No reviewed participatory design method satisfies all seven criteria for designing disruptive socio-technical systems¶
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q2 i? A comparison of focus groups, Future Workshops, Strategic Visioning Workshops, role-play games, SPES and Lead User Workshops against seven criteria shows none satisfies all of them. → Giasemi N. Vavoula and Mike Sharples 2007
Evidence¶
Giasemi N. Vavoula and Mike Sharples 2007¶
Giasemi N. Vavoula and Mike Sharples. (2007). Future Technology Workshop: A Collaborative Method for the Design of New Learning Technologies and Activities. Pre-print, to appear in International Journal of Computer Supported Collaborative Learning, Volume 2, Issue 4, December 2007. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11412-007-9026-0
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Comparative analysis in Table #1 rating six method families against the seven criteria (minimal training, collaborative, direct input to design, cost-effective, relates people and technology, open-ended, pragmatic). The authors conclude "none of the reviewed techniques satisfies all the criteria".
"Table #1 compares the methods and techniques discussed above against the criteria we set out in the Introduction. As it shows, none of the reviewed techniques satisfies all the criteria."
Discussion¶
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- The review reports that role-playing exercises significantly enhanced students' 21st-century skills including communication, collaboration, and critical thinking — related
- Primary barriers to infusing 21st century skills are psychological, political, and cultural rather than conceptual, technical, or economic — related
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No reviewed participatory design method satisfies all seven criteria for designing disruptive socio-technical systems |
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No reviewed participatory design method satisfies all seven criteria for designing disruptive socio-technical systems |
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