Provide a definition of participatory design. Give three arguments for and three arguments against participatory design.

What will be an ideal response?


Participatory design is the direct involvement of people in the collaborative design of the things and technologies they use. Many arguments are in favor when dealing with user interfaces, such as obtaining feedback from representative user communities, ensuring ease of use, and verifying marketability. Risks include personalities and politics, where one example is where the user community suggests one solution while the sponsors (e.g. venture capitalists or marketing department or senior management) prefer another approach. Hopefully a suitable compromise can be reached.

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