@inproceedings{ChowDoerrenbaecherPoikolainenRosenetal., author = {Chow, Rosan and D{\"o}rrenb{\"a}cher, Judith and Poikolainen Ros{\´e}n, Anton and Yoo, Daisy and Eriksson, Eva and Hassenzahl, Marc}, title = {Paradoxes, tensions and challenges in decentering the human : re-examining concepts, practices, methods and artifacts in More-Than-Human-Design}, series = {DIS'25 Companion Proceedings of the 2025 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference : designing for a sustainable ocean}, booktitle = {DIS'25 Companion Proceedings of the 2025 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference : designing for a sustainable ocean}, publisher = {ACM}, address = {New York, USA}, isbn = {9798400714863}, doi = {10.1145/3715668.3734160}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-84871}, pages = {23 -- 25}, abstract = {In recent years, More-Than-Human-Design (MTHD) has gained traction in HCI, as exemplified by a growing body of workshops and publications. As this nascent field progresses, unresolved conceptual and practical methodological challenges continue to surface. It is time for MTHD researchers to critically revisit underlying assumptions, concepts and processes that shape their work. This one-day workshop invites the DIS community to engage in two key areas: a critical discussion on anthropocentrism, a core yet multifaceted concept in MTHD, and the presentation of practical work that either reveals paradoxes within MTHD - concerning how to decenter humans and how to engage with more-than-human actors - or explores constructive ways to navigate these paradoxes. Through mapping and discussing the challenges, we aim to identify patterns and shared concerns. The workshop will culminate in an open-ended Archive of Tensions, accessible via the workshop website, serving as a collective resource for ongoing reflection and inquiry. Furthermore, the Archive will be presented in an online event and the results will be published as an article.}, subject = {More-Than-Human}, language = {en} }