Compendium makes sense in Florence (CHI 2008)
Simon Buckingham Shum
03.03.08
Al Selvin and I will be in Florence next month, participating in the Sensemaking workshop that precedes the CHI 2008 (Computer-Human Interaction) conference, the premier forum for human-centred computing research.
"Sensemaking" has long been a core concept at the heart of our work, drawing on the foundational work of people like Karl Weick and Brenda Dervin. This workshop is possibly the largest recently on the theme, so we're looking forward to engaging with everyone. If you're going to be at CHI, or in striking distance
of Florence, then do let us know and we'll try to meet up!
Selvin, A. and Buckingham Shum, S. (2008). Narrative, Sensemaking, and Improvisation in Participatory Hypermedia Construction. Sensemaking Workshop, ACM CHI 2008: Conference on Computer-Human Interaction, Florence, April 6, 2008.
"In this paper we describe research into a form of practitioner sensemaking in the context of participatory hypermedia construction sessions, in which groups of people build knowledge maps. We discuss how constructs from narrative theory and improvisation have helped us understand what happens at the moments when practitioners encounter dilemmas and obstacles. We provide brief examples from case studies and discuss possible contributions to broader themes in sensemaking research."
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