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View article: Pictograms for resistance: historicity and militant design research in Amazonian Ecuador
Pictograms for resistance: historicity and militant design research in Amazonian Ecuador Open
This article focuses on the experiences of developing and using pictograms as visual devices to support Indigenous communities of Amazonian Ecuador. It recognizes the imbalances and contradictions amidst the complex histories and identitie…
View article: Co-Producing Social Futures Through Design Research
Co-Producing Social Futures Through Design Research Open
A report resulting from the research project 'Developing Participation in Social Design: Prototyping Projects, Programmes and Policies' (ProtoPublics) commissioned by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. A key aim of this report is to…
View article: Design culture as critical practice
Design culture as critical practice Open
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View article: Value, design, scale: towards a territories and temporalities approach
Value, design, scale: towards a territories and temporalities approach Open
This paper presents a preliminary exploration of some of the challenges in locating and articulating value in design, such that values beyond econometrically measured ones are considered more effectively. We take value in design – in its f…
View article: Approaching a DBR Model for a "Research Through Codesign Project on Play In Schools - To frame Participation
Approaching a DBR Model for a "Research Through Codesign Project on Play In Schools - To frame Participation Open
On the basis of an ongoing research project on designing play in schools, the aim of this paper is to explore how a fruitful combination of designbased research (DBR) and research-through-design (RtD) can enrich both research strategies. T…
View article: Qualitative findings from a systematic review: Visual arts engagement for adults with mental health conditions1
Qualitative findings from a systematic review: Visual arts engagement for adults with mental health conditions1 Open
This article reports on an investigation of the effects of ‘visual arts’-based programmes on subjective well-being (SWB) outcomes for adults with mental health conditions. In a systematic review, electronic databases were searched for arti…
View article: Growth in WEIRD Helsinki: Countering Dominant Urban Politics and its “Green” Pretentions
Growth in WEIRD Helsinki: Countering Dominant Urban Politics and its “Green” Pretentions Open
Despite persistent concerns over sustainability, cities continue to be developed that serve capital more than citizens. Where urban politics prioritizes growth, "green" credentials easily turn out to be illusory. Helsinki, with its pro-env…
View article: Keeping the System Going: Social Design and the Reproduction of Inequalities in Neoliberal Times
Keeping the System Going: Social Design and the Reproduction of Inequalities in Neoliberal Times Open
The reproduction of inequalities is a necessary product of neoliberal economic systems. Meanwhile, attempts to ameliorate this within social design actually perpetuate this situation. This, we argue, is partly due to the institutional conf…
View article: Confronting bureaucracies and assessing value in the co-production of social design research
Confronting bureaucracies and assessing value in the co-production of social design research Open
This paper examines the issue of assessing the value of social design research. It locates the emergence of social design practice and research against a background in which public and social organisa- tions are increasingly bureaucratised…
View article: Sport and dance interventions for healthy young people (15–24 years) to promote subjective well-being: a systematic review
Sport and dance interventions for healthy young people (15–24 years) to promote subjective well-being: a systematic review Open
Objective To review and assess effectiveness of sport and dance participation on subjective well-being outcomes among healthy young people aged 15–24 years. Design Systematic review. Methods We searched for studies published in any languag…
View article: A systematic review of sport and dance participation in healthy young people (15-24 years) to promote subjective wellbeing
A systematic review of sport and dance participation in healthy young people (15-24 years) to promote subjective wellbeing Open
We know that taking part in physical activity like sport and dance can bring wellbeing benefits, such as being more satisfied with life and happier, and feeling less anxious and depressed. Most of the evidence is however about adults. This…
View article: What works for wellbeing? A systematic review of wellbeing outcomes for music and singing in adults
What works for wellbeing? A systematic review of wellbeing outcomes for music and singing in adults Open
Aims: The role of arts and music in supporting subjective wellbeing (SWB) is increasingly recognised. Robust evidence is needed to support policy and practice. This article reports on the first of four reviews of Culture, Sport and Wellbei…
View article: Consultant social design, austerity and citizenry
Consultant social design, austerity and citizenry Open
Social design has emerged as a broad set of designerly approaches to societal challenges. With falling public sector budgets and failing economies, social design, as carried through professional, consultant practices rather than in its vol…
View article: Economies of Design
Economies of Design Open
How are the rise of design and neoliberalism connected? How does design change the way we operate as economic beings? What is the economic significance of design?Historically, design has been promoted for itsfor its capacity to add valueto…
View article: What works for wellbeing in culture and sport? Report of a DELPHI process to support coproduction and establish principles and parameters of an evidence review
What works for wellbeing in culture and sport? Report of a DELPHI process to support coproduction and establish principles and parameters of an evidence review Open
Aims: There is a growing recognition of the ways in which culture and sport can contribute to wellbeing. A strong evidence base is needed to support innovative service development and a 3-year research programme is being undertaken to capt…
View article: China’s Creative Communities: Making Value and the Value(s) of Making
China’s Creative Communities: Making Value and the Value(s) of Making Open
China’s Creative Communities: Making Value and the Value(s) of Making was a four-part cross-disciplinary research and scoping project to bring together practitioners and academics in the UK and China to network, research, workshop and publ…