reprioritizing the relationship between hci research and practice: bubble-up and trickle-down...
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REPRIORITIZING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HCI
RESEARCH AND PRACTICE
COLIN M. GRAY IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
!ERIK STOLTERMAN MARTIN A. SIEGEL
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
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METHODS AREN'T MERELY ENACTED IN PRACTICE
(Rogers, 2004; Stolterman & Pierce, 2012)
WE DON'T STUDY DESIGN PRACTICE (IN GENERAL)
(Goodman, Stolterman, & Wakkary, 2011; Stolterman, 2008)
METHODS IN RESEARCH
ALL IS NOT AS IT SEEMS
(Roedl & Stolterman, 2013)
"...the researchers in their descriptions of design practice commonly engage in
an over-generalization of design situations. We found that the researchers
consistently referred to 'designers' or 'the design process' in a vague and
generic way." (p. 1952)
(Roedl & Stolterman, 2013)
"...a lack of consideration for practical challenges in design work, such as
working within limited time and resources" (p. 1953)
OUR STUDY
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13 UX PRACTITIONERS
Conception and use of design methods
Information about two specific methods
We define design methods broadly, as any intellectual or practical support that a
practitioner might use to support the design process in a positive way, encompassing
everything from everyday methods, techniques, and tools for idea generation and collaboration,
such as the "pen and paper," whiteboard, brainstorming, dialoguing, to methods and
applications for sketching and refining ideas.
DESIGN METHODS
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Yes No N/A
Affinity Diagramming
Concept 10 2 15%
Historical Context 0 12 16%
Affordances
Concept 10 1 23%
Historical Context 3 8 23%
Name (Pseudonym)
Years of Experience
Vocational Background
Cheryl 10+ Business
Abbie 20+ Computer Science
Vicki 4 HCI
Phil 2 HCI
Jagdish 3 HCI
Too much "big language" and not enough "beer and steak" interactions
with peers
ABBIE
"scrappy" design methods
v.
"textbook" design methods
VICKY
Designers want methods that are easy to explain to their clients and easy to
visualize, for the purpose of assisting them in communicating their design ideas.
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UNDERSTANDING "CORES" OF METHODS &
ADAPTATION AND APPROPRIATION IN USE
A GENERATIVE MODEL
TRICKLE DOWN
BUBBLE UP (researcher led)
BUBBLE UP (practitioner led)
DIMENSIONS OF THE MODEL
• Disseminating agents
• Communities involved (and power relations)
• Location of appropriation/abduction
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TRICKLING DOWN
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TRICKLING DOWN
Slow & institutionalized
Uni-directional
Privileged
BUBBLING UP
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BUBBLING UP
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Practitioner driven
Researcher driven
BUBBLING UP
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Researcher driven
STUDY OF DESIGN PRACTICE IN SITU
!
VALUING PRACTICE ON ITS OWN TERMS
BUBBLING UP
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Practitioner driven
ENRICHING DISSEMINATION OF
DESIGN KNOWLEDGE !
LEGITIMATING DESIGN KNOWLEDGE IN THE
RESEARCH COMMUNITY
BUBBLING UP
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Practitioner driven
Researcher driven
CYCLE AROUND
CYCLE AROUND
Tightly coupled
Iterative and constructiveLessened power relations
WHAT'S NEXT?
• Exploring paths for future research and dissemination
• Partnering with practitioners and generating/legitimating design and practical knowledge
THANK YOUNSF GRANT #1115532 !!UXDESIGNPRACTICE.COM | COLINGRAY.ME
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