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A picture of a traditional weaving loom made out of wood, with a blue, brown and black patterned belt being woven in it vertically

Ancestral technology ︎︎︎
Using ethnographic tools and inspired by Indigenous research methods, we are building a series of case studies of artifacts made by rural collectives across multiple geographies in Colombia. Groups include farmers, Indigenous and Afro-descendant peoples, and fisherman communities among others.

︎ 2021 - Present
MIT Media Lab | Diversa
Colombia
#PD #STS

Parts for building a solar lamp tagged and laid out on a table

$Photo of a solar lamp hanging from he neck of a person. Next is the same solar lamp attached to a bottle of water which refracts the light into the room$

The value of the “co-” ︎︎︎
In this project, we are providing systematic, multi-year analyses of how participatory experiences in technology design allocate benefits across different groups. We also provide accounts of alternative participatory projects to incentivize new practices within the Participatory Design (PD) field

︎ 2021 - Present
MIT Media Lab
Colombia
#PD #STS

A person lays down sleeping on a couch wearing a sensorized glove and a headband. On a nearby table is a small robot

Dormio︎︎︎
Dormio is a wearable device that uses biosignal tracking to detect hypnagogic sleep states. It uses this information to prompt users with information with the goal to explore the relations between sleep and creativity.

︎ 2017 - 2018
MIT Media Lab
Unites States
#HCI #UX/UI design

Landing page of the retos.co webpage showing a woman weaving wool

Retos ︎︎︎
With the Retos platform, we solve for the long-standing problem of continuity in community-based initiatives in design and engineering by providing a digital platform to document, access, and share key information on local innovation initiatives.

︎ 2018 - Present
Diversa
Colombia
#PD #HCI #UX/UI design

Pedro Reynolds-Cuéllar

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