slow technology critical reflection future directions william odom

slow technology critical reflection & future directions william odom, richard banks, abigail durrant, david kirk, james pierce designing interactive systems 2012 workshop | june 12

overview motivation for workshop schedule for the day organizers introduction w. odom, r. banks, a. durrant, d. kirk, r. banks

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slow technology “creating technology that surrounds us and therefore is a part of our activities for long periods of time” (Hallna s and Redstro m, 2001) background w. odom, r. banks, a. durrant, d. kirk, r. banks

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slowing down productivity tools Image source: http: //www. flickr. com/photos/miladus/1448504247/sizes/z/in/photostream/ background w. odom, r. banks, a. durrant, d. kirk, r. banks

ethnographic accounts of slowness Image source: http: //www. flickr. com/photos/-simone-/232297035/sizes/l/in/photostream/ background w. odom, r. banks, a. durrant, d. kirk, r. banks

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goal of workshop critically reflect on our own slow technology work forge understanding of the limitations, challenges and opportunities characterizing contemporary design space workshop goal w. odom, r. banks, a. durrant, d. kirk, r. banks

workshop schedule morning session 9 -9: 30 | introduction to the workshop 9: 30 -10: 30 | presentation of positions on ‘Slow technology is…’ 10: 30 -11 | coffee break 11 -12: 30 | continue presentations + conclude with group discussion of overarching themes goal: explore the underlying values of ‘slowness’ in technology schedule / morning w. odom, r. banks, a. durrant, d. kirk, r. banks

workshop schedule afternoon session 14: 00 -15: 30 | (re)design of ‘fast’ technologies exercises 15: 30 -16: 00 | coffee break 16: 00 -17: 30 | presentations of the redesigns discussion of redesigns and values implicated in slow tech concluding discussion on future directions schedule / afternoon w. odom, r. banks, a. durrant, d. kirk, j. pierce

who we are William Odom | Carnegie Mellon University Richard Banks | Microsoft Research Cambridge Abigail Durrant | Newcastle University David Kirk | Newcastle University James Pierce | Carnegie Mellon University organizers w. odom, r. banks, a. durrant, d. kirk, j. pierce

afternoon session 14: 00 -15: 30 | (re)design of ‘fast’ technologies exercises 15: 30 -16: 00 | coffee break 16: 00 -17: 30 | presentations of the redesigns discussion of redesigns and values implicated in slow tech concluding discussion on future directions schedule / afternoon w. odom, r. banks, a. durrant, d. kirk, j. pierce

(re)design briefs aim: develop a ‘slow tech’ alternative to this ‘fast’ technology and report back on your design decisions option 1 email – email give instantaneous communication but lacks the craft and care of handwriting option 2 sat nav – sat nav gets you somewhere quicker and more efficiently but you lose the sense of achievement of finding your way option 3 clock – a clock will mean you arrive on time but it might stop you from pausing to reflect (re)designing w. odom, r. banks, a. durrant, d. kirk, j. pierce

(re)designing considerations what might be lost when moving to ‘fast’ technologies’? what are core values associated with slow technologies? what does it mean to conceptualize slowness when it comes to technologies? what values are lost? (re)designing w. odom, r. banks, a. durrant, d. kirk, j. pierce