Developing a model of distributed sensemaking: a case study of military analysis
| Autor: | Simon Attfield, Ashley Wheat, Bob Fields |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Cognitive science
Information behaviour Knowledge management Computer Networks and Communications Process (engineering) business.industry InformationSystems_INFORMATIONINTERFACESANDPRESENTATION(e.g. HCI) Communication 05 social sciences Military intelligence 020207 software engineering 02 engineering and technology Sensemaking sensemaking distributed cognition thinking and reasoning information behaviour visual representations Socially distributed cognition Human-Computer Interaction Action (philosophy) Embodied cognition 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Psychology business Affordance 050107 human factors |
| Zdroj: | Informatics; Volume 3; Issue 1; Pages: 1 |
| ISSN: | 2227-9709 |
| Popis: | In this paper, we examine the role of representational artefacts in sensemaking. Embodied within representational media, such as maps, charts and lists, are a number of affordances, which can furnish sensemakers with the ability to perform tasks that may be difficult to do inside the head. Presented here is a study of sensemaking in action. We conducted a study of military intelligence analysts carrying out a training exercise, the analysis of which focuses on the use of external task-specific representations. We present a discussion of the findings of our study in the form of a model of distributed sensemaking. Our model concentrates on the interaction of information and various representational artefacts, leading to the generation of insights and a situation picture. We also introduce a number of levels of description for examining the properties and affordances offered by representational artefacts and their role in the sensemaking process. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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