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----- Original Message ----- From: ANNE NELSON <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, May 05, 2000 5:53 PM Subject: Re: Post Conference Workshops at La Clusaz > Dear Ken: > > Please forward registration and hotel information. There is a possibility > we will be able to attend. > > Thank you, > > Harold Nelson > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ken Friedman <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Friday, May 05, 2000 2:57 PM > Subject: Post Conference Workshops at La Clusaz > > > > > > Post Conference Workshops at La Clusaz > > > > There will be four post-conference workshops following the conference on > > Doctoral Education in Design. Workshop participation is included in the > > conference fee. > > > > Judith Gregory will lead a full-day workshop on July 13 on activity > theory. > > > > John Langrish will offer two half-day workshops on July 13, one on thesis > > writing, and one on doctoral supervision. > > > > Anders Skoe will led a two-day workshop on July 13 and 14 on behavior > design. > > > > When you book your hotel accommodations and make your travel arrangements, > > please allow for workshop participation. > > > > Please let me know which workshop you wish to attend by signing up at > > <[log in to unmask]>. If you have not yet registered for the conference, > > you may include your workshop preference when you send me your > registration. > > > > Ken Friedman > > > > > > ---> Workshop on Activity Theory > > > > Judith Gregory, Ph.D. > > Associate Professor > > Department of Informatics > > University of Oslo > > > > All day workshop, 13 July > > > > Activity theory has been an increasingly significant topic of inquiry in > > research fields from design research and computer assisted architectural > > design to management studies and information science. Despite the growing > > interested in activity theory, little of the important literature is > > available in English. > > > > Judith Gregory is an expert in activity theory who used the theoretical > > framework, core concepts, methodological principles, and research methods > > in her own doctoral work at University of California. Her conference paper > > and workshop will explore issues and their implications for critical > design > > practices and doctoral education in design. > > > > The workshop will deepen Gregory's description of essential concepts in > > activity theory. These include the mediated and collaborative nature of > > human activity in situated contexts, organized around the notion of the > > activity system, organizational, and cultural-historical communities of > > practice. Another concept particularly significant to design is the use > and > > creation of artifacts that are simultaneously material-semiotic and ideal. > > > > Among methodological principles, activity theory emphasizes: following > > complex shared objects (motives) through time (developmentally); detailed > > analysis of practices (e.g., interaction analysis of video documentation, > > conversation analysis); intermediate concept construction (between > > theoretically informed concepts and field data); creating resources for > > reflecting on practices, design, and interventions; and "looking for > > trouble" (regarding discoordination, disruptions, and breakdowns as > > opportunities for creative problem-solving). > > > > The workshop will involve the dynamic presentation of the three areas of > > core concepts, methodological principles, and compatibility. Gregory will > > present recent cases of fruitful combinations between activity theory and > > other conceptual approaches. > > > > > > ---> The Seven Deadly Sins of Writing a PhD: Problem to Avoid > > > > John Langrish, Ph.D. > > Director of the Postgraduate > > Faculty of Art and Design > > Manchester Metropolitan University > > > > Morning, July 13 > > > > John Langrish has supervised over thirty PhD degrees in art and design and > > examined over forty. > > > > From this experience, he has constructed a list of 'seven deadly sins.' > The > > list begins with 1) plagiarism, 2) polemic, and 3) 'shouldism.' The > > Langrish workshop will include opportunities to identify these seven > > failings in examples of student work that demonstrate what 'sinful' > writing > > is. > > > > In discussing the original seven deadly sins, Thomas Aquinas stated that > > the best way to combat sin is to concentrate on the opposite virtue. > > Perhaps that is how he became a saint. > > > > The Langrish workshop will also focus on the virtues of the PhD. These > > virtues include originality, reasoned argument, and relevance. > > > > These virtues are contrasted against the seven sins to concentrate on the > > positive aspects of doctoral development. They become more important when > > seen against the background of the 'seven deadly sins.' > > > > > > ---> Supervising the Supervisors > > > > John Langrish, Ph.D. > > Director of the Postgraduate > > Faculty of Art and Design > > Manchester Metropolitan University > > > > Afternoon, July 13 > > > > Nearly every University provides formal courses for research students. Few > > support for potential supervisors. > > > > This workshops is an opportunity to discuss essential issues in > supervision: > > > > 1) There is no such thing as 'best practice.' 2) There are many > supervisory > > 'styles.' 3) The only rule is that both supervisor and student should have > > a clear expectation of each other's requirements. 4) Several common > > problems cause research students to drop out. Many of these can be solved. > > 5) Some doctoral supervision is inadequate. Is quality control of > > supervision the answer? 6) Workshop participants will propose additional > > discussion themes. > > > > > > ---> Designing Human Behavior > > > > Anders Skoe > > President > > Interactive Coaching Services - ICS > > Geneva > > > > Two-day workshop, 13 and 4 July > > > > Design has grown to encompass services as well as products. In doing so, > > design has moved beyond static design in two or three spatial dimensions. > > Design now inhabits a non-spatial dimension, time. Increasingly, design > > also involves behavior as a dimension beyond the physical dimensions of > > space-time. > > > > Behavior design has many aspects. Between an organization and its clients, > > it involves the behavioral interface between front office employees and > > company customers. Within service firms - including design firms - it also > > involves problem solving, strategy development, company culture, and > > organizational learning. > > > > This workshop will explore this new area of design. Workshop participants > > will learn about behavior design and develop behavioral coaching skills. > > This includes understanding how to design behavior based on the unique, > > existing personalities of organization members, along with understanding > > cross-cultural issues, universally accepted behaviors and their impact on > > people. The workshop will stimulate ideas for research and explore ways to > > teach behavior design at the university level. > > > > Day 1 - Theme: Service Behaviors. This day will present the workshop plan. > > The day's activities will include: who's who among participants, mental > > preparation, service management, customer contact employees as product > > producers, a service is ephemeral - and consumed as it is produced, > > employees produce the service in interaction with customers, considering > > appropriate behavior, creating strong, effective corporate cultures. > > > > Day 2 - Theme: Leadership and Coaching. This day's activities will > include: > > day plan, reflection on day 1, customer - employee role plays, feedback > and > > suggestions from colleagues, feedback and suggestions from workshop > leader, > > some behavioral psychology models and theory, dialogue on research areas, > > dialogue on teaching opportunities, action plans, workshop evaluation. > > > > Anders Skoe has worked as an executive in Telecom Canada, SAS Airlines, > and > > the International Airline Transport Association. He now consults to > > telecommunication, information, airline and design firms. > > > > -- > > > > > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%