HOWTO - Diseño participativo

Consejos para preparar una sesión NO DE USER-TESTING, sino de DISEÑO GUIADO POR EL USUARIO (¡son conceptos distintos!)

Participatory Design (Design Usability Resources) - Information & Design

• Introductions—Participants introduce themselves. The facilitator can set the tone by being first to do so.
• Usability presentation—This is an opportunity to get participants thinking about usability.
• Objectives
  and Expectations. Be clear about the purpose of the workshop, and
  identify what each participant expects as an outcome.
• Identify
  issues—The issues may be with a system to be replaced, or with
  the domain in general. Use affinity diagramming to extract and
  structure the issues.
• Design goals—With the issues in mind, identify the usability goals that the system must meet.
• Scenarios—Scenarios serve to centre the discussion on the actual users. Have participants read and refine the scenarios.
• Paper
  prototyping. Split the group in two and have each spend a short amount
  of time (no more than 20 minutes) working independently on solutions
  that address the selected scenario or scenarios.
• Combine designs. Each group presents its design and the group discusses relative merits.
• Further
  design work. Depending on the outcome of the first prototyping session,
  decide how to use the remaining time most effectively.
• At the end of the workshop, review expectations and objectives to ensure they have been met.
• Document the outcomes as soon as possible.

Be prepared to diverge from the prepared agenda if necessary.