The design of an inclusive product lifecycle is important for empowering stakeholders through their meaningful inclusion in lifecycle processes. To achieve this, the inclusion of stakeholders must be structured in a way that supports their empowerment. Inclusivity addresses the lifecycle context to improve how diverse stakeholders are included across phases, supporting their empowerment. This study aims to build on current inclusive design approaches, which often focus on empowering users through the use of products. It proposes inclusive lifecycle processes as a way to empower a wider range of stakeholders for sustainable development. We apply a novel framework to real-life case studies from the literature to identify the dimensions of empowerment and inclusivity. By analysing the relationships between these dimensions, we propose specific metrics that show strong causal connections. These metrics allow measurable outcomes to support the fair development of stakeholders. Measuring inclusivity and empowerment can serve as a foundation for supporting sustainability, dignity, well-being, and fair stakeholder development, which are explored further in Part 2 and Part 3 of this study. This study contributes to design science by expanding the understanding of inclusive design through stakeholder inclusion in lifecycle phases and by shifting the focus from product to process design.

翻译：包容性产品生命周期的设计对于通过让利益相关者有意义地参与生命周期过程来实现赋权至关重要。为实现这一目标，利益相关者的参与必须以支持其赋权的方式进行结构化安排。包容性针对生命周期情境，旨在改进不同利益相关者在各阶段的参与方式，从而支持其赋权。本研究旨在拓展当前通常关注通过产品使用来赋权用户的包容性设计方法，提出将包容性生命周期过程作为更广泛利益相关者实现可持续发展的赋权途径。我们运用一个新颖的框架分析文献中的实际案例，以识别赋权与包容性的维度。通过分析这些维度间的关联，我们提出了具有强因果关联的具体指标。这些指标能够提供可量化的结果，以支持利益相关者的公平发展。对包容性与赋权的度量可作为支持可持续性、尊严、福祉及利益相关者公平发展的基础，这将在本研究的第二部分和第三部分深入探讨。本研究通过扩展对生命周期阶段中利益相关者参与的包容性设计的理解，并将焦点从产品设计转向过程设计，为设计科学做出了贡献。