Mirian Calvo
Cultural-historical activity theory and informal learning as a key component of co-design practice in a community initiative
Calvo, Mirian; Sclater, Madeleine; Smith, Paul
Authors
Madeleine Sclater
Paul Smith
Abstract
This paper outlines PhD research associated with Leapfrog, a three-year-funded AHRC project, which aims to analyse the impact of co-design practices in developing ‘engagement tools’ within community development. One challenge in co-design is identifying ways to understand holistically the context. Understanding individual and collective contextual factors simultaneously requires bridging the gap between theory and practice. Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) interconnects all the components simultaneously illuminating a holistic approach for understanding such context. The paper focuses on the distribution of power in co-design aiming to illustrate how designers balance power and reflects on the experience of applying CHAT into practice, identifying informal learning as a key component. It elucidates how ethnographic methods can provide a deeper understanding about the context. About this, it can be concluded that a greater awareness of context, understood through the lenses of CHAT, helps designers to reveal the interconnection between individual and collective factors.
Presentation Conference Type | Conference Paper (unpublished) |
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Conference Name | ESREA: 8th Triennial European Research Conference. Imagining diverse futures for adult education: questions of power and resources of creativity |
Start Date | Sep 8, 2016 |
End Date | Sep 11, 2016 |
Acceptance Date | Jul 15, 2016 |
Publication Date | Sep 11, 2016 |
Deposit Date | Sep 17, 2018 |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Keywords | design for social innovation, co-design, design ethnography, Leapfrog tools, cultural-historical activity theory, informal learning |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/908064 |
Publisher URL | https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/esrea |
Related Public URLs | http://radar.gsa.ac.uk/5295/ |
Additional Information | Title of Conference or Conference Proceedings : ESREA: 8th Triennial European Research Conference |
Contract Date | Sep 17, 2018 |
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