Hi. 你好. Ni-hao. I’m Yuxiang(Winnie) Zhai.

I'm a researcher and designer. I'm currently focusing on Participatory Design that empowers older adults through co-speculation. In my previous works, I have explored how the strengths and experiences of older adults are highlighted and stimulated in collaborations with designers. As participants in the design process, older adults act as the "experts" of their communities. Through the “Critique" and "Envision" emphasized in Speculative Design, a platform for imaginative discourse could be created to conceptualize possibilities for the future digital aging society through the lens of these older individuals' experiences.

I’m currently in the second year of my Ph.D at The Future Laboratory of Tsinghua University in China, mentored by Professor Jeung Jihong from the Research Center for Aging User Experience and Service System Design (AeX). My previous work has also covered community-based participatory design and multiple role-empowerment design methods.

Based on my previous academic experience in Industrial Design and Media Arts, I also have done some fun interactive media works that might manifest some of my pie-in-the-sky ideas.

Feel free to come and have fun with me :) . E-mail me: diyx22@mails.tsinghua.edu.cn

Welcome check my CV here