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Faultlines irish design research conference 2015: book of abstracts
(designCORE, 2015-06-03)Welcome to the Irish Design Research Conference 2015, an initiative of designCORE at the Dargan Centre, Institute of Technology Carlow. This all island and event has been cosponsored by ID2015 as part of Year of ... -
Healthcare provision for older people in kilkenny through the implementation of the integrated care programme for older people
(Oxford Academic, 2021-11-03)Background An increase in the cost of healthcare provision is directly related to an ageing demographic nationally and internationally. It is, therefore, imperative that the system of health and social care provision ... -
How design thinking offers strategic value to micro-enterprises
(DRS International, 2018-06-25)Large organisations use design and design thinking to create value; however, there is a low awareness and practice of design and design thinking in smaller businesses. 69% of Irish businesses never use design, or use it ... -
How does a (smart) age-friendly ecosystem look in a post-pandemic society?
(MDPI, 2020-11-09)COVID-19 has impacted not only the health of citizens, but also the various factors that makeup our society, living environments, and ecosystems. This pandemic has shown that future living willneed to be agile and flexible ... -
How to design a future Ireland for an ageing population
(RTE Brainstorm, 2022-11-15)Opinion: a rapidly ageing population means we need creative approaches to help us understand complex needs and allow freedom to define our future -
Increasing student motivation and awareness towards career opportunities through gamification
(2017-10)Student engagement is important to ensure success towards their desired career opportunities (High and Andrews, 2009). Students engage with their coursework to receive the necessary grades to avoid failure (Covington, ... -
Interdisciplinary gerontological research by design
(British Society of Gerontology, 2021-07-09)Increasingly, gerontological research requires interdisciplinary approaches to address complex research questions. Design methods have been proven to facilitate the growth of interdisciplinary research as they are agile, ... -
Investigating cooking and heating product needs for irish older adults
(European Academy of Design, 2011-05-07)Objectives The world’s population is ageing; researchers have an increasingly important role to play in innovating new products, appliances and services to allow for better everyday living conditions of this ageing ... -
An Investigation into ATM’s. A user centered study (of older adults) for the development of increased security & usability based on user behaviour.
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Irish designers as future change agents
(2016-11)The designer’s role as ‘change agent’ has evolved greatly over the last century. Plotting the evolution of the designer, Bousbaci describes this as one from intuitive and artistic designer, to logical designer, to reflective ... -
Learning from covid-19: design, age-friendly technology, hacking and mental models
(Emerald, 2020-04-29)In March 2020 the United Nations published an open brief for the creative community to propose interventions to the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic. However, when faced with unprecedented wicked problems such as these, the ... -
Learning in practice: Interview with Mathew Bates, Design Director, Design Partners
(Iterations, 2016)This article forms part of a Master’s Degree by research entitled ‘The Role of Practice Oriented Learning in Design & Creativity in an Irish Technological University'. -
Living well at home - integrated care for older people in ireland
(International Journal of Integrated Care, 2022-05)Introduction: An ageing global population has led to increased costs for health and social care delivery. This has created a move away from acute hospital to integrated care across and between the acute, primary and community ... -
Older adult insights for age friendly environments, products and service systems
(Loughborough University, 2018-05)The environments we grow old in present a challenge to be adaptive to our changing needs and limitations. Environments, in the context of this paper, are the spaces, products and product service systems that we engage with, ... -
Older adults and self-service banking: A user centred study into the behaviour of older adults interacting with automated teller machines, collected and synthesised using visual research methods
(Iterations, 2017)Older adults and self-service banking: a user centred study into the behaviour of older adults interacting with automated teller machines, collected and synthesised using visual research methods. -
Online-based participatory design: a case study of developing international standards during a pandemic
(Universidad do Vale de Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), 2022-09-05)Standards are essential instruments to ensure the safety, efficiency and quality of products, services, systems, processes, and environments. In pre-pandemic times, the standard development process ... -
Research development to define 'shared usability' in product design for older adults
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Shared usability a support mechanism to product and service system design for older adults.
(Europe Chapter Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 2015-10-16)Globally the Older Adult population is increasing; people are living longer, often with physical or functional limitations whilst remaining in their own home. This indicates a requirement of responsibility by Associated ... -
Using design to create interdisciplinary research in ageing
(International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 2019-05-23)Objectives: Research in ageing can very often require interdisciplinary approaches to navigate complexity. However, achieving interdisciplinary engagement across differing epistemological domains can be difficult. ...