A Participatory Design Method Integrating Structured Representation and Design Scheme Clustering

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10.2991/978-2-38476-577-5_129How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Participatory Design with Children; Axiomatic Design; Structured Representation; Generative toolkit

Abstract

Children’s expressions in Participatory Design with Children (PDC) are often unstructured and difficult to quantify, which limits systematic comparison and decision making across diverse design outcomes. This study focuses on an integrated children’s study desk and proposes a PDC approach that integrates structured representation, design scheme clustering, and multi-criteria evaluation. A unified design parameter system is established using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Axiomatic Design (AD). It is then translated into a participatory design toolkit that supports children’s expression under explicit parameter constraints. Children’s design schemes are quantitatively encoded and clustered to identify similarities and differences. The Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to an Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) is applied to support multi-criteria decision making. The results indicate that the proposed method enables quantitative analysis and comparison of children’s design outcomes while preserving their creative expression.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ge Tang
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/05/15
TI  - A Participatory Design Method Integrating Structured Representation and Design Scheme Clustering
BT  - Proceedings of the 2026 5th International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities and Arts (SSHA 2026)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1277
EP  - 1286
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-577-5_129
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-577-5_129
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