Purposeful prototyping with children to generate design ideas

A. Aggarwal; M.A. Gielen

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-31392-9_7

Purposeful prototyping with children to generate design ideas

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Abstract

Prototyping to generate ideas, as part of the design process offers various learning oppor-tunities to sharpen young novice designers’ design and making skills. This study situates itself within the landscape of Makerspaces and co-design with children as emerging oppor-tunities of learning and skill building for children. From experiences of co-design with children it is often observed that children engage with outcome and object-focused model making or plain crafting with no intent of iterative prototyping for ideation. This paper describes the case of design prototyping sessions conducted with children aged 8-11 years old as a classroom activity. The sessions were investigated and analysed to reveal enablers and limitations to purposeful prototyping with children. Defining and contextualising the design problem with the children, the variety of prototyping materials for flexible build-ing, interpretation and expression, and mid-prototyping discussions were all found sup-portive to children’s purposeful prototyping.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Design, Learning, and Innovation - 7th EAI International Conference, DLI 2022, Proceedings
Editors	Eva Brooks, Jeanette Sjöberg, Anders Kalsgaard Møller, Emma Edstrand
Publisher	Springer
Pages	79-86
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031313912
ISBN (Print)	9783031313912
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-31392-9_7
Publication status	Published - 2023
Event	7th EAI International Conference on Design, Learning & Innovation - Faro, Portugal Duration: 21 Nov 2022 → 22 Nov 2022 Conference number: 7

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST
Volume	493 LNICST
ISSN (Print)	1867-8211
ISSN (Electronic)	1867-822X

Conference

Conference	7th EAI International Conference on Design, Learning & Innovation
Abbreviated title	EAI DLI 2022
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Faro
Period	21/11/22 → 22/11/22

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Prototyping
Children
Ideation

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Aggarwal, A., & Gielen, M. A. (2023). Purposeful prototyping with children to generate design ideas. In E. Brooks, J. Sjöberg, A. K. Møller, & E. Edstrand (Eds.), Design, Learning, and Innovation - 7th EAI International Conference, DLI 2022, Proceedings (pp. 79-86). (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST; Vol. 493 LNICST). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-31392-9_7

Aggarwal, A. ; Gielen, M.A. / Purposeful prototyping with children to generate design ideas. Design, Learning, and Innovation - 7th EAI International Conference, DLI 2022, Proceedings. editor / Eva Brooks ; Jeanette Sjöberg ; Anders Kalsgaard Møller ; Emma Edstrand. Springer, 2023. pp. 79-86 (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST).

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Aggarwal, A & Gielen, MA 2023, Purposeful prototyping with children to generate design ideas. in E Brooks, J Sjöberg, AK Møller & E Edstrand (eds), Design, Learning, and Innovation - 7th EAI International Conference, DLI 2022, Proceedings. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST, vol. 493 LNICST, Springer, pp. 79-86, 7th EAI International Conference on Design, Learning & Innovation, Faro, Portugal, 21/11/22. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-31392-9_7

Purposeful prototyping with children to generate design ideas. / Aggarwal, A.; Gielen, M.A.
Design, Learning, and Innovation - 7th EAI International Conference, DLI 2022, Proceedings. ed. / Eva Brooks; Jeanette Sjöberg; Anders Kalsgaard Møller; Emma Edstrand. Springer, 2023. p. 79-86 (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST; Vol. 493 LNICST).

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Aggarwal A, Gielen MA. Purposeful prototyping with children to generate design ideas. In Brooks E, Sjöberg J, Møller AK, Edstrand E, editors, Design, Learning, and Innovation - 7th EAI International Conference, DLI 2022, Proceedings. Springer. 2023. p. 79-86. (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-31392-9_7

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