Skunkworks Finder: A Design Study into the Diverse Ecosystem of Creativity and Innovation Spaces
| Autor: | Casadevall, Dario |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
urban informatics
160403 Social and Cultural Geography 120302 Design Innovation 150307 Innovation and Technology Management smart cities social network analysis innovation spaces 120304 Digital and Interaction Design interaction design 160401 Economic Geography urban participation entrepreneurship 200102 Communication Technology and Digital Media Studies interdisciplinary innovation personalisation 080602 Computer-Human Interaction filter bubble 150304 Entrepreneurship human-computer interaction 160404 Urban and Regional Studies (excl. Planning) innovation hubs social navigation |
| Zdroj: | IndraStra Global. |
| ISSN: | 2381-3652 |
| Popis: | Creative people, entrepreneurs and start-up founders using innovation spaces and hubs often find themselves inside a filter bubble or echo chamber, where like-minded people tend to come up with similar ideas and recommend similar approaches to innovation. This trend towards homophily and a polarisation of like-mindedness is aggravated by algorithmic filtering and recommender systems embedded in current technology and social media platforms. Yet, genuine innovation thrives on social inclusion fostering a diversity of ideas. To provide the opportunity to escape these echo chambers, Skunkworks Finder was designed and tested – an exploratory tool that employs social network analysis to help users discover spaces of difference and otherness in their local urban innovation ecosystem. A design inclusive research approach was adapted focusing on user-centred design choices in order to verify and validate the prototype and its according premise. Results show, that an introduction of Skunkworks Finder or similar functionality is anticipated by study participants, as participants indicated individual experiences of forming filter bubbles in innovation spaces. However, changes in design would improve comprehensibility issues addressed during the user study. Additionally, an integration of such a system into an established online tool would ensure a distribution to a wider audience, than focusing only on potential users who are already affiliated with an innovation environment. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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