Expressions of ownership: motivating users in a co-design process

Authors:
Helma van Rijn;Pieter Jan Stappers
Affiliations:
TU Delft, Delft, The Netherlands;TU Delft, Delft, The Netherlands
Venue:
Proceedings of the Tenth Anniversary Conference on Participatory Design 2008
Year:
2008

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Abstract

This paper describes how we tried to increase the user's feeling of 'psychological ownership' during the LINKX project. In this participatory design project, a language-learning toy was designed for children with autism. Participating 'users' were three boys with autism, their parents, and care professionals, such as teachers and a speech therapist. The children played with the prototype. Care professionals gave advice, and the parents even took initiative and showed pride. These factors indicate a feeling of ownership of the project. Ownership can serve as motivation for users to be involved in design.