Bonded design in the university: Faculty and information technology professionals bonding through participatory design
Valerie Nesset, J. Brice Bible · Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) · 2019
The participatory design approach, Bonded Design (BD), originally developed for use with intergenerational teams provides the framework for the Faculty IT Liaison Program, a project initiated in a large research university to encourage meaningful interaction between faculty and IT professional staff. BD was chosen for its adaptable methodology and its purpose in bringing together two disparate groups in the shared experience of a design team. Study findings indicate that the Bonded Design approach promotes deeper understandings and the generation of design ideas and innovations that might not be considered in a homogeneous peer environment.