Let's walk at work

Ahtinen, Aino; Andrejeff, Eeva; Harris, Constance M.; Väänänen-Vainio-Mattila, Kaisa

doi:10.1145/3131085.3131098

Cited by 22 publications

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“…Merely four papers on walking meetings can be found in the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) library [1,2,3,24]. Three studies investigated the use of mobile technology to mediate walking meetings [1,2,3]. In these papers, the 'Walking metro' mobile application and 'Brainwolk' mobile application were introduced.…”

Section: Design and Interventions In Office Settingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The applications by Ahtinen et al [1,3] provide a tool to introduce and increase the social acceptance of walking meetings at work. Brainwolk features a map of the university campus, suggestions for walking routes on the map, checkpoints with short visual break exercises and motivational thoughts about walking and a reward system [2].…”

Section: Design and Interventions In Office Settingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This raises the question of how the booking functionality could play a more relevant role in the WorkWalk service design, for instance to overcome the barrier that walking meetings were not part of participants' daily routine. Ahtinen et al [1] propose that the system should suggest a walking meeting when the user is planning a meeting. Using context awareness, the booking system could provide the suggestion of a walking meeting at the right time and at the right place.…”

Section: Design Considerationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Understanding Walking Meetings: Drivers and Barriers

Damen

Lallemand

Brankaert

et al. 2020

Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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There is increased interest in reducing sedentary behavior of office workers to combat the negative health effects of prolonged sitting. Walking meetings offer a promising solution to this problem as they facilitate a physically active way of working. To inform future development of technologies supporting these type of meetings, in-depth qualitative insights into people's experiences of walking meetings are needed. We conducted semi-structured walking interviews (N=16) to identify key drivers and barriers for walking meetings in a living lab setting by using the 'WorkWalk'. The 'WorkWalk' is a 1.8 km walking route indicated by a dotted blue line with outdoor meeting points, integrated into the room booking system. Our findings provide insights into how walking meetings are experienced and affect the setup and social dynamics of meetings. We offer design recommendations for the development of future technologies and service design elements to support walking meetings and active ways of working.

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Section: Design and Interventions In Office Settingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Design and Interventions In Office Settingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Design Considerationsmentioning

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Understanding Walking Meetings: Drivers and Barriers

Damen

Lallemand

Brankaert

et al. 2020

Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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“…In the past few years, a few researchers within HCI community have explored how technology can support the practice of walking meetings to overcome barriers and strengthen opportunities for users. In early research around technology-mediated walking meetings, Ahtinen et al [2][3][4] researched the use of mobile technology. Their smartphones apps 'walking metro' and 'Brainwolk' aimed at introducing the concept of walking meeting at work to increase its social acceptance [3].…”

Section: Technology and Interventions Supporting Walking Meetingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A few studies only in HCI have investigated walking meeting practices, providing empirical findings into drivers and barriers encountered by users [4,16,19,25]. In addition, a handful of technological concepts or interventions supporting walking meetings have been developed and studied [2][3][4]12,15,16,19]. Further research needs to be done on how technology can support the practice of walking meetings to overcome barriers and strengthen opportunities for users.…”

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confidence: 99%

Exploring the Embodied Experience of Walking Meetings through Bodystorming – Implications for Design

Jacob

Damen

Lallemand

2023

Proceedings of the Seventeenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction

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Walking meetings are a promising way to reduce unhealthy sedentary behavior at the office. Some aspects of walking meetings are however hard to assess using traditional research approaches that do not account well for the embodied experience of walking meetings. We conducted a series of 16 bodystorming sessions, featuring unusual walking meeting situations to engage participants (N=45) in a reflective experience. After each bodystorming, participants completed three tasks: a body map, an empathy map, and a rating of workload using the NASA-TLX scale. These embodied explorations provide insights on key themes related to walking meetings: material and tools, physical and mental demand, connection with the environment, social dynamics, and privacy. We discuss the role of technology and opportunities for technology-mediated walking meetings. We draw implications for the design of walking meeting technologies or services to account for embodied experiences, and the individual, social, and environmental factors at play.

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