Why are developers, in many cases, unable to identify user problems, even when the
information is ready and available? How do such miscommunication situations actually …

This paper analyses the collaborative design ofa high-technology product, a
neuromagnetometerused in the analysis of the activity of thehuman cortex. The producer …

The human relationship with technology has always been of special interest to activity
theory, which is hardly surprising given the focus of the theory on mediation and tools …

Task oriented and object oriented traditional interactive system design methods show more
and more shortcomings in the light of recent evolutions. These evolutions are both external …

This chapter contributes to the development of the ecological view of human activity with
artefacts. It identifies crucial principals for humancentred design and presents a theoretical …

In the instrument-mediated activity approach, it is argued that artifacts are far from being
finished when the final technical specifications leave the research and design office. It is up …

Rose, Jones and Truex (2005) offer a valuable discussion of the issue that has occupied
center stage in IS research for decades: how to conceptualize the relationship between …

An aspect of collaboration described as 'semi-synchronized activity'is discussed as a
particular challenge for the task analysis (TA) of collaborative work. TA typically involves the …

'Infrastructuring'as a concept draws attention to the way in which a designed artefact or
system is not the end of the development process. Rather, technology development takes …

A cognitive psychologist and an industrial design engineer draw from their experiences
trying to make technology work for people to reflect on the foundations of Cognitive Science …