“Le design social: une sociologie des associations par le design? [Social Design: A Sociology of Association by Design? Case Study of Two Codesign Experiences for Account of Two Montreal Public Libraries]”
Christophe Abrassart, Philippe Gauthier, Sébastien Proulx, & Marie D. Martel
Published June 2015
Abstract
This paper presents a study begun in fall 2013 of the conditions, issues and effects of incorporating principles of open innovation and, more particularly, the design and co-design approach, into the development of institutions like public libraries. It first outlines an original pragmatic theory of social design, on the boundary between design and sociology, as the sociology of associations by design. It then presents two action research codesign processes carried out in 2014 as part of City of Montreal library renovation projects.
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Abrassart, C., Gauthier, P., Proulx, S. & Martel, M. D. (2015). Le design social: une sociologie des associations par le design? Le cas de deux démarches de codesign dans des projets de rénovation des bibliothèques de la Ville de Montréal [Social Design: A Sociology of Association by Design? Case Study of Two Codesign Experiences for Account of Two Montreal Public Libraries]. Lien social et Politiques, (73), 117-138.