Dear Erik
thanks for your thoughts. i would like to make it very clear that i am NOT
dismissing the value of the 'common ground' conference or try to dampen the
high spirits that are created by it. i simply was misled by the title of
the conference.
at least now we know where we are at in terms of building a field. and i
trust that this online-conference and the upcoming 'basic paradox'
conference will continue our search for a 'common ground'.
best wishes. rosan
Erik Stolterman wrote:
> Dear Rosan and John
>
> I did attend the conference with somewhat high expectations. The "Title"
> or "Theme" attracted me. I spoke to a lot of people and to me a rather
> common experience seemed to be that people really did feel that the
> conference was a (if not a first, but) big step forward in the search of
> a "common ground". I was not the only one to recognize a difference from
> the La Cluzac conference. Now, most participants had a much more open
> stance to the idea of a broad and general "common ground" within design
> research. Maybe it was "only" a title, but I believe it had a major
> impact on the way the conference unfolded. And to me it was an impact
> that made me hopeful about the future of design research.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Erik Stolterman
> Informatics
> Umea University
> Sweden
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