In this Design for Politics project, three interactive tools are designed to stimulate deliberative democracy: they enable citizens to be heard regarding issues that affect the city, thus working together with the city government on the future of their city. Design for Politics is the fourth edition of the international design summer school Light through Culture (LTC), a collaboration between the University of Siena, the Department of Industrial Design, TU/e and Interactive Institute Umeå, in which social and cultural themes are explored through innovative technologies.

1. Siena,
May
5-­‐16,
2014
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presenta5on
Eindhoven,
June
12,
2014

2. Organisers:
Patrizia
Mar5
Nigel
Papworth
Ambra
TroGo
Evert
Wolters
Caroline
Hummels
!

3. Three
interac5ve
tools
are
designed
that
enable
ci5zens
to
discuss
and
express
their
opinion
on
issues
that
affect
the
city,
thus
working
together
with
city
governance
on
the
future
of
their
city.

4. Design
for
Poli5cs
is
the
fourth
edi5on
of
the
interna5onal
design
summer
school
Light
through
Culture
(LTC)
!

5. Light
through
Culture
(LtC)
An
interna5onal
design
summer
school
ran
by
three
ins5tu5ons,
in
which
social
and
cultural
themes
are
explored
through
innova5ve
technologies.
!
hGp://www.patriziamar5.it/?p=57

6. LtC: A mul4disciplinary
and
mul4cultural
environment
!
Department
of
Social,
Poli5cal
and
Cogni5ve
Science,
University
of
Siena
!
Department
of
Industrial
Design,
Eindhoven
University
of
Technology
!
Interac5ve
Ins5tute
Umeå.

7. University
of
Siena
since
1240.
!
Faculty
of
Humani5es
since
1970.
!
Department
of
Social,
Poli5cal
and
Cogni5ve
Science
since
2012.
University
of
Siena

8. Mul4disciplinary
and
mul4cultural
environment
!
Plurality
of
scien5fic
and
methodological
approaches
that
cut
across
tradi5onal
scholarly
disciplines.
!
Interac4on
Design
Area
-­‐
Competences
Interac5on
Design
Engineering
Physical
Compu5ng
Web
design
Psychology
Philosophy
University
of
Siena

9. VISION
!
To
intertwine
design,
technology
and
culture
with
an
aesthe5c
and
value-­‐related
orienta5on.
Culture
shapes
and
affects
every
aspect
of
life,
with
subtle
nuances.
It
is
about
values,
lifestyles
and
heritage.
It
requires
extensive
research
and
theore5cal
understanding.
University
of
Siena

10. dep.
of Industrial
Design/TU
Technische
Universiteit
Eindhoven
University
of
Technology
eDepartment
of
Industrial
Design,
University
of
Technology
Eindhoven

11. Designing
Quality
in
Interaction
group dep.
of Industrial
Design/TU
Technische
Universiteit
Eindhoven
University
of
Technology
e

12. dep.
of Industrial
Design/TU
Technische
Universiteit
Eindhoven
University
of
Technology
e
interactive
products
product
service
systems
installations
frameworks,
methods
&
tools

13. www.tii.se
Umeå, Sweden

14. who we are in umeå
interaction design

15. focus
engagement
embodiment
experience
ethics

16. Light
through
Culture
is
an
interna5onal
design
school
that
aims
at
weaving,
through
design,
innova5ve
technologies
and
culture
into
a
new
canvas
for
making
and
thinking.
!
-­‐
To
educate
students
in
a
rich
socio-­‐cultural
environment
towards
a
new
crabsmanship.
-­‐
To
build
“spaces
for
reflec5on”
in
the
city,
by
crea5ng
public
events.
-­‐
To
reflect
on
cultural
values
through
bodily
experiences.
goal
of
Light
through
Culture
(LtC)

17. Design
can
play
a
fundamental
role
in
bridging
the
newest
technologies
and
culture,
with
the
objec5ve
of
contribu5ng
to
an
inclusive,
innova5ve
and
reflec5ve
society.
!
Through
interac5ve
and
embodied
experiences,
design
can
provoke
and
boost
a
cultural
shib,
based
on
a
new
sensi5vity
and
awareness
on
cultural
values.

18. 2011
-­‐
Santa
Maria
della
Scala:
The
Pilgrimage
hGps://vimeo.com/23830663
!
2012
-­‐
Santa
Maria
della
Scala:
Experiencing
Human
Rights
hGps://vimeo.com/50476772
!
2013
-­‐
Fondazione
Monte
dei
Paschi:
La
Ballata
delle
donne
hGps://vimeo.com/71131822
!
2014
-­‐
Siena
Design
for
Poli5cs
hGps://vimeo.com/98062969

19. Design
as
poli4cs
!
How
ci5zens
can
be
involved
to
envision
the
future
of
their
city?
!
Constant
dialogue
between
ci5zens
and
governments.
!
Delibera5ve
democracy
!
Outcome:
video
of
3
interac5ve
installa5ons
will
be
sent
to
the
European
Parliament
as
a
contribu5on
of
young
designers
to
the
European
poli5cs.

20. Context
of
Design
for
Poli4cs
!
-­‐
Par5cipa5ng
ins5tu5ons
come
from
three
different
physical
loca5ons
-­‐
The
project
is
hosted
in
Siena
-­‐
Mul5ple
par5cipa5ng
cultures
(>7)

21. Video
is
available
at:
hGps://vimeo.com/98062969

26. DESIGN AS POLITICS
ARVID JENSE
EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
TRIEUVY LUU
EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
MICHELE TITTARELLI
UNIVERSITY OF SIENA
ROSA DE PIANO
UNIVERSITY OF SIENA

27. GOAL OF THE PROJECT
TO SUPPORT DELIBERATIVE PROCESSES IN SHARING CITIZENS’
OPINIONS ON THE “HOT TOPICS” IN THE CITY LIFE

28. TAKE AWAY OF OUR VIDEO
DIALOGUE
PRIVATE AND PUBLIC DIMENSIONS
SITUATE THE PROBLEM IN ITS CONTEXT

29. GIVE VOICE TO THE CITY IN THE CITY
EXPRESS AND SHARE VALUES
REDUCE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN CITIZENS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

30. aesthetics of politics
the beauty of consensus
Jeroen Peeters | NL | PhD Student
Interactive Institute Swedish ICT
Matteo Sirizzotti | IT | MA Student
University of Siena
Anouk van Ranst | BE | MA Student
Eindhoven University of Technology

31. aesthetic enabler for
deliberative democracy

32. physicalizing reaching
consensus through opinions

33. phsyicalizing and visualizing
values and arguments in discussion

34. insights into shared values
and the process of persuasion

35. Pierangelo
Isernia
Iolanda
Romano
Debora
Barbagli
Iolanda
Iacono
Archivio
di
Stato
di
Siena
(Carla
Zarrilli)
Contrada
della
Lupa
(Alessandro
Gronchi
and
SimoneGa)
This
project
was
made
possible
with
help
of

36. For
more
informa5on
contact:
!
Caroline
Hummels
c.c.m.hummels@tue.nl
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Patrizia
Mar5:
patrizia.mar5@unisi.it