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Dr Michael Stead

Lecturer in Sustainable Design Futures, School of Design Admissions Tutor

  1. 2014
  2. Published

    Participatory citizens and hybrid cities: imagining green spaces in Manchester's Northern Quarter

    Taylor, R., Stead, M., Dunn, N. & Boyko, C., 25/09/2014.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Poster

  3. 2015
  4. Published

    Physical playlist: bringing back the mix-tape

    Burnett, D., Gradinar, A., Porter, J., Stead, M., Coulton, P. & Forrester, I., 14/09/2015, Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2015 : 15th IFIP TC 13 International Conference, Bamberg, Germany, September 14-18, 2015, Proceedings, Part IV. Abascal, J., Barbosa, S., Fetter, M., Gross, T., Palanque, P. & Winckler, M. (eds.). Cham: Springer, p. 72-78 7 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 9299).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  5. Published

    Spimes and speculative design: sustainable product futures today

    Stead, M., 5/11/2015. 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Conference paperpeer-review

  6. 2016
  7. Published

    Design fiction: how to build a Voight Kampff machine

    Sturdee, M., Coulton, P., Lindley, J., Stead, M., Akmal, H. A. & Hudson-Smith, A., 9/05/2016, CHI EA '16 Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems. New York: ACM, p. 375-386 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  8. Published

    A Toaster for Life: using design fiction to facilitate discussion on the creation of a sustainable Internet Of Things

    Stead, M., 27/06/2016, Proceedings of Design Research Society Conference 2016. Lloyd, P. & Bohemia, E. (eds.). Design Research Society, Vol. 8. p. 3049-3068 20 p. (Proceedings of DRS 2016; vol. 8).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  9. 2017
  10. Published

    Design fiction as world building

    Coulton, P., Lindley, J. G., Sturdee, M. & Stead, M., 23/03/2017, Proceedings of Research through Design Conference 2017. p. 0-0 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  11. Published

    Spimes and speculative design: sustainable product futures today

    Stead, M., 1/05/2017, In: Strategic Design Research Journal. 10, 1, p. 12-22 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  12. Published

    HealthBand: campaigning for an open and ethical Internet of Things through an applied process of design fiction

    Stead, M. & Coulton, P., 31/05/2017, Cumulus REDO Conference 2017 Proceedings. p. 696-706 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  13. Published

    Old, Sick And No Health Insurance: Will You Need A Permit To Use Your Homemade Health Wearable?

    Stead, M. & Coulton, P., 10/06/2017, DIS '17 Companion Proceedings of the 2017 ACM Conference Companion Publication on Designing Interactive Systems. Edinburgh: ACM, p. 101-105 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  14. 2018
  15. Published

    Do-It-Yourself Medical Devices: Exploring Their Potential Futures Through Design Fiction

    Stead, M. R., Coulton, P. & Lindley, J. G., 25/06/2018, Proceedings of the Design Research Society Conference 2018. Storni, C., Leahy, K., McMahon, M., Lloyd, P. & Bohemia, E. (eds.). Limerick: Design Research Society, Vol. 6. p. 2511-2523 13 p. (Design Research Society Conference Proceedings 2018; vol. 6).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  16. 2019
  17. Published

    The Little Book of Sustainability for the Internet of Things

    Stead, M. R., Coulton, P., Lindley, J. G. & Coulton, C., 4/02/2019, Lancaster: Imagination Lancaster. 49 p.

    Research output: Book/Report/ProceedingsBook

  18. Published

    Spimes Not Things: A Design Manifesto For A Sustainable Internet Of Things

    Stead, M., Coulton, P. & Lindley, J., 12/04/2019.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Other

  19. Published

    Spimes Not Things: Creating A Design Manifesto For A Sustainable Internet of Things

    Stead, M., Coulton, P. & Lindley, J., 1/06/2019, In: The Design Journal. 22, Suppl. 1, p. 2133-2152 19 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  20. Published

    The Future Is Metahistory: Using Spime-based Design Fiction As A Research Lens For Designing Sustainable Internet of Things Devices

    Stead, M., Coulton, P. & Lindley, J., 2/09/2019, IASDR 2019: Design Revolutions. International Association of Societies of Design Research Conference 2019. 22 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  21. 2020
  22. Published

    Spimes: A Multidimensional Lens for Designing Future Sustainable Internet Connected Devices

    Stead, M., 10/06/2020, Lancaster University. 247 p.

    Research output: ThesisDoctoral Thesis

  23. Published

    Designing For The End of Life of IoT Objects

    Lechelt, S., Gorkovenko, K., Soares, L., Speed, C., Thorp, J. & Stead, M., 6/07/2020, DIS: Designing Interactive Systems 2020. New York: ACM, p. 417-420 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  24. Published

    Edge of Tomorrow: Designing Sustainable Edge Computing

    Stead, M., Gradinar, A., Coulton, P. & Lindley, J., 11/08/2020, Proceedings of the Design Research Society Conference 2020. Situations ed. Brisbane: Design Research Society, Vol. 1. p. 88-110 23 p. 293. (Proceedings of the Design Research Society Conference 2020).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  25. Published

    Must All Things Pass? Designing for the Afterlife of (Internet of) Things

    Stead, M., Gradinar, A. & Coulton, P., 11/12/2020, ThingsCon The State of Responsible Internet of Things Report 2020, 4, p. 45-52 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to specialist publicationArticle

  26. 2021
  27. Published

    Design for Terra-Reforming: Prototyping Environmentally Responsible Socio-technical Futures

    Stead, M., Blaney, A., Gradinar, A., Richards, D. & Bayar, S., 8/10/2021, 14th International Conference of the European Academy of Design: Safe Harbours for Design Research. 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  28. Published

    Edge of Tomorrow: Prometheus Terminal

    Gradinar, A., Stead, M. & Pilling, F., 27/11/2021

    Research output: Exhibits, objects and web-based outputsArtefact

  29. 2022
  30. Published

    Connected Tech: Smart or Sinister?: A Call for Evidence from the Department of Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport

    Townsend, B., Hyde, R., Lindley, J., Stead, M., Coulton, P., Lisinska, J., Moffat, L., Reza Mousavi, M., Ramchurn, G., Shukla, P. & Williams, J., 2022

    Research output: Other contribution

  31. Published

    SUSTAINABLE X SECURE EDGE: Design Guidelines for Future Data-Driven Edge-IoT Devices and Services

    Stead, M., Pilling, F., Gradinar, A. & Ian, F., 16/03/2022, Lancaster: PETRAS Research Centre of Excellence (EP/S035362/1). 14 p.

    Research output: Book/Report/ProceedingsOther report

  32. Published

    A More-than-Human Right-to-Repair

    Stead, M. & Coulton, P., 25/06/2022, DRS2022 Bilbao: Design Research Society Conference 2022. Design Research Society, 21 p. 29

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  33. Published

    Alien Futuring

    Coulton, P. & Stead, M., 5/07/2022.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Abstract

  34. Published

    Synchron Toaster for Life: 1st Gen

    Stead, M. & Coulton, P., 6/07/2022

    Research output: Exhibits, objects and web-based outputsArtefact

  35. Published

    Synchron Toaster for Life: Product Launch Catalogue - Autumn

    Stead, M. & Coulton, P., 6/07/2022

    Research output: Exhibits, objects and web-based outputsArtefact

  36. Published

    ‘Liberate the tractors’: the right to repair movement that’s regaining control of our devices

    Stead, M. & Coulton, P., 22/08/2022

    Research output: Exhibits, objects and web-based outputsWeb publication/site

  37. Published

    The Repair Shop 2049: Mending Things and Mobilising the Solarpunk Aesthetic

    Stead, M., Macpherson-Pope, T. & Coulton, P., 5/09/2022, Branch (EIT Climate KIC, Mozilla Foundation, Climate Action Tech, and the Green Web Foundation), 4.

    Research output: Contribution to specialist publicationArticle

  38. Published

    Edge of Reality game experience

    Stead, M., Pilling, F., Pilling, M., Coulton, P. & Gradinar, A., 17/09/2022

    Research output: Exhibits, objects and web-based outputsArtefact

  39. Published

    Sustainable Technological Futures: Moving beyond a One-World-World perspective

    Stead, M. & Coulton, P., 8/10/2022, NordiCHI 2022: Nordic Human-Computer Interaction Conference. New York: ACM, 17 p. 97

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  40. Published

    Alien Futuring: shifting perspective from a one-world-world to a world of many worlds

    Coulton, P. & Stead, M., 28/10/2022.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Speech

  41. Published

    Preparing to Repair: Using Co-Design and Speculative Design Methods to Explore the Future of IoT Right-to-Repair with Citizens and Communities

    Pilling, M., Stead, M., Gradinar, A., Remy, C. & Macpherson-Pope, T., 2/11/2022, Cumulus Detroit 2022: Design for Adaptation. Cumulus

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  42. Published

    The Prometheus Terminal: Worlding Games for the Adoption of Sustainable Datafication and Cybersecurity practices

    Pilling, F., Stead, M. & Gradinar, A., 2/11/2022, Cumulus Detroit 2022: Design for Adaptation. Cumulus

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  43. Published

    OSKARRR: Data-driven Design Speculations For The Future of Domestic Waste

    Thorp, J., Richards, D., Dunn, N., Stead, M. & Gorkovenko, K., 6/11/2022, [ ] With Design: Reinventing Design Modes: Proceedings of the 9th Congress of the International Association of Societies of Design Research (IASDR 2021). Bruyns, G. & Wei, H. (eds.). Singapore: Springer, p. 2821-2835 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  44. Published

    Prototyping Circular Materials Based on Reprogrammable Matter

    Blaney, A., Richards, D., Gradinar, A. & Stead, M., 6/11/2022, [ ] With Design: Reinventing Design Modes: Proceedings of the 9th Congress of the International Association of Societies of Design Research (IASDR 2021). Bruyns, G. & Wei, H. (eds.). Singapore: Springer, p. 3239-3252 14 p. 209. (IASDR: Congress of the International Association of Societies of Design Research).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  45. Published

    The Repair Shop 2049: Opening Salvo

    Stead, M., Pilling, M. & Macpherson-Pope, T., 14/11/2022

    Research output: Exhibits, objects and web-based outputsArtefact

  46. Published

    More-than-Human-Data Interaction: Bridging Novel Design Research Approaches to Materialise and Foreground Data Sustainability

    Stead, M., Coulton, P., Pilling, F., Gradinar, A., Pilling, M. & Forrester, I., 16/11/2022, Academic Mindtrek 2022 - Proceedings of the 25th International Academic Mindtrek Conference. New York: ACM, p. 62-74 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  47. 2023
  48. Published

    Towards Sustainable Internet of Things Objects: Design Strategies for End-of-Life

    Thorp, J., Lechelt, S., Soares, L., Gorkovenko, K., Speed, C., Stead, M., Dunn, N. & Richards, D., 1/04/2023, Design for Adaptation Cumulus Conference Proceedings Detroit 2022. Lazet, A. (ed.). Cumulus, Vol. 9. p. 622-639 18 p. (Cumulus Conference Proceedings; no. 9).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  49. Published

    Sustainable Transitions for HCI: Technologies, Fictions and Futures

    Stead, M., 28/04/2023.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Conference paperpeer-review

  50. Published

    Tales from the Edge of Reality

    Stead, M., Pilling, M. & Coulton, P., 9/05/2023

    Research output: Exhibits, objects and web-based outputsArtefact

  51. Published

    The Repair Shop 2049: Co-Designing Sustainable and Equitable Transitions for Smart Device Repair with and for Local Communities

    Stead, M., Pilling, M., Macpherson-Pope, T. & Coulton, P., 31/05/2023, 5th Product Lifetimes And The Environment Conference Proceedings: PLATE 2023.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  52. Published

    The Repair Shop 2049 LED Badge Soldering Kit

    Stead, M., Pilling, M. & Macpherson-Pope, T., 8/07/2023

    Research output: Exhibits, objects and web-based outputsArtefact

  53. Published

    Sustainability: Designing for a Technological Utopia or Dystopia?

    Stead, M., 25/09/2023, Flourish By Design. Dunn, N., Cruickshank, L. & Coupe, G. (eds.). London: Routledge

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  54. Published

    UbiFix: Tackling Repairability Challenges in Smart Devices

    Sailaja, N., Castle-Green, T., Coulton, P., Stead, M., Lindley, J., Urquhart, L. & Paris Darzentas, D., 8/10/2023, UbiComp/ISWC 2023 Adjunct - Adjunct Proceedings of the 2023 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing and the 2023 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computing: UbiComp/ISWC '23. New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), p. 802-806 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  55. Published

    Fixing the Future: Cultivating a Capacity to Repair IoT Devices through Experiential Futures

    Pilling, M., Stead, M., Coulton, P. & MacPherson-Pope, T., 13/10/2023, International Association of Societies of Design Research Congress: Life-Changing Design. Design Research Society, 16 p. 168

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  56. Published

    A Technologically Sustainable, Responsible and Smarter Home

    Stead, M., 22/12/2023, Future Home: Trends, Innovations and Disruptors in Housing Design. Moreno-Rangel, A. & Dalton, R. (eds.). 1st ed. London: Routledge

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

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