Empathy or Inclusion: A Dialogical Approach to Socially Responsible Design

摘要: IntroductionThere are many definitions and practices that could come under the umbrella term of socially responsible design (SRD). This article presents a dialogical approach to designing, an goes beyond supporting "others" with whom designers involved empathically. Nothing is stated against these important initiatives; our contribution intends only highlight practice SRD focuses on designer's responsibility towards his/her own local context. It means using their skills develop solutions improve both conditions those who live in same perspective may enrich theory SRD, specifically considering difference between empathy inclusion as defined by Martin Buber.Designers called upon be answering others' needs (Papanek, 1985; Margolin & Margolin, 2002). The focus placed processes other people's life circumstances hence, for example, health (obesity, diabetes), or living (marginalized underserved populations). Design social innovation sustainability (Manzini, 2007), which considered here example stresses activity able recognize support developed autonomously groups people solve problems contexts, but does not capability do same. Other approaches, gathered definition transformation (Burns, Cottam, Vanstone, Winhall, 2006), thinking societal includes procedures gain insight into patients' communities' experiences identify unmet needs. However, despite well recognized value empathic practices, bring closer needs, this correspond approach, aims explore seek "fully present" reality where they designing. Considering Buberian interpretative framework, inclusiveness, i.e., "It"--that I can also describe manifest with--but emerges "Thou" dialogue. Through presentness concreteness meeting "other" dialogue, it possible see things, places "in uniqueness selves, already filtered through mental categories purposes knowledge use" (Friedman, 1955/2002, p. 199).This say have never used face problems. crime (Davey, Wootton, Cooper, Press, 2005) offers research focused challenge (crime) problem shared all concerned, including designer himself. Neither we assert designers' personal involvement has been before. Council's RED unit type 2 diabetes work unit's project: "How you explain your condition others? Have any innovative approaches managing yourself? Do ideas new services?" (Vanstone, 2004). What proposed consolidation specific targeted dissemination contexts (SRD rooted practice) fostering inclusive designers. based two theoretical references. Together express what incorporates concept rootedness (Weil, 1949/2002) along (Buber, 1947/2006).To define organized three main sections: first, present overview key SRD; next, clarify meant relations; finally methodological framework results exploration use carried out campus authors' university. …