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On May 13 a very interesting symposium on co-creation, design ethnography, and contextmapping: designing for, with, and from user experiences was organized in Delft.

The symposium was a great success, among the visitors over 150 people from industry and over 200 from universities all over the Netherlands, and several foreign guests. Because of the large response, many had to be disappointed unfortunately.

For those interested in the presentations: the morning presentations by Liz Sanders, Jacob Buur, Froukje Sleeswijk Visser, and the 10 graduate designers have been put online on the collegerama website. Later this summer the proceedings of the day, including the findings of the afternoon tie-in workshops will become available.

presentations
symposium website

Colleagues in method research: Frank Long found that using persona’s is more effective than working without them, they help designers to maintain a user centered focus. Adding pictures results in an even stronger focus, because they resort stronger empathy than a description without pictures.

Interesting results!

full article @ frontend.com
Thanks to Arthur Clemens’ post @ visible area.com

There are still some usability and ethical issues: please wear this hat so we can read your mind; but the principle works. Brainscans to identify you.

original article @ the guardian