Erik Grönvall (Ph.D.) is Associate Professor and Head of the Co-design research group at the IT University of Copenhagen. His research is situated within the Human Computer Interaction domain and is often co-design drien. Erik researches the role technology has in everyday life, the notion of participation, democratic design approaches, and how technology can be designed to better align with the capabilities and needs of diverse users and organizations. Erik has 20 years of experience doing innovation and co-design research in healthcare and has applied his research in the social services domain for the last six years.