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Comment on Designing workplaces conducive to work by Elissa Cain

Elissa Cain — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:19:08 +0000

Some days, I’more productive in an office environment. Other days I can concentrate more if I am able to work in a less restricted atmosphere.
I think it has to do with the tasks at hand and how much collaboration or isolation is required to get the job done.
I believe one day the office will be a thing of the past and a more flexible schedule/space will be the norm. Great post.
I got a lot of inspiration for my commercial design project.
Thanks!

Comment on Designing workplaces conducive to work by Elissa Cain

Elissa Cain — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:11:17 +0000

Reblogged this on Nouveau Bohemian and commented: This is giving me major inspiration for my commercial design project.

Comment on Overcoming the backlash of the backchannel by song downloads

song downloads — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 07:17:12 +0000

Excellent points Zaana, you’ve done a great job identifying the different areas and how to mitigate the risk, I’d also add that it’s the event organizers responsibility to provide updates about what is happening on the backchannel to the audience, When using a tweet stream it’s handy to use a human proxy in the room for people on the tweet stream to direct questions at.

Comment on Designing our library future: be involved or be forgotten by Cazmeister

Cazmeister — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 07:21:32 +0000

Zaana – some of us are hyperconnected but for many people aren’t. Your post remeninded me of this commentary
http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2011/05/the-loss-of-libraries-ctd.html

Comment on 5 principles for getting buy in (for social media but mostly for anything) by Tristan

Tristan — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 07:52:45 +0000

Nice presentations.

Thought about adding the audio?

Also, you might like my blog:

humansindesign.tumblr.com

Comment on Enterprise microblogging (part 3): the benefit of hindsight by Enterprise microblogging (part 1): A love story « Scribbling on the Sky

Enterprise microblogging (part 1): A love story « Scribbling on the Sky — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 03:27:12 +0000

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Comment on Enterprise microblogging (part 2): ‘all of us are smarter than any of us’ by Enterprise microblogging (part 1): A love story « Scribbling on the Sky

Enterprise microblogging (part 1): A love story « Scribbling on the Sky — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 03:27:10 +0000

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Comment on Using participatory design for redesigning organisations by michellechuckles

michellechuckles — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 22:04:10 +0000

Zaana, what a great post, no wonder we work so well together when you consider the vital work that you are researching in your studies. I cant wait till you are blogging about more mainstream organisations adapting this approach to their design.

Luv your work – but then you knew that

Michelle

Comment on Using participatory design for redesigning organisations by Jacqueline (Jax) Wechsler

Jacqueline (Jax) Wechsler — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 22:23:53 +0000

Hi Zaana,
I enjoyed reading your article as it reflects something I am doing at the momnnt.
I am very interested in similar areas to you, in particular design thinking, innovation, and participitary design or co-design. I am particulatrly interested in how PD functions out in the wild, and what value the use of design as an activity can bring for innovation withihn organisations.
I am undertaking a Masters by Research at the moment looking at these things and am just beding down some large organisations to collaborate with. This has been the tricky part!
I have a compulsary core unit where I had to undertake a pilot research study. Using Action Research, I looked at how a project team within a pafrticular organition could improve their internal specification system for online project production. Currently it mainly consists of interviews for the first phase where participants explaing their current pain-points and their required information. I am also using Activity Theory as the meta-theoretical lens to analyse the data. It has been a really interesting project so far and I am thinking of writing a paper about this. To be honest, being familiar with PD methods, I found the idea of Action Research extremely exciting. In my opinion, in order to get employees to change and use new systems, they need to be part of it’s design. I think it’s as much about buy-in, and cultivating an attitude to trial and iterate, as it is about getting better system requirements.
Anyhow, just my 2c.
Are you planning on going to the PDC conference in Sydney later this year?
Best,
Jax

Comment on Using participatory design for redesigning organisations by Mary M. Somerville

Mary M. Somerville — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 04:45:28 +0000

Dear Zaana,

I thoroughly enjoyed your description of the organizational transformation processes at the Auraira Library.

However, you omitted both your role in the changes and also your contribution to the paper. You’ll recall that you served as an external consultant for one week’s time in 2008 and delivered both lectures and workshops on the importance of collaborative organizational design outcomes which further decision making, communication, and planning results of benefit to campus faculty, students, and staff. Amongst the most ‘innovative’ ideas that you introduced into our workplace culture was the suggestion of ‘tea’ – a time to talk informally fostered by food and drink. We have since adapted this idea to enhance the North American tradition of ‘coffee’ by adding chocolate to the menu. In August, we hosted a well attended “coffee and chocolate” event.

In addition, you’ll recall that you and I have been co-authoring for several years. So you served as a full co-author for the paper and, admittedly, prepared the PowerPoint presentation solo – although, as evidence of change, I did contribute a cultural community-generated video illustrating the Australian notion of ‘informed learning’. Go to the Center for Colorado & the West at Auraria Library: http://coloradowest.auraria.edu/?q=node/137 and select ‘short documentaries’ in the navigation bar. Then select Salvaje y Libre (Wild and Free).

In other words, we equitably shared responsibilities for conference manuscript completion and PowerPoint presentation creation over the past year. More recently, since we began this collaborative ‘knowledge making’ collaboration ‘with and for’ beneficiaries at three North American institutions, you have enrolled in a doctoral program. So I eagerly await learning about your further insights as your program progresses. In addition, I hope for continued writing, thinking, presenting – and, most importantly – dialogue and reflection opportunities with you in the years ahead.

All the best,

Mary