The design and embedding of technical artifacts in complex task, social, and organizational
environments is fundamental to IS. Yet in Design Science Research (DSR) and in the …

This paper reports results from a field study of cross-disciplinary design researchers in
information systems, software engineering, human-computer interaction, and computer …

As user interactions have become more central to specific classes of information systems,
design theorizing must expand to support the processes of interaction and the evolution of …

Sjöström, J. 2010. Designing Information Systems. A pragmatic account. 268 pp. Uppsala.
ISBN 978-91-506-2149-5. Information technology (IT) plays an increasingly important role …

Only twenty years ago, participatory design (PD) seemed to North Americans a curious
Scandinavian perspective. Today, it is widely employed in community informatics, and …

The observation that people tailor information systems in the context of use presents a
dilemma to the current conceptualization of Design Science Research. In order to explain …

This item is not the definitive copy. Please use the following citation when referencing this
material: Dillon, A.(1995) Artifacts as Theories: Convergence through User-Centered …

Assumptions about an object under study can influence research in many ways. These
preconceptions color the researcher's perspective, and influence the research purpose, the …

Abstract Design science research is a way of creating and studying new technological
phenomena, where the understanding comes from inventing, designing, and building new …

This chapter is about showing how artifacts impact engineering work processes by
representing important issues of individual and collaborative design work. After summarizing …