Real Time Knowledge Capture and Feedback in Design Workspaces

From The Theme SMART OFFICE WORKFLOWS WHAT IF What if we could capture knowledge and interactions in real time, in order to better understand team interaction and workflow? WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO We set out to develop a knowledge capture and reuse system that enables real-time analysis and feedback for design workspaces. Our […]

Interacting with Integrated Information

From The Theme ONLINE MEDIA CONTENT WHAT IF What if we could determine the requirements to support user interaction with systems that integrate information from multiple sources? WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO We set out to investigate user responses to content that filters, summarizes or synthesizes information from disparate sources. Our exploration included the […]

Communication, Computation and Cognition

From The Theme SOCIAL AND COMPUTING SCIENCES WHAT IF? What if we could explore the intersection between communication, computation and cognition? WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO We set out to build research networks between people in Stanford and Europe, and together explore links between language, information and cognitive science. WHAT WE FOUND We organized […]

Leveraging Team Information Interactions to Reveal Project Workflows

From The Theme KNOWLEDGE WORKER PRODUCTIVITY WHAT IF What if we could improve the productivity of knowledge workers by developing information management tools that are capable of communicating design processes? WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO We set out to develop a tool that contributed to knowledge workers’ process and productivity by providing project teams […]

Designing an Interactive, Browsable Archive of Video-based Digital Estates

From The Theme MEMORY, ESTATE AND LEGACIES IN A DIGITAL WORLD WHAT IF What if we could create a dynamic and interactive digital archive that allows users to fluidly browse, skim and annotate its various resources? WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO We set out to develop semi-automated tools for converting a multimedia academic collection […]

Digital Estate and Identity in the New Landscape of Work

From The Theme MEMORY, ESTATE AND LEGACIES IN A DIGITAL WORLD WHAT IF What if we could track and understand the variety of factors influencing the ways that digital media might enable and constrain identity during a person’s entire work life? WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO Our goal is to develop the first comprehensive […]

Kindred Britain 2.0 – Can We Walk the Past’s Streets

From The Theme MEMORY, ESTATE AND LEGACIES IN A DIGITAL WORLD WHAT IF What if we could create a multidimensional, dynamic and interactive visual infographic, combining data on people, time and space to track the evolution of concepts, relationships and ideas? WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO Our goal is to leverage a curated and […]