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Co-design in China: Implications for Users, Designers and Researchers

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A significant shift in design has led to increased emphasis on and involvement of the user as a critical resource and a source of inspiration for the designer (McDonagh 2008).

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The research was sponsored by the Shanghai Pujiang Scholarship Scheme. We thank all the users, designers and design students for their contribution to this study.

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Yuan, S., Dong, H. (2014). Co-design in China: Implications for Users, Designers and Researchers. In: Langdon, P., Lazar, J., Heylighen, A., Dong, H. (eds) Inclusive Designing. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05095-9_21

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