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PARTICIPATORY DESIGN : Principles and Practices 7 Ethnographic Field Methodsand Their Relation to Design 1993
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Schueler, O. Blomberg, Jeanette |
| Abstract | In this chapter we explore the relationship between developing a descriptive understanding of human behavior and designing artifacts which ostensibly support the activities described. Although there is growing recognition that an understanding of users' current work practices would be useful in the design of new technologies, the debate about what it would mean to acquire such understanding and to link it with design is only beginning. What are the implications of developing ways of representing the views and activities of communities of practice outside one's own such that the knowledge would be useful in design? The ethnographic approach, with its emphasis on " natives' point-of-view," holism. and natural settings . provides a unique perspective to bring to bear on understanding users' work activities. However, anthropology is mute when it comes to ways of integrating such an understanding with design. The languages of design and ofethnography evolved in quite different contexts and in relation to different concerns. While the ethnographer is interested in understanding human behavior as it is reflected in the lifeways of diverse communities of people , the designer is interested in designing artifacts that will support the activities of these communities. The current challenge is to develop ways of linking these two undertakings. |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.interactiondesign.se/wiki/_media/courses:blomberg_ethnography_design1993--.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
