Some recommended links
A video of the 'extraodinary lecture' by Elizabeth Shove and others explaining how selected concepts from the social sciences can shed a different light on how especially politics approach climate change issues.
An interesting project called Save Food from the Fridge by designer Jihyun Ryou on incorporating traditional knowledge - on food storage - in products.
A video of the IASDR presentation 'Product-Friendly User Design: A Critical Discourse on User-Centered Methodology' by Alex Zakkas and his project website.
An innovative way of making social theory accessible and understandable for students and a wider audience in general is the Theoretical Theater idea developed and wonderfully executed by a group of courageous researchers at the University of East Anglia. The video features four (groups of) personified theories, rational choice theory, social psychology, practice theory and systems theory engaging in a lively debate.
Publications
Kuijer, Lenneke, Annelise de Jong, and Daan van Eijk. “Practices as a Unit of Design: An Exploration of Theoretical Guidelines in a Study on Bathing.” Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction 20, no. 4 (2013): 22.
Kuijer, Lenneke, and Annelise de Jong. “Identifying Design Opportunities for Reduced Household Resource Consumption: Exploring Practices of Thermal Comfort.” Journal of Design Research 10, 1/2 (2012): 67-85
Kuijer, Lenneke, and Annelise M. de Jong. “Practice Theory and Human-Centered Design: A Sustainable Bathing Example.” In Nordes2011, edited by Tiina Härkäsalmi, Ilpo Koskinen, Ramia Mazé, Ben Matthews, Jung-Joo Lee, 221-27. Helsinki, Finland: School of Art and Design, Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland, 2011.
Kuijer, Lenneke. “Exploring Practices of Thermal Comfort for Sustainable Design.” In CHI2011. Vancouver, Canada: ACM, 2011.
Kuijer, Lenneke, Julien McHardy, and Kakee Scott. “The Challenge of the Bucket Wash: Creating Desirable Sustainable Practices.” In 7th International Conference on Design & Emotion, edited by Organising Committee of the 7th International Conference on Design & Emotion. Chicago: IIT Institute of Design, 2010.
Kuijer, Lenneke, and Annelise de Jong. “Exploring Sustainable Practices with Trigger-Products; a Case of Staying Warm at Home.” In Knowledge collaboration & learning for sustainable innovation, Proceedings ERSCP-EMSU conference, edited by J. Quist R. Wever, A. Tukker, J. Woudstra, F. Boons, N. Beute. Delft: Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, 2010.
Kuijer, Lenneke, and Annelise de Jong. “A Practice Oriented Approach to User Centred Sustainable Design.” In Sixth International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing 541-46. Sapporo, Japan: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2009.
Co-authored publications
Scott, Kakee, Jonathan Bean, and Lenneke Kuijer. “Teaching Practice Theory and Sustainability in the Design Studio.” In NCCR, 2012.
Zakkas, Alex, Stella Boes, and Lenneke Kuijer. “Product-Friendly User Design: A Critical Discourse on User-Centered Methodology.” In Diversity and Unity: Proceedings of IASDR2011, the 4th World Conference on Design Research, edited by N.F.M. Roozenburg, L.L. Chen and P.J. Stappers. Delft, The Netherlands, 2011.
De Borja, Juan, Lenneke Kuijer, and Walter Aprile. “Sustainable Systems Innovations in Households’ Food Acquisition Activities: A Practice Oriented Approach.” In ERSCP-EMSU Knowledge collaboration & learning for sustainable innovation, edited by J. Quist R. Wever, A. Tukker, J. Woudstra, F. Boons, N. Beute. Delft, The Netherlands: Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, 2010.
Matsuhashi, Noriko, Lenneke Kuijer, and Annelise de Jong. “A Culture-Inspired Approach to Gaining Insights for Designing Sustainable Practices.” In EcoDesign 2009: Sixth International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing 547-52. Sapporo, Japan: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2009.