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Afrofuturism [1] Co-design [2] Constructionism [1] Critical Design [3] Design Fiction [2] Human-Centered Design [1] Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) [1] Internet of Things (IoT) [4] Material Speculation [1] More-Than-Human Design [3] Participatory Design (PD) [4] Prototyping [2] Research through Design (RtD) [11] Slow Technology [1] Speculative Design [5] Thing Ethnography [1] User Research [1]
Designing for Ambivalence

Designing for Ambivalence

Understanding the role of smartphones for mothers and young children

Biomenstrual

Biomenstrual

Designing multispecies menstrual care

Morecambe Bay Timescapes

Morecambe Bay Timescapes

Engaging young people in visualising coastal futures

OpenBridge Design System

OpenBridge Design System

Designing systems to improve ship design

Morse Things

Morse Things

Exploring the relationships between ‘things’ and people

Participatory Policies for IoT (at the edge) Ethics

Participatory Policies for IoT (at the edge) Ethics

P-PITEE: Prototyping a transparency toolkit to support communication, governance and policy in smart cities

Building Utopia

Building Utopia

Incorporating ideas from Afrofuturism into participatory speculative design

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