‘social design’ Archive

Dissolving Boundaries – OZCHI 2009 Paper

October 11, 2009, filed under design research, participatory design, presentation, social design, social technologies; 2 Comments.

The discipline of design is in a constant state of change. As noted in the previous post one of the most significant trends currently impacting on design practice is the opening up of the design process. Design is moving out from the studio and into the wild, taking place where people live [1].  Users [...]

A working definition of social media and why we couldn’t answer the question

September 3, 2009, filed under social design, social technologies; 4 Comments.

At the first Social Media Club Sydney (#SMCSyd) Leslie Nassar (aka the fake Stephen Conroy) challenged the audience to provide a definition of social media. No one was able to satisfy his request and our collective inability to articulate effectively what social media is, was the subject of some humor and derision. Given the complexity [...]

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