Design para o bem-estar: desafios enfrentados ao projetar para o estímulo a forças de caráter

Leandro Miletto  Tonetto; Filipe Campelo  Xavier da Costa; Roberta  Rech Mandelli; Bruno  Lorenz; Valentina  Marques da Rosa

doi:10.18682/cdc.vi121.4383

Leandro Miletto Tonetto
Filipe Campelo Xavier da Costa
Roberta Rech Mandelli
Bruno Lorenz
Valentina Marques da Rosa

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18682/cdc.vi121.4383

Keywords: Positive design ; human bienestar ; filosofía del diseño

Abstract

Character strengths are personal traits that indicate how individuals handle adversities. When users apply their strengths in everyday life, their wellbeing tends to increase, which can be stimulated by Design, according to an emerging field defined as Positive Design. This paper aims to investigate challenges faced when designing to stimulate character strengths. Seven graduated professionals, who were also master students, were prepared to design in this field. The research was based on the observation of the designers during the workshops, which had a social issue as stimulus. In these situations, a transgender woman played the role of a user and reported opportunities to increase her wellbeing. The activities were registered in video and observed by three researchers. Results indicate that the projects developed during the workshop were adequate to stimulate the user’s wellbeing and discuss the challenges encountered during the project development.

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