Daria Vogel joined the Institute of Information Systems at TU Braunschweig in November 2021 as a research assistant in the Participation Companion project. She was previously part of the team as an assistant researcher. After studying communication design in Aachen (2019), she completed her Master's degree in Transformation Design at the HBK in Braunschweig in September 2021. During her bachelor's degree, she focused on user experience design and human-centred design. Today, she applies design theory and tools in her practice-based work to approach desirable futures through participation and interaction. Previously, she was part of the Sandkasten team at TU Braunschweig. She is also interested in topics such as sustainability, participation and futures and is involved in several projects.