When Do Design Workshops Work (or Not)?

Chris Elsden; Ella Tallyn; Bettina Nissen

doi:10.1145/3393914.3395856

When Do Design Workshops Work (or Not)?

Chris Elsden, Ella Tallyn, Bettina Nissen

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Abstract

This provocation invites reflection on the use of design workshops in research. We are concerned that often, design workshops don’t work; at least, not as their facilitators might have intended, or as effectively as they could do. In this short paper we draw from our own experiences of organizing and attending design workshops, to observe common challenges in using design workshops as a research tool. Though critical, we intend this paper to serve as a point of reflection for running more purposeful workshops, and being able to better articulate the research and design developed through them.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	DIS 20 Companion
Subtitle of host publication	Provocations and WIPS: Design Research and Research Interventions
Place of Publication	ACM Digital Library
Publisher	ACM
Volume	DIS '20 Companion
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-4503-7987-8/20/07
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3393914.3395856
Publication status	Published - 6 Jul 2020

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

Design Workshops
RtD
Participation
Design Methods

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