It’s not by Accident! It’s by Design. Design Methods to Reach (Inter)generational Perspective

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Abstract

This paper emphasizes the significance of employing methodological approaches rooted in participatory design to facilitate intergenerational collaboration in an age range less studied (generations X to Y) in developing a web-based newsroom for young people. The research stems from the YouNDigital project, funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, which seeks to explore young people’s interaction with news in a digitized society. A key output of the project is the development of the YouNDigital Newsroom, a web-based platform enabling youth from diverse backgrounds to share their views of the world on issues that matter to them. Drawing upon intergenerational collaboration and knowledge transfer, this paper explores the challenges and strategies in creating a platform that reflects researchers’ and users’ diverse perspectives and needs. Through co-design sessions, iterative prototyping, and usability testing, the task navigated complexities within a limited timeframe and resources to foster user engagement and ownership. The main objective was to engage users with a web-based Newsroom to generate meaningful content that reflects their perspectives on matters of interest. The design thinking sessions and continuous collaborative work were instrumental in defining potential user profiles (personas) and delineating usage contexts for each persona. The findings underscore the importance of integrating diverse perspectives and collaborative design methodologies in addressing multifaceted challenges and creating inclusive solutions across generations. Leveraging design methodologies facilitated collaboration between researchers and users in developing the YouNDigital newsroom. By incorporating user perspectives from the outset, the project aimed to create a platform that resonates with young people and researchers from different generations’ interests and fosters meaningful engagement with news content in a digital era.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHCI (42)
EditorsQin Gao, Jia Zhou
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages76-88
Number of pages13
ISBN (Print)9783031615429
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2024
Event10th International Conference on Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population, ITAP 2024, held as part of the 26th HCI International Conference, HCII 2024 - Washington, United States
Duration: 29 Jun 20244 Jul 2024

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume14725 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference10th International Conference on Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population, ITAP 2024, held as part of the 26th HCI International Conference, HCII 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityWashington
Period29/06/244/07/24

Keywords

  • Intergenerational Collaboration
  • Knowledge Transfer
  • Participatory Design Methods

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