Participatory Design
Participatory Design is a design research and practice paradigm within the broader field of design theory that distinguishes itself by actively involving end users and stakeholders as co-designers throughout the design process to ensure democratic engagement, contextual relevance, and shared ownership of outcomes.
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Cooperative Design
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Co-creation and the new landscapes of design
Elizabeth Sanders, Pieter Jan Stappers · CoDesign · 2008 · 5.1K citations · Full text
Arts, Design, Design Theory +13
Choice Reviews Online · 2014 · 2.4K citations
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Nigel Cross · Design Studies · 1982 · 1.5K citations · Full text
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Design Thinking for Social Innovation
Tim Brown, Jocelyn Wyatt · Development Outreach · 2010 · 1.4K citations · Full text
Arts, Design, Design Theory +9
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Aarhus University
Aarhus, Denmark
57 h-index
312 publications
21.5K citations
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
57 h-index
389 publications
24K citations
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, United States
50 h-index
297 publications
16.7K citations

Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
47 h-index
325 publications
21K citations

Delft University of Technology
Delft, The Netherlands
46 h-index
266 publications
21.4K citations
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
45 h-index
248 publications
17.9K citations
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
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223 publications
13.3K citations
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, United States
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154 publications
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TOCHI · 39 publications · 3.5K citations
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PACMHCI · 55 publications · 2.7K citations
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