Participatory Design Research

http://uxthink.wordpress.com/2010/11/10/participatory-design-research-part-1/

http://www.servicedesigntools.org/

Started in Scandinavia in the 70's
Empowering workers

Consider

• Design Activities - When?
• Representation - How?
• Recipients - Who?
• Content - What?

IN CLASS

Affinity Diagram
http://www.servicedesigntools.org/tools/23
http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMC_86.htm
The affinity diagram is a creative process used for gathering and organizing large amounts of datas, ideas and insights by evidencing their natural correlations.

RANDOM IDEAS > GROUPED IDEAS

Today's Problem Statement:
What's 12 of the most important things this Four Paws should consider in using digital media (web & mobile)?

• Each group writes on a sticky note
• place sticky notes on bigger sticky note
• As a class we'll group them