Design: Introductory workshop - 4-5 Oct 2007 - Day 2

Response from Brian Bloomfield (Department of Organisation, Work and Technology, Lancaster University)
One thing that could be picked from all the discussion is the question of politics.
Fiona mentioned how designers are accidentally political, and she also raised the question about how decisions are made about what is dangerous or not. You could say that design is [...]

Design -Introductory workshop - 4-5 Oct 2007 - Day 2

Gerd Kortuem (Computing, Lancaster University)
Reporting on a collaborative project (Nemo) that uses pervasive sensing technologies for industrial environments. We all work on computers, but many other people work physically. For instance, vibration exposure is a serious problem. It can lead to ‘vibration white finger.’ How can technology be brought in to improve the current [...]