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Challenges of participation in large-scale public projects

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PDC '10: Proceedings of the 11th Biennial Participatory Design Conference

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https://doi.org/10.1145/1900441.1900445

Published: 29 November 2010 Publication History

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This paper examines challenges of participation in large-scale public projects. Taking its offset in a case-study, the development of a new public multimedia library, the paper discusses methods and values of Participatory Design in the face of the challenges that a project of this scale entails. These challenges concern how to address and manage a heterogeneous group of stakeholders and end-users, how to inform stakeholders and establish participation as a relevant activity, the development of new techniques and technologies to scaffold participation, and the interplay between iterative development and institutional transformation.

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Challenges of participation in large-scale public projects
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. HCI theory, concepts and models
  2. Interaction design
    1. Interaction design process and methods
      1. User centered design
    2. Interaction design theory, concepts and paradigms

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PDC '10: Proceedings of the 11th Biennial Participatory Design Conference

November 2010

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DOI:10.1145/1900441

Conference Chair:
Toni Robertson
Univ. of Technology Sydney, Australia
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Roskilde University, Denmark
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University of Oslo, Norway
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