Trond HjortelandJan 14, 2025

#Sociotechnical principle of the day:

Deliberations – sequence of exchanges and communication

In the 80s, Calvin Pava felt that STS needed updating to keep pace with change and accommodate non-linear and non-routine knowledge work. He proposed extending the design practice with two patterns,
https://stsroundtable.com/wp-content/uploads/Pava-Redesigning-STS-Design.1986.pdf

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Pava '86: "These exchanges are necessary for dealing with complex or uncertain issues that cannot be solved with a specific rule or algorithm. As technical artefacts of cognition and exchange, they have two salient aspects: topics and forums."
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Pava '86: "Through deliberations, a computer engineering design group may pursue diverse topics such as system architecture, product design, competitor analysis, benchmark standards, or employee development."
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Pava '86: "Deliberations are not decisions."

"Deliberations are more continuous affairs, sequence of activities, from which decisions occasionally crystallize."

"[It] emphasizes encounters, exchanges, and reflections in general that help resolve an equivocal topic."

Jan 14, 2025 at 7:26amWeb