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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
Workshop on Infrastructure and Creativity: Can they co-exist?
At the 22nd ECSCW 2024, European Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work
18.06.2024 - 10:00-17:00 (CET)
Rimini, Italy

https://hildatellioglu.com/ecscw-workshop-2024/

IN BRIEF
* Full-day workshop in conjunction with ECSCW2024 in Rimini
* Position papers are limited to six pages (excl. references) in the ECSCW format (details on the website)
* The deadline for submitting position papers is May 6, 2024
* Participants accepted for the workshop must register for ECSCW2024

In this workshop, we aim to bring together people working with creativity in infrastructures and infrastructures in creativity. The goal is to learn from different approaches and perspectives. We aim to provide a forum for participants, populated by researchers and practitioners with different perspectives to share their experiences with processes connected to creativity in existing infrastructures or by considering the creativity aspects of the practices supported by them. It should act as a seed for further exchange of ideas and cross-community fertilization. We focus on reflecting on key issues based on CSCW (Computer Supported Cooperative Work), PD (Participatory Design) and IxD (Interaction Design) concepts and approaches regarding engagement, participation, and consensus- making in (technology-supported) co-creation processes. To this aim, we are looking for contributions that:

* Survey relevant developments in the area and thus contribute to the understanding of the identified challenges from multiple perspectives.
* Describe original empirical or theoretical work that sheds light on the workshop topic.
* Discuss similarities and differences in theoretical and methodological approaches in infrastructure and in creativity research.

We welcome participants willing to share their:

* Experiences of meeting a rigid infrastructure not susceptible to creative solutions.
* Investigations on digital infrastructures, change, and innovation.
* Success or failure stories of how to creatively transform an infrastructure.
* Case studies and best practices for cross-disciplinary (co-)design of creative solutions.
* Approaches to work creatively with infrastructures.
* Best practices to integrate into creative processes the opportunities and constraints set by existing infrastructures.
* Theoretical constructs to understand the relationship between infrastructure and creativity.

Three additional aims supplement this primary goal. By bringing the workshop participants together, we hope that cross-fertilization will ensue among their cases, concepts, and questions. Second, we will collaboratively reflect on what CSCW, PD, and IxD contribute to the study of co-creation practices in creativity and infrastructuring processes, by applying Design Thinking methodologies and how we, as individuals and a community, can facilitate the transfer of these contributions to practitioners. Third, we will discuss the interest in further collaboration and networking initiatives regarding the further development and implementation of creativity and infrastructuring frameworks and methodologies.

The organizers will proactively ensure that the workshop is an interactive event with clear outcomes. For more details about the scope and structure of the workshop please see the workshop proposal available at the website.

SUBMISSION DETAILS
The workshop can accommodate a maximum of 20 participants. This would ensure a highly interactive event with time for discussion and the sharing of multiple perspectives. Participants are welcome from the CSCW, CHI, PD, IxD, and artist communities.

Participation in the workshop requires the submission of a position paper. We encourage potential participants to explain their interest in the workshop and particularly welcome position papers that address one (or more) of the workshop themes outlined above. We encourage all participants to state their positions and list 2-3 questions they want to discuss in the workshop at the end of the position paper. Position papers are limited to six pages (excluding references) in the ECSCW paper format, available in Latex (Overleaf template), RTF, or MS Word format. The position paper shall be submitted in PDF format to [log in to unmask]

The submitted position papers will be reviewed by the organizers and accepted based on the relevance and development of their content. Suppose the number of people interested in attending the workshop exceeds its capacity. In that case, the organizers will prioritize submissions for rich presentations and discussions while seeking diversity among the participants. We expressly encourage both junior and senior researchers to submit position papers. To promote broader participation, particularly from artists and practitioners, we also offer the option of submitting alternative material of rough equivalence to a position paper (e.g., an experience report, an illustrating artifact, or an abridged implementation plan). The workshop is intended to bring together participants for a full day.

ORGANIZERS
Michaela Schmidt (Norwegian University of Technology and Science)
Monica Divitini (Norwegian University of Technology and Science)
Christine Hohenbüchler (TU Wien)
Nora Ringdal (Norwegian University of Technology and Science)
Theresa Schütz (TU Wien)
Hilda Tellioglu (TU Wien)

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