Worth-Focused Design, Book 1 - Balance, Integration, and Generosity (Paperback)

Design now has many meanings. For some, it is the creation of value. For others, it is the conception and creation of artefacts. For still others it is fitting things to people. These differences reflect disciplinary values that both overlap and diverge. All involve artefacts: we always design things. Each definition considers people and purpose in some way. Each handles evaluation differently, measuring against aesthetics, craft standards, specifications, sales, usage experiences, or usage outcomes. There are both merits and risks in these differences, without an appropriate balance. Poor balance can result from professions claiming the centre of design for their discipline, marginalising others. Process can also cause imbalance when allocating resources to scheduled stages. Balance is promoted by replacing power centres with power sharing, and divisive processes with integrative progressions. A focus on worth guides design towards worthwhile experiences and outcomes that generously exceed expectations. This book places a worth focus (Wo-Fo) in the context of design progressions that are Balanced, Integrated, and Generous (BIG). BIG and Wo-Fo are symbiotic. Worth provides a focus for generosity. Effective Wo-Fo needs BIG practices.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Synthesis Lectures on Human-Centered Informatics
Release date:	April 2020
First published:	2020
Authors:	Gilbert Cockton
Dimensions:	235 x 191mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	143
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-101101-6
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	English
Categories:	Books > Computing & IT > Social & legal aspects of computing > Human-computer interaction
LSN:	3-03-101101-5
Barcode:	9783031011016

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