Mediating the needs of human and natural nonhuman stakeholders: Towards a design methodological framework

Emilija Veselova; Idil Gaziulusoy; Julia Lohmann

doi:10.21606/drs.2022.524

Mediating the needs of human and natural nonhuman stakeholders: Towards a design methodological framework

Emilija Veselova, Idil Gaziulusoy, Julia Lohmann

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More-than-human approaches to design are one of the ways in which the design community is rethinking itself in the face of sustainability challenges. These approaches most often decenter humans from being the sole focus, stakeholder, or actant in design processes. However, currently, there is a shortage of more-than-human methods and tools that would be applicable in day-to-day design practice. In this paper, we, as one of the academic partners in a transdisciplinary consortium project, report results from our preliminary work and early insights towards developing a design methodological framework that would support the mediation of human and nonhuman needs in design. We view the concept of needs as a boundary object and, through semi-structured interviews with the consortium members, explore perspectives on ‘needs’ within the consortium. Then, we discuss five areas of complexity that our team needs to consider and further learn about while developing the design methodological framework.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Design Research Society Conference (DRS2022)
Editors	Dan Lockton, Sara Lenzi, Paul Hekkert, Arlene Oak, Juan Sádaba, Peter Lloyd
Publisher	Design Research Society
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2022.524
Publication status	Published - 25 Jun 2022
MoE publication type	A4 Conference publication
Event	Design Research Society International Conference - Bilbao, Spain Duration: 25 Jun 2022 → 3 Jul 2022 Conference number: 25 https://www.drs2022.org/

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Name	Proceedings of DRS
Publisher	Design Research Society
ISSN (Electronic)	2398-3132

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Conference	Design Research Society International Conference
Abbreviated title	DRS
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Bilbao
Period	25/06/2022 → 03/07/2022
Internet address	https://www.drs2022.org/

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Veselova, E , Gaziulusoy, I & Lohmann, J 2022, Mediating the needs of human and natural nonhuman stakeholders: Towards a design methodological framework. in D Lockton, S Lenzi, P Hekkert, A Oak, J Sádaba & P Lloyd (eds), The Design Research Society Conference (DRS2022). Proceedings of DRS, Design Research Society, Design Research Society International Conference, Bilbao, Spain, 25/06/2022. https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2022.524

Mediating the needs of human and natural nonhuman stakeholders: Towards a design methodological framework. / Veselova, Emilija ; Gaziulusoy, Idil ; Lohmann, Julia.
The Design Research Society Conference (DRS2022). ed. / Dan Lockton; Sara Lenzi; Paul Hekkert; Arlene Oak; Juan Sádaba; Peter Lloyd. Design Research Society, 2022. (Proceedings of DRS).

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