, creating aesthetic experiences, and incorporating sustainability into processes and projects. The diverse and multidisciplinary methods presented include a problem- and project-based approach to design studies; a “Wheel of Rituals” intended to promote creativity; a pragmatist method for situated experience design that derives from empirical studies of film production and performance design; and ways to transfer design methods in a situated manner. The book will be an important resource for researchers, students, and practitioners of interdisciplinary design.

The first American academic journal to examine design history, theory, and criticism, Design Issues provokes inquiry into the cultural and intellectual issues surrounding design. Regular features include theoretical and critical articles by professional and scholarly contributors, extensive book reviews, illustrations, and a section for reader response. Special issues concentrate on particular themes, such as artificial intelligence, product seminars, design in Asia, and design education.

This handbook offers a comprehensive overview of key themes and agendas in contemporary Participatory Design. Building on Participatory Design's core values of empowerment and democracy, it explores how the field is developing and diversifying to address contemporary societal challenges in a global community.

This most comprehensive and complete book for Crowdsourcing serves as a Practical Guide to getting into and understanding Crowdsourcing. This well organized, large Guide to Crowdsourcing is an excellent Reference and your must have Crowdsourcing Toolbox containing great info for those who hunger for more! Tap into the power of the Social Web through connected networks and consumer-oriented media through connected networks and consumer-oriented media, and get this book filled with Tactics, Tools, and Strategies for Business Success. Want to (start) using Crowdsourcing as Powerful Business Tools? Do you want to learn how to use the Technology to share information better and make users More Powerful? This book is your guide on Crowdsourcing and Everything You Want to Know but Are Afraid to Ask. This book clarifies how to use Crowdsourcing for Online Collaboration and Leverage it to Grow Your Business. In easy to read chapters, with extensive examples, references and links to get you started right away this book covers: Crowdsourcing, Participatory design, Human-based computation, Citizen science, LazyWeb, Utest, Netflix Prize, Dolores Labs, Galaxy Zoo, Smartsheet, FamilySearch Indexing, InnoCentive, Emporis, ESP game, ReCAPTCHA, MoveOn.org, Oxfam Novib, Amazon Mechanical Turk, Stardust@home, Innovation Exchange, Goldcorp, Foldit, Distributed Proofreaders, OpenStreetMap, Leblanc process, Longitude prize, Benoit Fourneyron, Montyon Prizes, Nicolas Appert, Loebner Prize, Millennium Prize Problems, Clickworkers, Co-creation, Collective intelligence, Mass customization, Crowdcasting, Crowd funding, Distributed computing, Distributed thinking, The Long Tail, Mass collaboration, Urtak, Micro-revenue, Open innovation, Social commerce, Toolkits for User Innovation, Tuangou, Wikinomics, The Wisdom of Crowds Topic relevant selected content from the highest rated Wiki entries, typeset, printed and shipped, combine the advantages of up-to-date and in-depth knowledge with the convenience of printed books. A portion of the proceeds of each book will be donated to the WikiMedia Foundation to support their mission.

This volume examines the different forms of employee participation in decision-making and ownership. It is especially relevant given current developments in Central and Eastern Europe. Three areas are examined in particular: the issue of ownership and its implications for participation; the specific forms employee participation can take and how it can be effectively promoted within firms; and the influence of external factors such as the role of the state, unions, and other institutions.

Comprehensive textbook which compares three approaches to conducting research in the areas of humanities and social sciences.