Abstract
The influence of design on wellbeing and happiness is a subject of growing research across various design domains, including products, services, systems, and environments. However, a challenge remains in grounding research on solid theories and methods that can unveil how design impacts people's wellbeing, enabling evidence-based approaches to design. This theme track focuses on contributions from design in fulfilling the societal need to promote wellbeing and happiness, aligned with the conference theme: Resistance, Recovery, Reflection, Reimagination. The conference encourages us to expand our design horizons by reflecting on how the world is challenging the prevailing focus of design, which is often limited to addressing superficial and incremental improvements to existing realities. It urges us to advance our methods, approaches, and processes to effectively solve complex problems. We welcome papers that report on theoretical and empirical studies contributing to developing the 'design for wellbeing and happiness' (DfW) field, addressing individual and/or social challenges. Examples include, but are not limited to: Design and research methods: Reflecting on the challenges and proposing ways to embrace individuals and their subjective experiences in exploring wellbeing and happiness. Design decision-making: Exploring methods, tools, and approaches or research projects that focus on supporting and facilitating decision-making regarding DfW. Evidence-based design: Exploring projects in DfW across various design domains. Emerging technologies: Examining how technology can enhance or negatively impact wellbeing and happiness. Wellbeing and sustainability: Reflecting on the challenges between individual and general goals and needs. Ethics of DfW: Identifying and addressing ethical questions in DfW.
Keywords
design for wellbeing, design for subjective wellbeing, design for happiness
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2024.145
Citation
Tonetto, L.M., Petermans, A., Cain, R., Pohlmeyer, A., Poldma, T., Ozkaramanli, D., Desmet, P., Laschke, M., and Hassenzahl, M. (2024) Design for Wellbeing and Happiness, in Gray, C., Ciliotta Chehade, E., Hekkert, P., Forlano, L., Ciuccarelli, P., Lloyd, P. (eds.), DRS2024: Boston, 23–28 June, Boston, USA. https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2024.145
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Design for Wellbeing and Happiness
The influence of design on wellbeing and happiness is a subject of growing research across various design domains, including products, services, systems, and environments. However, a challenge remains in grounding research on solid theories and methods that can unveil how design impacts people's wellbeing, enabling evidence-based approaches to design. This theme track focuses on contributions from design in fulfilling the societal need to promote wellbeing and happiness, aligned with the conference theme: Resistance, Recovery, Reflection, Reimagination. The conference encourages us to expand our design horizons by reflecting on how the world is challenging the prevailing focus of design, which is often limited to addressing superficial and incremental improvements to existing realities. It urges us to advance our methods, approaches, and processes to effectively solve complex problems. We welcome papers that report on theoretical and empirical studies contributing to developing the 'design for wellbeing and happiness' (DfW) field, addressing individual and/or social challenges. Examples include, but are not limited to: Design and research methods: Reflecting on the challenges and proposing ways to embrace individuals and their subjective experiences in exploring wellbeing and happiness. Design decision-making: Exploring methods, tools, and approaches or research projects that focus on supporting and facilitating decision-making regarding DfW. Evidence-based design: Exploring projects in DfW across various design domains. Emerging technologies: Examining how technology can enhance or negatively impact wellbeing and happiness. Wellbeing and sustainability: Reflecting on the challenges between individual and general goals and needs. Ethics of DfW: Identifying and addressing ethical questions in DfW.