Civic Media
Recent Submissions
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Coffee Farms as Design Labs: Manifesting Equity x Design Principles in Practice
(Design Research Society, 2020-08-11)New forms of co-design, as a mechanism for collaboration with historically marginalized communities, continue to emerge. From short academic experiences to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, these programs ... -
The Design of Pseudo-Participation
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2020-04-16)Participation is key to building an equitable, realistic and democratic future. Yet a lack of agency in decision making and agenda-setting is a growing phenomenon in the design of digital public services. We call this ... -
Community-Based Technology Co-Design: Insights on Participation, and the Value of the “Co”
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2020-06)Evidence and analysis of Community-Based Participatory Design (PD) and Co-Design programs are not abundant. Filling this gap allows for better understanding of (1) the value programs offer from a quantitative standpoint, ...