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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260617T114500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260617T133000
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SUMMARY:Conversation 1.1. Conflict as Catalyst: Politicising Participation to Challenge Hierarchies
DESCRIPTION:Discussion of Full Paper 1157 from Full Paper Session 1 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.  \nFull Paper 1157: Two-Way Co-Design: Learnings from the Solid Lines project.\nAuthor: St John\, Nicola. \nExploratory Papers: \n\n1355: Participatory Urban Conflict Mapping.\nAuthors: Cipriani\, Laura; Rugeles Joya\, Willmar Ricardo; Maffei\, Stefano.\n1406: Reframing Participation in ICH in a Decentering and Decolonising Design Perspective.\nAuthor: Lupo\, Eleonora.\n1524: Designing Dialogues: Dialogical Encounters Between Ancestral and Biomedical Worlds in Colombia.\nAuthors: Henríquez Martínez\, Angie; Ramirez Del Busto\, David; Martínez Logreira\, Valentina; Loaiza Niño\, Juan Esteban; Villegas Mosquera\, Camila; Niño Caceres\, Laura.\n1546: Protecting Protests from Institutional Repression.\nAuthor: Raheja\, Krish.\n1620: What’s on the (Tension) Radar? An Invitation for Co-Reflecting on the Values at Stake towards Greater Footprints of Impact.\nAuthors: Strömqvist\, Sofia; Van den Biggelaar\, Anne.\n\nThe discussion will be guided by the following question prepared by the Chairs:  \n\nWas there a moment when participation itself became a political act\, where the simple fact of being at the table for certain actors\, and allowing their participation\, meant challenging a hierarchy?
URL:https://www.pdc2026.polimi.it/event/conversation-1-1/
LOCATION:B2 Building – Room B2.1.8\, Politecnico di Milano - Campus Bovisa Durando\, Via Giuseppe Candiani\, 72\, Milano\, MI\, 20158\, Italy
CATEGORIES:Full & Exploratory Papers
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260617T114500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260617T133000
DTSTAMP:20260530T172040
CREATED:20260318T102614Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260528T181356Z
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SUMMARY:Conversation 1.2. Infrastructuring Relations: Designing Dialogic Encounters Across Conflict
DESCRIPTION:Discussion of Full Paper 1172 from Full Paper Session 1 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.  \nFull Paper 1172: Designing Community Trust through Collective Intergenerational Memory Sharing.\nAuthors: Nguyễn\, Sarah; Le\, Celestine; Moran\, Rachel E.; Young\, Jason. \nExploratory Papers: \n\n1318: Participative Intimacy in/as Design for Coexistence.\nAuthors: Light\, Ann; Millen\, Tamar.\n1350: Crafting Spaces of and for Care: Reflectivity as a Pathway to Coexistence in Participatory Design.\nAuthor: Hurtig\, Milagros.\n1369: Conflict Transformation by Design: Assembling Spaces for Listening Through Inquiry Process.\nAuthors: Hyma\, Raymond; Tan\, November Peng Ting.\n1531: Relearn to Coexist as the Alternative.\nAuthor: Costa\, Lívia.\n1570: Building Participatory Design Competencies for Designing Dialogue.\nAuthors: Viganego Ballesteros\, Lucia; Alberti\, Chiara; Botero\, Andrea; Meroni\, Anna; Mulder\, Ingrid.\n\nThe discussion will be guided by the following question prepared by the Chairs:  \n\nYour work builds spaces for dialogue across deep differences. What made those spaces or environments feel safe enough for the identification of the real conflict to emerge?
URL:https://www.pdc2026.polimi.it/event/conversation-1-2/
LOCATION:B2 Building – Room B2.1.10\, Politecnico di Milano - Campus Bovisa Durando\, Via Giuseppe Candiani\, 72\, Milano\, MI\, 20158\, Italy
CATEGORIES:Full & Exploratory Papers
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260617T114500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260617T133000
DTSTAMP:20260530T172040
CREATED:20260318T102656Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260528T181459Z
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SUMMARY:Conversation 1.3. Prefiguring Futures: Situated Agency as Participation in Conflict Transformation
DESCRIPTION:Discussion of Full Paper 1244 from Full Paper Session 1 and Exploratory Papers (see list 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. \nFull Paper 1244: Participants on Participation.\nAuthors: Geppert\, Amanda; Teli\, Maurizio. \nExploratory Papers: \n\n1300: Hope by Design: The Paradox of Trauma-Informed Co-Design in Carceral Space.\nAuthors: Dally\, Carrie; Mohammed\, Hassnaa.\n1505: From Researcher-led to Community-led: Role shifts in a Participatory Process within a Japanese Aging Community.\nAuthors: Zhao\, Jianrui; Sato\, Chihiro.\n1553: When Art Speaks: Participatory Exhibitions as Platforms for Collective Messaging in and beyond Indonesia.\nAuthors: Pramudito\, Adwitiyo; Herdimansyah\, Alyssa Helena; Rahmat\, Muhammad Fajrur; Tristandy\, Karina; Sato\, Chihiro.\n1571: Participation through Designing Relations with People\, Materials\, and Place.\nAuthors: Hamid\, Azeem; Nimkulrat\, Nithikul; Kuusk\, Kristi.\n1624: Hopscotch: Playful Participatory Action Research.\nAuthor: Hamid\, Azeem.\n\nThe discussion will be guided by the following question prepared by the Chairs:  \n\nPrefiguration means that the process itself must embody the change you are working towards. In what aspects did your process live up to that\, and in what aspects did it fall short?
URL:https://www.pdc2026.polimi.it/event/conversation-1-3/
LOCATION:B2 Building – Room B2.1.15\, Politecnico di Milano - Campus Bovisa Durando\, Via Giuseppe Candiani\, 72\, Milano\, MI\, 20158\, Italy
CATEGORIES:Full & Exploratory Papers
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260617T121500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260617T133000
DTSTAMP:20260530T172040
CREATED:20260318T103129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260528T182142Z
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SUMMARY:Conversation 2.1. Relational and Reflexive Participation: Identity\, Care\, and Trust-building
DESCRIPTION:Discussion of the Full Papers from Full Paper Session 2 and Exploratory Papers (list 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.  \nFull Papers: \n\n1119: Queer\, Hybrid Participatory Design: Relational Practices and Norms for Coalition Building with Rural\, LGBTQ+ Communities.\nAuthors: Lawrence\, LuEttaMae; Boyle\, Maureen; Mayo\, Chasity; Rushworth\, Catherine; Anderson\, Moira; Wallis\, Dorothy; Walters\, Jayme.\n1132: Encountering\, Engaging with and Nurturing Relations in PD Processes – An Explorative Approach to Relational Work and Reflexivity.\nAuthors: Dzierzak\, Kamila Anna; Grönvall\, Erik; Marttila\, Sanna.\n1184: Participatory Design for Intergenerational Dialogue: How the Voice® Model Can Foster a Longevity Society in the Italian Context.\nAuthors: Borghi\, Camilla; Ferrarini\, Beatrice; Leonardi\, Valeria; Butcher\, Catherine; Cosheril\, Adam; Corner\, Lynne; Palmarini\, Nic.\n1214: Resettlement Work: Accounting for the Invisible Work of Refugee Community Health Workers.\nAuthors: Peer\, Firaz.\n\n1215: Participatory Design through the Lenses of Women Architects and Designers.\nAuthors: Alana Yasmim\, Lampert; Leandro Miletto\, Tonetto; de Souza Libânio\, Cláudia.\n\n\nExploratory Papers: \n\n1346: Preconceptions of Participation: Municipal Care Professionals’ Expectations of Co-design Processes.\nAuthors: Grönvall\, Erik; Dzierzak\, Kamila Anna.\n1348: Participatory Design as Political Love Today.\nAuthors: Choi\, Jaz Hee-jeong; Sciannamblo\, Mariacristina; Teli\, Maurizio.\n\n1575: Guerrilla Research Actions for Reflexivity: Engaging Design Communities in Informal Spaces of Dialogue and Self-positioning.\nAuthors: D’Ambrosio\, Silvia; Sedini\, Carla; Zurlo\, Francesco.\n\n\nThe discussion will be guided by the following questions prepared by the Chairs: \n\nQ1: If inclusion is a form of relational and material infrastructuring\, what are we building\, sustaining\, and taking responsibility for\, and who is doing this work?​\nQ2: If inclusive participation depends on relational work\, reflexivity\, and care\, how are we – as designers and researchers – actively shaping\, negotiating\, and taking responsibility for these relations\, and what remains unseen or unacknowledged in this process?
URL:https://www.pdc2026.polimi.it/event/conversation-2-1/
LOCATION:B3 Building – Room WK 4\, Politecnico di Milano - Campus Bovisa Durando\, Via Giuseppe Candiani\, 72\, Milano\, MI\, 20158\, Italy
CATEGORIES:Full & Exploratory Papers
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260617T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260617T183000
DTSTAMP:20260530T172040
CREATED:20260318T103705Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260528T202532Z
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SUMMARY:Conversation 3.1. Democracy and Participation
DESCRIPTION:Discussion of Full Papers from Full Paper Session 3 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.  \nFull Papers: \n\n1146: Mediating Digital Security: Participatory Learning with Older Adults in Smartphone Café Sessions.\nAuthors: Ghadamighalandari\, Parvin; Seif\, Roodabeh; Grinko\, Margarita; Aal\, Konstantin; Mirzaeekharghani\, Mahya; Mohamad\, Bilal; Müller\, Claudia; Wulf\, Volker.\n1185: Knowledge Infrastructuring in the Large-Scale: Sparring Partners and Reflective Spaces in Participatory Design.\nAuthors: Weiler\, Tim; Osterheider\, Angela; Paluch\, Richard; Dunkel\, Kyra Malinda; Huldtgren\, Alina; Boscher\, Claudia; Fischer\, Florian; Gaertner\, Wanda; Focken\, Mareike; Großkopp\, Sabrina; Klapperich\, Holger\, Endter\, Cordula; Meyer\, Sibylle; Müller\, Claudia.\n1188: Advisory Today\, Co-decisive Tomorrow? Complementing the Participation Ladder in Smart City Innovation with Institutional Learning Perspectives.\nAuthors: de Kreek\, Mike; Kars\, Alfrink; Steenkamp\, Tessa; de Waal\, Martijn.\n1199: Enacting Utopias: A Participatory Design Approach to AI.\nAuthors: Dindler\, Christian; Iversen\, Ole Sejer; Bossen\, Claus; Kaspersen\, Magnus Høholt; Dalsgaard\, Peter.\n\nExploratory Papers: \n\n1437: The Ladder of Data Citizen Participation in Evaluating News Recommender Systems.\nAuthors: Horn\, Viktoria; Lackner\, Konstantin; Uhlmann\, Markus; Draude\, Claude.\n1450: Opportunities for Participatory Design in Shaping Australia’s Data Centre Futures.\nAuthor: Cumbo\, Bronwyn.\n1451: Seeing\, Thinking\, Sharing\, Sensing Small Data. A Participatory Framework to Connect Citizens’ Experiences with Urban Governance.\nAuthors: Autuori\, Antonella; Terenghi\, Ginevra; Mioni\, Alice; Draisci\, Luca; Profeta\, Giovanni; Botta\, Massimo.\n1499: Raising the Next Gen-AI-Ration: Participatory Approaches to the Development of AI Ethics Literacy Education for Children in Europe.\nAuthors: Collyer-Hoar\, Gail; Rubegni\, Elisa.\n\nThe discussion will be guided by the following questions prepared by the Chairs:  \n\nQ1: How does your work contribute to democratic resilience?​\nQ2: What challenges did you face in enabling meaningful public engagement\, and what role did technology play in creating or shaping those challenges?​\nQ3: How did participatory design help you address these challenges\, and what role do you see for it in shaping future democratic processes?
URL:https://www.pdc2026.polimi.it/event/conversation-3-1/
LOCATION:B3 Building – Room WK 4\, Politecnico di Milano - Campus Bovisa Durando\, Via Giuseppe Candiani\, 72\, Milano\, MI\, 20158\, Italy
CATEGORIES:Full & Exploratory Papers
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260617T171500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260617T183000
DTSTAMP:20260530T172040
CREATED:20260318T103452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260528T201930Z
UID:1350-1781716500-1781721000@www.pdc2026.polimi.it
SUMMARY:Conversation 4.1.  Imagining Otherwise: Creativity and Participation in Civic and Urban Design​
DESCRIPTION:Discussion of Full Papers 1118 and 1232 from Full Paper Session 4 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.  \nFull Papers: \n\n1118: Agentic PD: Rethinking Participatory Design through a Transformative Agency Lens.\nAuthors: Shokeen\, Ekta; Iivari\, Netta; Sejer Iversen\, Ole; Dindler\, Christian; Ventä-Olkkonen\, Leena; Hartikainen\, Heidi; Sharma\, Sumita.\n1232: DDialogue: A Collaborative Framework for Cross-Sectoral Dialogue through Data.\nAuthors: Fornaroli\, Alessandro; Annapureddy\, Ravinithesh; Gatica-Perez\, Daniel.\n\n\nExploratory Papers: \n\n1274: Towards a Design Profession: Challenges and Trajectories of Building Designers’ Legitimacy within the French State Civil Service.\nAuthor: Reunkrilerk\, Dorian. \n\n1385: What Happens to Shared Visions? Surveying the Literature for Strategies to Preserve and Disseminate Participatory Futures.\nAuthors: Meharry\, Jessica; Carey\, Hillary.\n\n1421: Soft Situationism and Urban Resilience.\nAuthors: Gorgel Pinto\, António; Reaes Pinto\, Paula.\n\n1515: The Role of Figurations in Participatory Design.\nAuthors: Mahecha Vesga\, Diana María; Velásquez\, Juan P.; De la Rosa Munar\, Juan A.\n\nThe discussion will be guided by the following questions prepared by the Chairs:  \n\nQ1: What is the potential and what are the negative consequences of institutionalising creativity in urban /civic (re)design infrastructures?​\nQ2: What are the conditions enabling learning and reflexivity to travel across institutional boundaries and settings? ​\nQ3: What conditions are required to achieve epistemic justice in civic infrastructures and settings?\n\n 
URL:https://www.pdc2026.polimi.it/event/conversation-4-1/
LOCATION:B2 Building – Room B2.1.10\, Politecnico di Milano - Campus Bovisa Durando\, Via Giuseppe Candiani\, 72\, Milano\, MI\, 20158\, Italy
CATEGORIES:Full & Exploratory Papers
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260617T171500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260617T183000
DTSTAMP:20260530T172040
CREATED:20260318T103533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260528T202034Z
UID:1352-1781716500-1781721000@www.pdc2026.polimi.it
SUMMARY:Conversation 4.2. Working Reflexively: Institutions\, Public Services and Participation
DESCRIPTION:Discussion of Full Papers 1125\, 1134 and 1163 from Full Paper Session 4 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.  \nFull Papers: \n\n1125: Making Policy Work: Navigating Organisational Inertia Through Participatory Design.\nAuthors: Olander\, Sissel; Nedergaard\, Nicky.\n\n1134: Uncovering Hidden Inequalities through Participatory Service Design: Institutional Service Failure in Public Employment Services.\nAuthors: Svanda\, Annukka; Čaić\, Martina; Keinonen\, Turkka.\n\n1163: Equitable and Inclusive PD for Public Services: Using Shared Reflexivity to Unpack Enablers and Limitations.\nAuthors: Varanasi\, Uttishta; Šerpytytė\, Rūta; Saad-Sulonen\, Joanna.\n\n\nExploratory Papers: \n\n1381: The Role of Design in Post-participatory Research and in Framing processes’ Legacy.\nAuthors: Pedretti\, Teresa; Bollini\, Letizia.\n1572: From Hermeneutical Injustice to Collective Imagining: Troubling Feminist Co-Design in Women’s Health.\nAuthors: Forward\, Mabel; Porat\, Talya; Mougenot\, Céline.\n\n\nThe discussion will be guided by the following questions prepared by the Chairs:  \n\nQ1: What is the potential and what are the negative consequences of institutionalising creativity in urban /civic (re)design infrastructures?​\nQ2: What are the conditions enabling learning and reflexivity to travel across institutional boundaries and settings? ​\nQ3: What conditions are required to achieve epistemic justice in civic infrastructures and settings?
URL:https://www.pdc2026.polimi.it/event/conversation-4-2/
LOCATION:B2 Building – Room B2.1.15\, Politecnico di Milano - Campus Bovisa Durando\, Via Giuseppe Candiani\, 72\, Milano\, MI\, 20158\, Italy
CATEGORIES:Full & Exploratory Papers
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