A Note on Socio-Technical Graphs

Latour, Bruno; Mauguin, Philippe; Teil, Geneviève

doi:10.1177/0306312792022001002

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“…The heterogeneity refers to the inclusion of both human and nonhuman actants, as discussed above. Stabilized networks occur when patterns of actants appear together repeatedly (Latour et al 1992). If the pattern is sufficiently stable, it may become a "black box" (Latour 1987).…”

Section: Structuration Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

Narrative Networks: Patterns of Technology and Organization

Pentland

Feldman

2007

Organization Science

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T his paper introduces the narrative network as a device for representing patterns of "technology in use." The narrative network offers a novel conceptual vocabulary for the description of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and their relationship to organizational forms. We argue that as ICTs have become increasingly modular and recombinable, so have organizational processes and forms. The narrative network draws on concepts from structuration theory, actor network theory (ANT), and the theory of organizational routines. A narrative network expresses the set of stories (performances) that have been, or could be, generated by combining and recombining fragments of technology in use. This paper discusses how thinking of technology and organizations as narrative networks influences our understanding of design.

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Section: Structuration Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

Narrative Networks: Patterns of Technology and Organization

Pentland

Feldman

2007

Organization Science

262

178

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“…However, in our ongoing investigation, we are now individually and collectively exploring how other representations might productively be layered with communicative event diagrams and genre ecology models. Socio-technical graphs [3] as described by Latour et al. appear, for example, to offer a meaningful contribution in this effort.…”

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Investigating New Techniques for Developing Meaningful Models of Knowledge Work

Zachry

2007

2007 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference

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With the proliferation of networked digital technologies and the concurrent fragmentation of work in globalized business organizations, knowledge work is developing along complex lines that are not accountedfor adequately in our literature. The field of technical communication, for example, is being redefined as its professionals are articulated to work practices that did not exist months earlier. In an attempt to provide a principled means for making sense of such knowledge work, this paper reports on an ongoing effort to develop new techniques for creating meaningful models of work today. The paper offers an overview of this research and suggests ways that this investigation will be pursued in the future.

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“…However, none of those representations grasps PD processes and the richness, as well as the messiness, grassroots participation brings. There is evidence that certain methods of mapping promote public involvement in decision-making (Latour et al, 1992;Sieber, 2006). If PD were to be incorporated convincingly in urban planning, it would greatly benefit from these mapping methods.…”

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Salgado

Galanakis

2014

Proceedings of the 13th Participatory Design Conference: Short Papers, Industry Cases, Workshop Descriptions, Doctoral Consorti

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This article addresses certain Participatory Design (PD)-related aspects of the project OurCity that took place in Meri-Rastila, a multicultural suburb in East Helsinki, Finland. The aim of OurCity was to democratize design processes and to empower local residents to influence the redevelopment of their area. PD processes were a key component to the OurCity project and its activities, particularly in relation to the process of drafting an Alternative Master Plan (AMP) for the area. The plan competed with, and lost by a narrow margin to, the plan drafted by the Helsinki City Planning Department. The scope of PD was underestimated because AMP, the design object, was envisioned in isolation from the participatory process it entailed. Had PD been presented as crucial to the process, AMP would have greater impact. In this article, we argue that it is necessary to make PD processes more visible in the end products of participatory planning. We base this argument on firsthand experience as members of the OurCity team and on an analysis of printed media and digital texts.

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A Note on Socio-Technical Graphs

Cited by 75 publications

References 2 publications

Narrative Networks: Patterns of Technology and Organization

Narrative Networks: Patterns of Technology and Organization

Investigating New Techniques for Developing Meaningful Models of Knowledge Work

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