Abstract
This paper describes the Qualified Selves co-design project, exploring new ways in which individuals can derive meaning from large, predominantly qualitative datasets. Personal data management has become ever present in our daily lives, with the technology to track various information about yourself readily available. However, how we use this information is locked into ways decided for us by the companies who design and develop these products, meaning users often become frustrated and unable to use their information how they wish. We describe an ambitious and multi-layered co-creation process, focusing on the methods employed to push participant-driven challenges pertaining to their real-world aims and future desires to develop new tools for managing their data. By combining traditional UX techniques with design research methods such as provotyping and design fictions we demonstrate how through involving avid ‘data collectors’ as designers throughout the process we have been able to empower users in creating systems that really work for them. In doing so, we highlight how the project’s methodology has wider implications for co-design, as we are not focused on direct solutions, but rather changing ideas about data practices and day-to-day living, considering the ‘building blocks’ needed to shift future systems.
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
2020 Special Focus - Advocacy in Design: Engagement, Commitment, and Action
KEYWORDS
Co-Design, Participatory Design, Design Methods, Data, Design Fiction, Futures
