Disentangling participation through time and interaction spaces–the case of IT design for energy demand management. Issue 1 (2nd January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Poderi, Giacomo; Bettega, Mela; Capaccioli, Andrea; D'Andrea, Vincenzo
• Is Part Of: CoDesign. Volume 14:Issue 1(2018)
• Page Start: 45
• Page End: 59
• Publication Date: 2018-01-02
• Subjects: Interaction spaces -- participatory configurations -- political ontology -- multiplicity -- participation as partial and overtaken -- temporal dimension; Design -- Periodicals; Communication in design -- Periodicals; Artistic collaboration -- Periodicals; 745.2
• DOI: 10.1080/15710882.2017.1416145
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1571-0882

Abstract

Abstract: Participatory Design has recently seen growing interest in developing critical forms of reflexivity able to disentangle the complexity of participatory ensembles. This article makes a methodological contribution to this endeavour. Drawing on socio-cognitive analyses of collaborative design, it proposes the frame of 'interaction spaces' as a scaffolding tool for conducting retrospective analyses of participatory design processes. The paper uses the 'interaction spaces' frame to analyse the three years of collaborative activities of the CIVIS Project. Through a longitudinal and multi-dimensional account of participatory dynamics involved in the designing, prototyping and testing of an IT platform for home energy management, the frame evidences how participatory configurations evolve over time; it makes clearer the characteristics of participation as partial and overtaken; and it identifies moments of cross-participation as potential basis for the boundary-spanning of design issues.