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More-Than-Human Design

An approach to design that deliberately moves beyond Human-Centred Design to consider the interconnected relationships between people, technology, and the environment. Taking inspiration from a wide range of philosophical traditions (including posthumanism, new materialism, and actor-network theory), in practice it challenges design researchers to consider broader impacts and relationships, asking not just "how does this work for people?" but "how does this impact the world?" More-than-human design is a broad idea that can be used as motivation for a project, as inspiration for a design or solution, or as an analytical tool.

See also Thing Ethnography which is a specific approach to doing More-Than-Human Design

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Connected Resources

Connected Resources

Empowering older people to age resourcefully
Biomenstrual

Biomenstrual

Designing multispecies menstrual care
Morse Things

Morse Things

Exploring the relationships between ‘things’ and people