Articles by Sampsa Hyysalo

Dr. Hyysalo is professor of CoDesign in the Department of Design, Aalto University. His research interest is in the interplay between designers and users in the development of new products and services. His work combines design research, science & technology studies, and innovation studies. He has published about 70 articles and book chapters, and five books.

Cumulative and Combined: Analyzing Methods Use in a Human-Centered Design Mature Company

Abstract Human-centered design (HCD) has developed an impressive number of methods for gaining a better understanding of the users throughout the design process. The dominant orientation in HCD research has been to develop and validate individual methods. However, there has been growing amount of criticism towards this dominant orientation, as companies and designers seldom design […] [Read More]