Abstract

There has been an increasing focus on Participatory Design (PD) and design research involving ‘vulnerable groups’ and sensitive topics in recent years. Existing approaches, however, focus on working with discrete ‘vulnerable groups’ and/or sensitive topics, with limited work capturing shared learnings and key principles across these. In this position paper, we discuss our work specifically focusing on enabling participation from people perceived as vulnerable to engage on sensitive research topics, sharing key themes from project examples across three different contexts. We present a proposal for a conceptual framework synthesising key principles for Participatory Design in Sensitive Contexts. The framework emphasises: valuing lived experience as expertise; rights-based ethos foregrounding the political, ethical and social commitment of PD; asset-based design promoting individual and collective agency, voice and empowerment; and attuning participation with a focus on relationships, dynamics of engagement and wellbeing, to create appropriate conditions for genuine participation and transformation.

摘要

近年来，参与式设计 (PD) 和涉及“弱势群体”和敏感话题的设计研究越来越受到关注。然而，现有的方法专注于处理离散的 '弱势群体和/或敏感主题，在这些主题中捕捉共享学习和关键原则的工作有限。在这份立场文件中，我们讨论了我们的工作，特别关注让被认为容易参与敏感研究主题的人参与，分享三个不同背景下项目示例的关键主题。我们提出了一个概念框架提案，该框架综合了敏感环境中参与式设计的关键原则。该框架强调：将生活经验视为专业知识；以权利为基础的精神，突出了 PD 的政治、道德和社会承诺；基于资产的设计促进个人​​和集体的代理、发言权和赋权；并协调参与，重点关注关系、参与动态和福祉，