One of the things that makes our field so rich is the multitude of disciplines that must converge to successfully create a new product. Regardless of how we may label our own roles, we are often called upon to work side by side with our fellow designers, engineers, researchers, business managers, and so on. This […]
Much work in collaboration has focused on task-specific activities. The Media Space (a technologically-connected environment of audio and video) was counter to this trend in that it was always on and often peripheral to ongoing activity. It successfully allowed collaboration in a research laboratory geographically split between Portland, OR, and Palo Alto, CA, spawning a […]
Do you ever feel like you’re being hit with a firehose of information? In the last several years activity streams have infiltrated the enterprise collaboration space. While they promise to alleviate some of the frustrations of email and other communication software, they can also have some interesting side-effects (such as the “fire-hose effect”). In this […]
When designing products with both form and function aspects to them, a team of people with varied talents is required. Industrial designers and interaction designers must come together to create something that is holistic and cohesive. But our education, focus, and areas of expertise can be very different. This presentation will focus on how the […]
