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Design methods as discourse on practice

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Marisa Leavitt Cohn,

Susan Elliott Sim,

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GROUP '10: Proceedings of the 2010 ACM International Conference on Supporting Group Work

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https://doi.org/10.1145/1880071.1880079

Published: 07 November 2010 Publication History

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In this paper, we present a view of design methods as discourse on practice. We consider how the deployment of a particular set of design methods enables and constrains not only practical action but also discursive action within the design practice. A case study of agile software development methods illustrates the ways that methods establish conditions for who can speak in the design process and how. We indentify three main kinds of discourse work performed in the invoking of design methods. These are the establishing of ontologies, the authorizing of voices, and the legitimizing of practices. We then discuss implications of this view on methods for CSCW research on the relationship between methods and practice as well as implications for participation in the design process.

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Index Terms

Design methods as discourse on practice
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Collaborative and social computing
    1. Collaborative and social computing theory, concepts and paradigms
      1. Computer supported cooperative work
2. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing and business
      1. Computer supported cooperative work

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Gray CKaye JDruin ALampe CMorris DHourcade J(2016)"It's More of a Mindset Than a Method"Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/2858036.2858410(4044-4055)Online publication date: 7-May-2016
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