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Mel Woods

DJCAD, University of Dundee

 

Co-Investigator

Mel has developed and explored interaction between people to support discovery, foster creativity and affect. Throughout her academic career she has sustained a critical enquiry in art and design, creating digital artifacts, prototypes and exhibits using novel methods and evaluation techniques. She presents and publishes nationally and internationally and recently won the Imperica Prize 2013 for Installation using data from the British Library ‘Booksight’ at British Computer Society, EVA Conference, London

Mel has extensive experience leading interdisciplinary teams across art, design, computer science (Artificial Intelligence, Open Data and Semantic Web) HCI and ethnography, and regularly works with external agencies, businesses and communities. She has worked with NESTA and The Cultural Enterprise Office as a mentor for entrepreneurs in the creative industries.In this sense she aims to position her interdisciplinary approach to questions with direct application to benefit business, culture and society.

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m.j.woods@dundee.ac.uk
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Publications

2013: The pop-up ethnographer: Roles of the researcher in temporary spaces

Proceedings of the Ethnographic Praxis in Industry Conference. EPIC 2013, London 15-18 September 2013, pp.175-190.

More information on Design in Action authors: Dr Suzy Prior, Mel Woods, Debbie Maxwell

2014: Informing a framework towards co-design within business models

Paper presented at AHRC KE Hubs for the Creative Economy Conference. Lancaster, United Kingdom. 30th – 31st October 2014.

More information on Design in Action authors: Chris Speed, Mel Woods

 

group tacit knowledge 3D printing pedagogies Knowledge exchange social innovation data Storytelling design innovation Workbased learning creative potential Physical and Digital Environment Design support ICT Technology Food artists Co-Creation Interaction Online learning Food Sector intellectual property Gamification environment Digital Design Management design thinking creative industries economics Design Wellbeing Design Promotion learning service design value Communications Sport Bitcoin Finance Internet of things Industry Public Policy Design Research Culture Professional Practice Marketing Entrepreneurship cryptocurrencies Rural communities HR SMEs student engagement Social Metrics sustainability social design space appropriation Operations Creative Concept Development practice-led e-learning physiology creativity Administration Mobile Development temporary spaces business Participation meaning creation Communities of Practice failure collaboration innovation