Abstract
Life-based design (LBD) turns traditional technical
design and development thinking upside down - or, to be
more precise, places it on its feet. The process of
design thinking should focus first on asking what is
needed in life and how people wish to live, and
thereafter on what kinds of technologies can serve this
goal. Most technological ideas can be explained by 'a
human need', but not all technical solutions can be
justified in terms of the benefits of the good life. LBD
thinking, by defining the contents of relevant knowledge
in relation to different forms of life, meets the human
needs of a modern society and contributes to improving
the quality of life of its citizens. The first question
that innovators, designers and developers following LBD
should ask is how they can improve the quality of human
life and design a good life.
| Original language | English |
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| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Number of pages | 267 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-137-53047-9 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-137-53046-2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
| MoE publication type | C1 Separate scientific books |
Keywords
- life-based design
- design thinking
- human-technology interaction
- HCI
- HTI