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Design to fail? The reasonably foreseeable failure and misuse

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 May 2024

Harald Schaub  and
Petra Badke-Schaub
Harald Schaub*
Affiliation:
University of Bamberg, Germany
Petra Badke-Schaub
Affiliation:
Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
*
schaub@iabg.de

Abstract

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This paper examines the critical concept of "reasonably foreseeable failures and misuse" in product design. The psychology of failures and the ethical/legal implications are highlighted. The approach aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the challenges associated with integrating reasonably foreseeable user failure and misuse into the design process. By taking a proactive approach to failure and misuse, designers can not only increase product safety, but also stimulate innovation that takes into account a wide range of user behaviour, including in unexpected circumstances.

Keywords

human errorhuman behaviourhuman-centred designsocio-technical systems
Type
Human Behaviour and Design Creativity
Information
Proceedings of the Design Society , Volume 4: DESIGN 2024 , May 2024 , pp. 1055 - 1064
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