jointdesign
Jointdesign is a collaborative design approach that seeks to integrate diverse perspectives from across disciplines and user groups to shape products, services, and environments. It emphasizes early and ongoing participation by stakeholders, co-creation, and shared decision-making to ensure solutions address technical feasibility, user experience, and strategic objectives.
Origin and scope: The term has been used in design research and product development to describe processes
Methods: Common activities include multi-stakeholder workshops, co-design sessions, rapid prototyping, and design sprints. Tools such as
Applications: Used in software and hardware product development, service design, urban planning, healthcare device development, and
Benefits: Aligns technical capabilities with user needs, accelerates consensus, reduces late-stage changes, and improves uptake and
Challenges: Requires time and facilitation, clear governance, and conflict resolution. Balancing diverse priorities, coordinating schedules, managing