Planning for hybrid cooperation- a design driven exploration

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Abstract

Hybrid work has become popular in post-pandemic times, helping organisations in attracting/retaining employees by offering greater flexibility and alternative modes of working. Despite the great interest in hybrid cooperation, recent research reveals prevailing challenges with current technologies and practices. In the search for the “right setup” for hybrid cooperation, some research tends to narrowly focus on developing technical solutions for rather isolated problems. In this paper, we wish to problematize these tendencies found in the literature and shortcomings in current technologies and practices, by shedding light on articulation work-an overlooked aspect related to managing hybrid work. The paper presents Collab.ai, a fictional AI-powered calendar and planning tool that re-imagines the planning for hybrid cooperation, followed by three additional artifacts that are aimed at amplifying various aspects of Collab.ai. Using a discursive design approach, the paper and these artifacts are aimed at sparking reflections on future hybrid cooperation tools and practices.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 21st European Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work
Number of pages20
VolumeECSCW 2023 Exploratory Papers and Notes
PublisherEuropean Society for Socially Embedded Technologies (EUSSET)
Publication date2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Event21st European Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work: The International Venue on Practice-centred Computing on the Design of Cooperation Technologies - Trondheim, Norway
Duration: 5 Jun 20239 Jun 2023
Conference number: 21
https://ecscw.eusset.eu/2023/

Conference

Conference21st European Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work
Number21
Country/TerritoryNorway
CityTrondheim
Period05/06/202309/06/2023
Internet address
SeriesReports of the European Society for Socially Embedded Technologies
ISSN2510-2591

Keywords

  • Hybrid work
  • Speculative design
  • ReWork: The Futures of Hybrid Work

    Boulus-Rødje, N. (Project participant), Hoggan, E. (Project manager), Bødker, S. (Project participant), Shlovski, I. (Project participant), Bjørn, P. (Project participant), Møller, N. (Project participant), Barkhuus, L. (Project participant), Hansen, F. A. (Project participant) & Kristensen, M. D. (Project participant)

    01/01/202231/12/2024

    Project: Research

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