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2019-09-09
Inspired by principles of sustainable design, slow design, and minimalism, this thesis support document and the accompanying gallery exhibition titled Consumplation contain concepts that aim to improve the human condition while balancing individual, socio-cultural and environmental needs. This...
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Empathy-led Service Design: Imagining Future Health Smart Homes through Co-Design with Older Adults
Download2019-09-06
This project investigates the development of a service for Health Smart Homes (HSHs) from the perspective of Baby Boomers (people born between 1946 and 1964) living in Edmonton, Canada. A Health Smart Home is a home that has been designed for people with special needs employing technology for...
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Transforming the Homeless Counting Process: Mapping and Re-Designing Systems and Experiences Through Service Design
Download2016-12-05
Aidan Rowe (supervisor), Devaki Joshi
Homelessness is a significant issue that has raised a variety of social and economic challenges in Canada and many other countries. This Master of Design research focused on redesigning the homeless counting process in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It focuses on count volunteers' perspectives and...