Abstract
Efforts to co-create real spaces of epistemic justice are essential. In the health and social services sector, the transformation of clinical practice paradigms towards greater integration of the patient voice in decision-making must now percolate beyond care. Organizational practices and technological innovations implemented in this sector must be thought through by, with and for service users and their care partners. In particular, in a context of demographic aging, the voice of seniors in the development of innovations that concern them must be heard and considered. To achieve this, practices promoting epistemic justice must be adopted. With this in mind, Living Labs can be an interesting option. A Living Lab is an open innovation research method that promotes a process of co-creation with end-users in real-life conditions, and relies on an ecosystem of public-private-citizen partnerships. The aim of this paper is to present a Living Lab project to develop a technosocial innovation to put seniors at the center of health communications concerning them. This process was carried out over a four-year period with three committees (advisory, research and co-development) in which seniors were actively involved. This research provides an opportunity to discuss this space by making links with epistemic justice spaces.
Presenters
Marie-Michèle LordProfesseur, Ergothérapie, Universite du Québec à Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada Rébecca Gaudet
Research Professional, Occupational Therapy, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada Marie-Josée Drolet
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières Valérie Poulin
Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
KEYWORDS
Living lab, Epeistemic justice, Aging, Innovation
