user centered design – Perspective

Scandinavian Approaches to Participatory Design: Simply a tradition or a coherent philosophy of design?

By Niti Bhan | April 10, 2021

“Scandinavian participatory design approaches emphasise change and development, not only technological change and systems development, but change and development of people, organisations, and practices, occurring in changing socio-historical contexts.” Gregory, J. (2003). Scandinavian approaches to participatory design. International Journal of Engineering Education, 19(1), 62-74. Long ago, an essay I wrote on “Why is design important?”… Read More »

Human centered design: Surprising insights from rural Kenya

By Niti Bhan | January 20, 2012

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One of the most surprising things that struck me over the past couple days of running around doing recce visits for our upcoming rural research was just how rapidly and how well the concept of the user centered design (UCD) process and thus, the human centered approach to research and development was not only understood… Read More »