Co-designing Children's Museum Experiences: An explorative study of how museums can actively involve children in design processes to create more engaging museum experiences
Authors
Mühlmann, Saskia Helena ; Madsen, Anne-Sophie
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2023
Submitted on
2023-05-25
Pages
122
Abstract
Med en servicedesign-tilgang—en måde at planlægge tjenester og oplevelser sammen med dem, der skal bruge dem—undersøger afhandlingen, hvordan børn kan ses som eksperter i deres egne oplevelser ved at deltage i design. Fokus er på museer: Hvordan kan de skabe mere engagerende udstillinger og aktiviteter for børn ved at inddrage dem under selve designprocessen, i stedet for kun til sidst som testere? For at forstå praksis og muligheder kombinerer studiet litteraturstudier med interviews med syv museumsprofessionelle og tre eksperter i børnecentreret design. Det belyser fordele, muligheder og udfordringer, som museer møder, når de co-designer med børn—altså designer sammen som partnere. Indsigterne blev afprøvet og vurderet i to co-design-workshops med en fjerdeklasse i folkeskolen, hvor målet var at teste konkrete metoder til at arbejde med børn som designpartnere om en museumsoplevelse. På baggrund af resultaterne foreslår afhandlingen en trinvis designproces med tilhørende metoder, der kan støtte museer i at samskabe børnecentrerede museumsoplevelser med børn i aktive roller.
Using a service design approach—a way of planning services and experiences with and for the people who use them—this thesis examines how children can be treated as experts in their own experiences by taking part in design. The focus is on museums: how they can create more engaging exhibitions and activities for children by involving them during the design process, rather than only at the end as testers. To understand current practice and possibilities, the study combines a literature review with interviews with seven museum professionals and three experts in child-centered design. It explores the benefits, opportunities, and challenges museums face when co-designing with children—that is, designing together as partners. These insights were tried out and evaluated in two co-design workshops with a fourth-grade primary school class, where the goal was to test practical methods for working with children as design partners on a museum experience. Based on the findings, the thesis proposes a step-by-step design process and accompanying methods to help museums co-design child-centered museum experiences with children in active roles.
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