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George Lovett 07985 175 033 > On 19 Oct 2015, at 11:18, "Erik Von Bohemia" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > *Apologies for cross-posting* > > PhD Scholarships in London: The Institute for Design Innovation > > The Institute for Design Innovation currently has two PhD studentships (UK/EU nationals). > > http://www.lborolondon.ac.uk/study/institutes-programmes/institute-for-design-innovation/phd-opportunities/ > > CHANGING DESIGN PRACTICES: HOW WE DESIGN, WHAT WE DESIGN, AND WHO DESIGNS? > The aim of this PhD is to explore processes that facilitate co-design methods. Co-design is a process in which designers and users collaborate as 'equals' to develop innovative solutions. For example, the Design Council is advocating the use of co-design methods to support the development of practical innovative solutions to social problems such as increased cost of elderly care or tackling child poverty. The involvement of users in developing solutions acknowledges that their take up is dependant on the ways users make and negotiate meanings of objects and services. Research suggests that a move to incorporate co-design processes will have an enormous implication on future designers' and researchers' practices. > • Exploring tools and participatory methods facilitating co-design processes > • The role of intercultural communication to support co-design processes > • HE+ capacity building of upcoming co-design practitioners > • Co-design as innovative processes for local communities, start-ups and government > > COLLABORATIVE DESIGN PRACTICES > ...'working globally and in partnership (both remotely and face to face) with overseas designers and suppliers will require language and communication skills that go way beyond current needs, while designing in, and for, different cultures and contexts will stretch designers' abilities and methodologies to the limits.' > > Shifting trends in organising design, and the related emergence of globally networked organisations, provide the context for this research project. The key aim of the project is to explore the challenges and opportunities arising from distributed cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary teams in terms of the product development process and its outcomes. > > Interested candidates please contact me via email [log in to unmask] > > thank you, Erik > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > PhD-Design mailing list <[log in to unmask]> > Discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design > Subscribe or Unsubscribe at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/phd-design > ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- PhD-Design mailing list <[log in to unmask]> Discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design Subscribe or Unsubscribe at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/phd-design -----------------------------------------------------------------