Technical innovations should support people in their everyday activities. The development of these systems requires corresponding insights into user practices , contexts and needs. The insider knowledge of users as experts concerning their living conditions is highly valuable for innovating technical systems. For this purpose, research designs for user participation in development processes are required, with which not only the data collection, but also their preparation and evaluation are adapted to the research objective. The paper presents a guideline, which aims to support the setup of suitable user research studies in user-centered design practice.
«Technical innovations should support people in their everyday activities. The development of these systems requires corresponding insights into user practices , contexts and needs. The insider knowledge of users as experts concerning their living conditions is highly valuable for innovating technical systems. For this purpose, research designs for user participation in development processes are required, with which not only the data collection, but also their preparation and evaluation are adapt...
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