Contents
PART I
The rise of design for wellbeing
1 Setting the scene for design for subjective wellbeing
Ann Petermans and Rebecca Cain
2 Wellbeing, happiness and flourishing: Different views on a common goal
Ruth Stevens, Ann Petermans, Anna Pohlmeyer, Rebecca Cain and Jan Vanrie
PART II
Domains in design for wellbeing
3 Designing for people living with dementia
Cathy Treadaway
Ann Petermans, Jan Vanrie, An-Sofie Smetcoren,Gitte Harzé and Jo Broekx
5 Social connectedness, social interaction and the design of interior environments
Tiiu Poldma
6 ‘Joyful journeys’: Putting wellbeing at the centre of future travel
Luke Harmer, Rebecca Cain and Artur Mausbach
7 Healthy eating and behaviour change
Geke Ludden and Sander Hermsen
PART III
Tools, methods and approaches for design for wellbeing
8 Co-design and participatory methods for wellbeing
Emmanuel Tsekleves
9 Creative methods for sustainable design for happiness and wellbeing
Emily Corrigan-Kavanagh and Carolina Escobar-Tello
10 Building Storey/ies: A scenario card game to architecturally design for human flourishing
Ruth Stevens and Pieter M.A. Desmet
11 Mind the gap: A social practice approach to wellbeing-driven design
Holger Klapperich, Matthias Laschke, Marc Hassenzahl, Melanie Becker, Diana Cürlis, Thorsten Frackenpohl, Henning Köhler, Kai Ludwigs and Marius Tippkämper
12 Dilemma-thinking as a means to enhance criticality in design for wellbeing
Deger Ozkaramanli
PART IV
Future challenges for design for wellbeing
13 Mapping research at the intersection of design and mental health
Sarah Kettley and Rachel Lucas
14 Design for wellbeing: An applied approach to housing in later life
An-Sofie Smetcoren, Liesbeth De Donder and Dominique Verté
15 An international perspective on design for wellbeing
Leandro Miletto Tonetto
16 It’s love, my friend! Some reflections on cultivating the positive design plot
Pieter M.A. Desmet