Participatory Design: definitions

• Working directly with users (& other stakeholders) in the design of systems

• Users are actively involved in setting design goals and planning prototypes

  • Contrasts with methods where user input is sought only after initial concepts and prototypes have been produced (i.e. PD is more than user-testing)

• Early and continual participation of intended users to produce better technologies that better suit the needs of users

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