WeSIO: A framework for designing wellbeing-centred sustainable interactions through an object-oriented ontology perspective

In this paper we suggest a divergent design thinking approach inspired by the philosophy of Object-oriented Ontology and Sustainable Interaction Design towards the design of wellbeing-centred sustainable interactions. We introduce Wellbeing-centred Sustainable Interaction Ontology (WeSIO), a design framework that adopts a flat ontological view reframing wellbeing, interactions, technologies, as well as other entities into the design process as autonomous objects within their own ontological existence. Unhinged from user-centeredness, designers are encouraged to unfold hidden qualities of interactions beyond human access. We propose the concept of Affective Ontological Disruption as a critical method that allows designers to disrupt conventional ontologies and engage with the withdrawn qualities of entities within the design practice. Our main purpose is to contribute to the wellbeing of all beings, following a sustainable design perspective in interaction design that honours the equal significance of entities through speculation, disruption and criticism.