Sharing Design Agency with Local Partners in Participatory Design
Chiara Del Gaudio
https://unisinos.academia.edu/ChiaraDelGaudio
Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
Chiara Del Gaudio is a designer and post-doctoral researcher in Design at UNISINOS (Universidade do vale do Rio dos Sinos, Porto Alegre, Brazil). She holds a Bachelor degree and an MSc in Design from Politecnico di Milano, and a PhD in Design from PUC-Rio (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). Her research focuses on participatory design (PD) and social innovation. In this perspective, she investigates the main obstacles and the necessary conditions for the designer’s social action.
Carlo Franzato
https://unisinos.academia.edu/CarloFranzato
Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
Brazil
Carlo Franzato is a designer, holds a PhD in Design from Politecnico di Milano, and Professor in Design at UNISINOS (Universidade do vale do Rio dos Sinos, Porto Alegre, Brazil). His research focuses on complex collaborative design networks developed by designers, other professionals, organisations and institutions, users, and citizens.
Alfredo Jefferson de Oliveira
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Brazil
Alfredo Jefferson de Oliveira is a Professor in Design at PUC-Rio (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). His research focuses on design for environmental and social sustainability through a CoDesign approach.