Co-speculating the potential of technology in community sharing through more-than-human approach
PhD project
PhD student:
Supervisors:
Susan Lechelt (Design Informatics), Bettina Nissen (Design Informatics)
Outputs from this project
Forthcoming!
Community sharing challenges the traditional ownership model by redistributing unused resources within a community. However, community-sharing technologies are often designed from an anthropocentric perspective, prioritising a smooth experience, efficiency, and growth. What alternative role could technology play in fostering community sharing in the future?
Inspired by earlier works that intentionally incorporate ‘frictions’ into design and adopt an agential perspective on human-object relationships, which see objects as co-performers in shaping phenomena. We created Senito, a speculative drill that uses its actions and speech to encourage accountability, foster community, and enhance sharing culture. Rather than offering a specific solution, this project investigates how a more-than-human-centred design approach can influence communal sharing practices and create new imaginaries about the role of technology in community sharing.
Project dates: 2023 – 2026






