Conversation 8.1. Participation, Localities and Placemaking

Discussion of Full Papers 1105 and 1145 from Full Paper Session 8 and Exploratory Papers (listed below). In this 19th edition of the PDC, Full and Exploratory papers will be organized into Conversations, that is, experimental formats of presentation and discussion of the papers based on triggering questions and authors’ interactions.

Full Papers:

• 1105: Creating a University-based Accessible Makerspace for Use by Local Community Members through Participatory Design Workshops.
  Authors: Higgins, Erin; Magee, John; Hamidi, Foad.
• 1145: ‘It’s not only my Issue, but also a Community Issue’: an Atlas of Design Actions for Commoning Flood Adaptation.
  Authors: Vanelli, Francesca; Minifie, Paul; Galluccio, Giulia; Lavagna, Monica.

Exploratory Papers:

• 1362: Meandering as Praxis: Participatory Designing in Entangled Coexistence.
  Authors: Wernli, Markus; Chan, Kam Fai; Yu, Jonathan; Wolper, Josh.
• 1375: Visiting De Pastorie
  Authors: Fears, Chioma; Vansteenkiste, Leen; Huybrechts, Liesbeth; Petermans, Ann.
  
• 1408: Situated Intermediation for Socio-technical Transitions: Understanding the Role and Practices of an ‘Urban Curator’ in Rotterdam.
  Authors: Ampatzidou, Cristina; De Waal, Martijn; Vlassenrood, Linda.
  
• 1427: Transition Design in Times of Climate Crisis.
  Authors: Copetti Maccagnan, Ana Maria; Schmitt Fontoura, Raíssa.
  

The discussion will be guided by the following questions prepared by the Chairs: 

• Q1: How do you think participatory design can help the public envision alternative futures, expanding participants’ voices, and impacting policy making?​
• Q2: How do we make sure that participation does not stay tied to solving localized issues without a larger view of the social dilemmas we are facing? ​
• Q3: Many papers in this conversation reviewed put a strong emphasis on new forms of participatory outcomes that extend beyond traditional practices of participation and deliberation into tangible forms of collective action. Can you explain how you approached this issue?