title: Interdisciplinary engagement with inclusive design - the Challenge Workshops model.
abstract: The DBA Inclusive Design Challenge and the Challenge Workshops organised by the lead author has exposed numerous design teams to the benefit of working with extreme users - this paper will analyse the challenges and benefits of this approach to inclusive design and suggest how the lessons learned from competition can be transferred into design practice.
authors.affiliation: Helen Hamlyn Centre, Royal College of Art, United Kingdom. Electronic address: julia.cassim@rca.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cassim
authors.affiliation: Brunel University, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dong
mesh_terms: D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D004493:Education; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000379:methods*; D006804:Ergonomics / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D007857:Leadership
keywords: Inclusive design; Participatory methodologies; User engagement