Innovation in participatory design
Abstract
The theme of the workshop is the real life nature of processes of innovation as part of participatory design of interactive systems. Innovation and creativity can occur throughout an interaction design process, from the initial ideation phase through creative mock-up sessions to iterative refinements based on evaluation of prototypes. In order to clarify the terminology, creativity broadly refers to the generation of novel approaches or ideas; innovation refers to the application of ideas in a specific context, often in the development of a specific product or service, and as such creativity is a pre-requisite for innovation, although it is not in itself a sufficient condition for it (Amabile et al., 1996). In this workshop, we are interested in exploring the question of how creative insights can inform the design process and shape the product of participatory design projects, thus becoming innovation.
