Event Detail
Designing for The Elderly: An Empathy Experiment
Place : Kule (Tower) 2. Floor
Date : 02.11.2018
Time : 09:30 (A.M.)
Duration : 3 hours
Facilitators : Aykut Coşkun, Magnus Olsson
Number of Part.: 24
Language : English
Purpose and Content:
1) to create an awareness of inclusive design,
2) to learn a new user research technique, i.e. empathy experiments, and
3) create inspirational ideas for inclusive everyday objects.
In the workshop, the participants will identify design opportunities for inclusive everyday objects that makes the life of elderly easier through conducting an empathy experiment. This technique is a useful participant observation technique providing more insights about “what is to be an elderly person” then conducting interviews with elderly. Working in groups three or four, the participants will be asked to “mimic” an elderly person by using the probes given to them (e.g. clothes, eyeglasses, walking stick). After this preparation phase, they will be given an everyday task to fulfill (e.g. going to the cafeteria and ordering a coffee, going to the toilet, ordering food online and so on). Based on this performance, they will identify the problematic situations that an elderly can face when performing simple everyday tasks. Then, they will generate ideas to respond to these problems, and present these ideas to the audience.
Agenda:
09.30 – 10.00: Introduction to inclusive design and to empathy experiments
10.00 – 11.00: Empathy experiment
11.00 – 12.00: Data analysis and idea generation
12.00 – 12.30: Presentation of the findings and group discussion
Aykut Coşkun, PhD.
Currently works as assistant Professor at Koç University Media and Visual Arts Department and as research fellow at Koc University Arcelik Research Center for Creative industries (KUAR). Received his B.Sc. M.Sc. and PhD degrees in industrial design from Middle East Technical University (METU). Worked as a Fulbright visiting researcher in Carnegie Mellon University Human Computer Interaction Institute for one year. Worked as design researcher at METU Product Usability Unit for five years, and research assistant at METU department of industrial Design for seven years. Current research interests include design for behavior change, design for sustainability, design for well-being and design for the smart home.
Magnus Olsson
Magnus Olsson is a designer and CO-owner of Myra Industrial Design based in Stockholm, Sweden. Magnus has worked at Myra since 2004 and started as a surface designer and prototype manager. During several years of industrial design projects Magnus works as a project leader and lead designer towards local and multinational companies. Magnus has a degree in Surface Design and a second degree in Design modeling. Over the years, Magnus has won several design prices and is holding a number of patents. Magnus has worked a lot with complex medical equipment but also with products for the elderly and people with special needs. In his spare time he spends time with his 2 small children and wife, plays golf and sings in a metal band.