Research Project as Boundary Object: negotiating the conceptual design of a tool for International Development

Light, Ann; Anderson, Theresa Dirndorfer

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“…Members' contributions are crucial, not only in attending and following Sue's lead, but in shaping goals and setting a tone for the reflective work. Light et al [16] note the semi arbitrary nature of co-design, where the group determines the theme/problem and this then determines the group. We saw this process here.…”

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Exploring the dynamics of ownership in community-oriented design projects

Light

Hill

Hansen

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Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Communities and Technologies

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Northumbria University has developed Northumbria Research Link (NRL) to enable users to access the University's research output. Copyright © and moral rights for items on NRL are retained by the individual author(s) and/or other copyright owners. Single copies of full items can be reproduced, displayed or performed, and given to third parties in any format or medium for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-profit purposes without prior permission or charge, provided the authors, title and full bibliographic details are given, as well as a hyperlink and/or URL to the original metadata page. The content must not be changed in any way. Full items must not be sold commercially in any format or medium without formal permission of the copyright holder. The full policy is available online: http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/policies.html This document may differ from the final, published version of the research and has been made available online in accordance with publisher policies. To read and/or cite from the published version of the research, please visit the publisher's website (a subscription may be required.) Exploring the dynamics of ownership in communityoriented design projects ABSTRACTThis paper contributes an exploration of ownership as a dynamic process in community-oriented projects. We use case study accounts of two design projects to consider participation in contexts where social structure is relevant to design outcomes. In studying these dynamics, we consider four aspects: what motivates ownership; how ownership transitions; structures to support ownership; and facilitating efficacy among participants. Specifically, we study the contribution of a Danish research team to the production of a media façade for a Swedish municipality and how British researchers engaged community groups in making internet radio podcasts to share insight. We examine the complexity of the social process involved and trace patterns of change, before concluding with pragmatic and ethical reasons for technology design to pay attention to ownership issues.

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Exploring the dynamics of ownership in community-oriented design projects

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“…Further, the recognition of the consequences of boundaries and the authority and agency that are designed into processes and materials (e.g. Light & Anderson, 2009;Kimble et al, 2010) extends the theory into critical authoring and making of systems, artefacts, documents, concepts and other objects.…”

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“…Westbrook & Finn, 2012;Worrall, 2013;Fleischmann, 2006) and computer supported cooperative work (e.g. Roth & McGinn 1998;Light & Anderson, 2009). …”

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Boundary objects in information science

Huvila

Anderson

Jansen

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Boundary objects are abstract or physical artefacts that exist in the liminal spaces between adjacent communities of people. The theory of BOs was originally introduced by Star and Griesemer in a study on information practices at the Berkeley Museum of Vertebrate Zoology but has since been adapted in a broad range of research contexts in a large number of disciplines including the various branches of information science. The aim of this review article is to present an overview of the state of the art of information science research informed by the theory of BOs, critically discuss the notion, and propose a structured overview of how the notion has been applied in the study of information.

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“…An emphasis on a transnational lens suggests an important resistance to thinking of ''other cultures'' as phenomena Introduction 3 that simply happen ''out there'' in the world (Taylor, 2011). This requires decentering the researcher's or designer's sense of working from a privileged position, reaching out to communities in need, and shifting instead to a sense of researchers, designers, and communities as moving parts of an interconnected network (Light & Anderson, 2009).This special issue of Human-Computer Interaction is dedicated to exploring how and why a transnational lens matters to the study, design, and development of computational systems. We consider this theoretical perspective in terms of both present technology use to construct and manage transnational relations and processes, and the possibilities such a lens opens for future research and design.…”

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Introduction to This Special Issue on Transnational HCI

Shklovski¹,

Vertesi²,

Lindtner³

2013

Human–Computer Interaction

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It is not surprising that HCI researchers are attracted to the role of technology in global processes as many of us already live inherently transnational lives. While the notion of global connectedness is hardly new, the issues that confront us are more than specific concerns for remote migration, distributed work, or developing nations. Rather, we argue that transnational HCI is a contemporary condition of the design and use of technological systems, both at home and abroad. This special issue of HumanComputer Interaction is dedicated to exploring how and why a transnational lens matters to the study, design, and development of computational systems. We consider this theoretical perspective in terms of both present technology use to construct and manage transnational relations and processes, and the possibilities such a lens opens for future research and design. The papers in this issue contribute to the field of HCI by bringing the principles developed in anthropology, sociology, and elsewhere to bear on the conversation in HCI, retooling them for our present context, while preserving the richness of their methodological orientation.Irina Shklovski (irsh@itu.dk, www.itu.dk/people/irsh) has a background in human-computer interaction and studies structural and substantive aspects of social relationships and networks to examine how people use technology in daily life and under conditions of strain; she is Associate Professor in Interaction Design and Digital Media and Communication research groups at the IT University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Janet Vertesi (jvertesi@princeton.edu, www.princeton.edu/sociology/faculty/vertesi) is a sociologist of science and technology with a background in Science and Technology Studies and Information Science; she studies large-scale, transnational collaborative systems on board NASA's spacecraft mission teams and is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Princeton University. Silvia Lindtner (lindtner@ics.uci.edu, www.ics.uci.edu/ lindtner) is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, Irvine and Fudan University. Drawing on ethnography and design methods, she studies cultures of technology production, with a particular focus on DIY maker culture and its intersections with manufacturing and tech entrepreneurialism in China. WHY TRANSNATIONAL HCI?You're packing your suitcase for a transcontinental flight from Los Angeles to Copenhagen. You switched to a smartphone years ago, but because it is locked to a local carrier that charges absurd roaming fees, you never travel anywhere without your old brick phone. It may have no data plan and an 8-year-old list of outdated contacts, but it also permits a colorful assortment of SIM cards to swap in and out depending on the country you land in. You take a break from packing and point your browser to a website local to your hometown that is 10 years in your past and thousands of miles away in a different country. You check the weather and find out about the latest city council decisions, then write a post on the local bulletin boa...

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Research Project as Boundary Object: negotiating the conceptual design of a tool for International Development

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Exploring the dynamics of ownership in community-oriented design projects

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Boundary objects in information science

Introduction to This Special Issue on Transnational HCI

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