Designing for Human Sustainability

Huang, Yitong; Skatova, Anya; Bedwell, Ben; Rodden, Tom; Shipp, Victoria; Bertenshaw, Emma J.

doi:10.1145/2786567.2794323

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“…Here, given our focus on food practices and particularly on "food consumption" [11], our work explores the potential interaction among self-tracking, refection, and food-oriented sustainable decision making. Although the potential of refection to stimulate sustainable behavior has often been discussed as an alternative to persuasive approaches [7,32,51], to the best of our knowledge little research has focused on the refective practices associated with food-related behaviors [25,48]. Bertran et al [1] identifed that the majority of published research in the Human-Food Interaction (HFI) feld focus on development of new functionality in the digital technology, giving technologies the authority to shape human's food experiences, which might arguably lead to an increasing distancing between people and the impact of their food consumption.…”

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From The Art of Reflection to The Art of Noticing: A Shifting View of Self-Tracking Technologies’ Role in Supporting Sustainable Food Practices

Janghee

Devendorf

Voida

2021

Extended Abstracts of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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This paper explores the possibility of using self-tracking technologies to promote sustainable food habits. To explore socio-cultural aspects in food practices and to understand the potential role of self-tracking tools in participants' everyday lives, we designed and deployed a probe kit with seven participants. We found that (1) participants had difering, and at times conficting, conceptions of what made their diet sustainable; (2) they viewed self-tracking tools as an unobtrusive means to help them achieve a goal-but didn't report that those goals were ever met; and (3) they expressed strong associations between particular eating behaviors and rituals and/or holidays. Refecting on the results and the concept of design (in)action, we suggest an alternative way of designing self-tracking tools for self-refection (i.e., the art of noticing) that might help people draw attention to the impact of their food practices on the environment. We conclude by recommending a shift in focus from traditional and "always-on" self-tracking solutions to everyday practices, holidays, or rituals in which a technological tool could bring more attention to a particular facet of food sustainability. CCS CONCEPTS• Human-centered computing → Human computer interaction (HCI).

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confidence: 99%