This paper presents some thoughts about the role of participatory design, now and in the future, based on the Beck (2002). My main proposal is that research-based participatory design is needed to question technology and propose alternatives.

the application of qualitative and participatory research methods in rural development studies shows similarities in findings with quantitative methods, as well as possibilities of more depth data analysis. this article is based on research carried out with rural appraisal method and participatory technique. the objective is to gather information on four major issues in women’s studies. the res...

Action Design Research (ADR) is a Design Research (DR) method that enriches the Design Science Research (DSR) paradigm, by providing stages and principles for designing ITartifacts and allowing for their emergence in an organizational context. The method has been used and elaborated by scholars, extending the mode of the method and its stages, incorporating and adopting knowledge from related a...