Giving Voice to Nature: Participatory Design with Non-Human Stakeholders for Sustainable Development

Chidi Usanga, Cristiano Storni, Ann Light, Liesbeth Huybrechts, Maurizio Teli

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Abstract

In this workshop, we aim to explore, discuss, and debate ways to engage and connect beyond the traditional human stakeholder in Participatory Design and to co-design with animals, plants, micro-organisms, and their ecosystems. We intend to collaboratively investigate how we can possibly expand participation to these more-than-human stakeholders which we have ignored so far and whose involvement in the design process is unexplored in relation to what is now needed in sustainable development. Acknowledging the limits of current PD theories, methods, and experiences in co-designing with more-than-human stakeholders, we invite participants to contribute with ideas, methods, case studies, and stories of "giving voice"to nature in PD: something we believe is key to rethink the field in light of the environmental crisis we are facing today.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationExploratory Papers and Workshops
EditorsVincenzo D'Andrea, Rogerio Abreu de Paula, Kasper Rodil, David Lamas, Naska Goagoses, Asnath Paula Kambunga, Daniel Tan Yong Wen, Chiara Del Gaudio, Mika Yasuoka Jensen, Heike Winschiers-Theophilus, Tariq Zaman
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Pages215-218
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9798400706547
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11 Aug 2024
Event18th Biennial Participatory Design Conference - Reaching Out: Connecting Beyond Participation, PDC 2024 - Sibu, Malaysia
Duration: 11 Aug 202416 Aug 2024

Publication series

NameACM International Conference Proceeding Series
Volume2

Conference

Conference18th Biennial Participatory Design Conference - Reaching Out: Connecting Beyond Participation, PDC 2024
Country/TerritoryMalaysia
CitySibu
Period11/08/2416/08/24

Keywords

  • design with non-human
  • designing with nature
  • giving voice to nature
  • more-than-human design
  • tracing connections

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