The SEBA system

Chodan, Wencke; Krause, Silvio; Meza-Cuevas, Mario A.; Kadner, Martin; Rockstroh, Jan; König, C.; Aehnelt, Mario; Urban, Bodo; Bieber, Gerald

doi:10.1145/3361684.3361694

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“…The use of such collaborating technologies does not mediate the benefits of informal, face-to-face interaction, as well as physical activity for the wellbeing of the remote workers (Haliburton and Schmidt, 2020). Lack of physical activity has resulted in ongoing health problems amongst connected remote workers, including chronic mental health issues (Chodan et al, 2019) and physiological problems (Haliburton and Schmidt, 2020). Past work in HCI has outlined some of these issues with a particular emphasis on work stress (Alonso et al, 2008;Chodan et al, 2019), low productivity and motivation (Mark et al, 2015;Epstein et al, 2016), leaving the home office broadly unexplored.…”

Section: The Remote Worker and Wellbeing Challengesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…With past literature focusing on conventional office spaces (Alavi et al, 2017;Alavi et al, 2018b), productivity or stress (Alonso et al, 2008;Aryal et al, 2018;Clear et al, 2018;Chodan et al, 2019); there are many potentials for ambient technology in the domestic workplace. The main contribution of this work is to establish knowledge of how remote home workers engage with the workplace at home, what aspects are important for their wellbeing, and what types of ambient feedback would be more appropriate for supporting them.…”

Section: Research Opportunities For the Domestic Workplacementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Passive data collection in the built environment through smart phones, wearables and embedded sensors is broadly framed within the ambient spaces' research agenda; with projects employing such technologies to monitor mood (Church et al, 2010;Mark et al, 2014;Hänsel, 2016;Campos et al, 2018), stress (Alonso et al, 2008;Kikhia and Hallberg, 2013;Yu et al, 2018;Chodan et al, 2019) and physical activity of the building occupants (Gouveia et al, 2016;Cambo et al, 2017). The SEBA system (Chodan et al, 2019) is an example of an approach for monitoring psychological stress continuously at the workplace using wearable sensors. Some of these projects have been criticized for the use of sensitive data in the workplace (Chodan et al, 2019) and the fact that they often fail to proactively engage the users in utilizing their data for their own benefit through appropriate feedback mechanisms (Rogers et al, 2010).…”

Section: Introducing Ambient Workpacesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The SEBA system (Chodan et al, 2019) is an example of an approach for monitoring psychological stress continuously at the workplace using wearable sensors. Some of these projects have been criticized for the use of sensitive data in the workplace (Chodan et al, 2019) and the fact that they often fail to proactively engage the users in utilizing their data for their own benefit through appropriate feedback mechanisms (Rogers et al, 2010). The importance of feedback on wellbeing at the workplace has been addressed by several studies, looking at deploying persuasive technologies for behavior change at the office (Rogers et al, 2010;Ludden and Meekhof, 2016).…”

Section: Introducing Ambient Workpacesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Understanding the Experiences of Remote Workers: Opportunities for Ambient Workspaces at Home

Margariti

Ali

Grave

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Front. Comput. Sci.

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As the COVID-19 pandemic has forced many to work remotely from home, collaborating solely through digital technologies, a growing population of remote home workers are faced with profound wellbeing challenges. Passive sensing devices and ambient feedback have great potential to support the wellbeing of the remote workers, but there is a lack of background and understanding of the domestic workplace in terms of physical and affective dimensions and challenges to wellbeing. There are profound research gaps on wellbeing in the domestic workplace, with the current push for remote home and hybrid working making this topic timely. To address these gaps and shape a starting point for an “ambient workspaces” agenda, we conducted an exploratory study to map physical and affective aspects of working from home. The study involved both qualitative and quantitative measures of occupant experience, including sensor wristbands, and a custom web application for self-reporting mood and aspects of the environment. It included 13 participants for a period of 4 weeks, during a period of exclusive home working. Based on quantitative and qualitative analysis, our study addresses wellbeing challenges of the domestic workplace, establishes correlations between mood and physical aspects, and discusses the impact of feedback mechanisms in the domestic workplace on the behavior of remote workers. Insights from these observations are then used to inform a future design agenda for ambient technologies that supports the wellbeing of remote workers; addressing the design opportunities for ambient interventions in domestic workspaces. This work offers three contributions: 1) qualitatively and quantitatively informed understandings of the experiences of home-workers; 2) a future design agenda for “ambient home workspaces”; and 3) we propose three design concepts for ambient feedback and human–AI interactions in the built environment, to illustrate the utility of the design agenda.

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Section: The Remote Worker and Wellbeing Challengesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Research Opportunities For the Domestic Workplacementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introducing Ambient Workpacesmentioning

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Section: Introducing Ambient Workpacesmentioning

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Understanding the Experiences of Remote Workers: Opportunities for Ambient Workspaces at Home

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Ali

Grave

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Front. Comput. Sci.

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“…However, going further than simply generating insights on the basis of patterns of application usage data, researchers and practitioners have begun to collect data in the form of knowledge workers' biosignals, exploring the use of a variety of wearable devices to optimize work and prevent burnout. For instance, Chodan et al (2019) present a head-worn portable device with multiple sensors measuring biosignals known to be indicative of stress (e.g., pulse, spontaneous eye blink rates, breathing rate, brain activity and so on). , and Schaule et al (2018) showcase applications where such biosignals are used to identify optimal moments for breaks and interruptions from coworkers.…”

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The Birth of Algorithmic Aspirational Control

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This dissertation coins the term algorithmic aspirational control (AAC) to describe an emergent configuration of algorithmic control. In this class of algorithmic management systems, computer-programmed procedures direct workers toward organizational goals through prompts, personal productivity dashboards, targeted algorithmic recommendations, and other forms of digital nudging. Drawing on Michel Foucault’s analytical strategy of analyzing the process of problematization, the dissertation asks what assumptions and dilemmas emerge as managers attempt to control workers through digital productivity nudges. The dissertation offers a twofold contribution: First, it maps the philosophical and ethical worldviews underpinning the design and use of AAC systems from the archival material of Microsoft’s MyAnalytics application and the evolution of managerial thought. The analytical work shows that while AAC systems are packaged as a means of enhancing the productivity and well-being of workers, AAC systems are also committed to an individualization of the challenges of contemporary work life. Thus, while AAC systems can support workers, they also introduce simultaneous risks of obscuring systematic work arrangement issues and potential conflicts of interest between workers and their employers. Second, this dissertation conceptualizes an analytical strategy for conducting historically oriented problematization research on information systems (IS). The approach offers guidance on how IS researchers can draw upon archival material to map the conditions of possibility for contemporary digital technologies and practices, opening up spaces for renewed curiosity, refusal, and reconfiguration.

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