Designing the future together: a collaborative designerly approach to socially interactive robots with older adults as co-designers

Co-designing represents a dynamic power shift where an underrepresented community, like the older population, can impact the responsible innovation of technology and its relationship with future generations. As such, through co-design, we can challenge the current stereotypes, technological inequali...

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Main Authors: Valeria Alessandra Macalupu Chira, Markus Rittenbruch, Marianella Chamorro-Koc, Jared Donovan
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
Series:Journal of Responsible Innovation
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23299460.2024.2390708
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Markus Rittenbruch
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Jared Donovan
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description Co-designing represents a dynamic power shift where an underrepresented community, like the older population, can impact the responsible innovation of technology and its relationship with future generations. As such, through co-design, we can challenge the current stereotypes, technological inequalities and exclusions often assigned to older adults. Our research proposed a mixed approach to holistically understand the habituation of imaginaries, specifically socially interactive robots, in the context of older adults through their ageing experience. Based on our research process, this paper aims to critically reflect on the challenges and opportunities of Participatory Design with older adults for the speculative design of socially interactive robots. We advocate opening the discussion that recognises the importance of aligning technology with older adults’ values and needs beyond the realm of technology-led innovations.
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spelling doaj-art-38d131b0489c4c3f9e115dacc4e79bef2025-08-20T03:03:12ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Responsible Innovation2329-94602329-90372024-12-0111110.1080/23299460.2024.2390708Designing the future together: a collaborative designerly approach to socially interactive robots with older adults as co-designersValeria Alessandra Macalupu Chira0Markus Rittenbruch1Marianella Chamorro-Koc2Jared Donovan3School of Design, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, AustraliaSchool of Design, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, AustraliaSchool of Design, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, AustraliaSchool of Design, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, AustraliaCo-designing represents a dynamic power shift where an underrepresented community, like the older population, can impact the responsible innovation of technology and its relationship with future generations. As such, through co-design, we can challenge the current stereotypes, technological inequalities and exclusions often assigned to older adults. Our research proposed a mixed approach to holistically understand the habituation of imaginaries, specifically socially interactive robots, in the context of older adults through their ageing experience. Based on our research process, this paper aims to critically reflect on the challenges and opportunities of Participatory Design with older adults for the speculative design of socially interactive robots. We advocate opening the discussion that recognises the importance of aligning technology with older adults’ values and needs beyond the realm of technology-led innovations.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23299460.2024.2390708Co-designparticipatory designdesignerly approachhuman-robot interactionolder adultspositive ageing
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Designing the future together: a collaborative designerly approach to socially interactive robots with older adults as co-designers
Journal of Responsible Innovation
Co-design
participatory design
designerly approach
human-robot interaction
older adults
positive ageing
title Designing the future together: a collaborative designerly approach to socially interactive robots with older adults as co-designers
title_full Designing the future together: a collaborative designerly approach to socially interactive robots with older adults as co-designers
title_fullStr Designing the future together: a collaborative designerly approach to socially interactive robots with older adults as co-designers
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title_short Designing the future together: a collaborative designerly approach to socially interactive robots with older adults as co-designers
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topic Co-design
participatory design
designerly approach
human-robot interaction
older adults
positive ageing
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23299460.2024.2390708
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