Participatory Design 101: Co-Creating Tangible User Interfaces to Enrich a Business Trip Experience

Abstract

In this studio session, the attendees develop an initial sense for participatory design (PD) by running through a co-creation process. This process enables a Tangible User Interface (TUI) design that involves potential users and other stakeholders with or without technical background. The studio participants will play the role of a user group they all can relate to: business travelers. Based on the users' expert knowledge that we will collect during the research and exploration phase, they will form ideas and visualize TUI concepts that can enrich a business trip experience. During the session, participants will apply eight hands-on methods. These derive from the PD approach that we introduce in the studio. In a reflection round, we will discuss the co-creation process and resulting concepts, and provide advice for transferring the methods learned to their own projects.