Participatory approaches for the design and the introduction of computersystems are drawing increasingly more attention … among researchers as well asamong practitioners. While participatory design (Schuler and Namioka 1993)might be considered as … only "helpful" for the development of single-userapplicationsit can offer significant benefits for the design of systems …

design should shapethe industry’s revised approach todelivering mainstream financial productsand services. For financial … capability to beimproved across the board, Vass posits,we need to consider the basic principlesof inclusive design and delivery …

appropriation. A product or process design that is modular with respect tointellectual property (IP) allows firms to better capture …

Design standards are carriers and creators of facts, enabling facts about product value to travel between groups, and … compared. However, when design standards are not consistent, facts about product value may not travel well, even when designs … in the nineteenth century, this paper demonstrates how inconsistent design standards (wire sizes) inhibited the travel of …

whatrepresentational characteristics are used. Thus in addition to the challenge of the lack ofstandard design solutions and patterns, many … entirely new design issues need to beexplored. In addition, tangible interfaces show great potential for supporting … collaborativesituations (e.g. in participatory design), necessitating a different approach to design itself.These aspects affect both the …