Exploring Noticing as Method in Design Research

Abstract

The aim of this one-day workshop is to explore, practice, and develop methodological approaches for HCI researchers and practitioners to "notice differently" and envision more ethical and responsible ways of engaging in technological interventions. In this workshop, we will focus on what anthropologist Anna Tsing calls the "arts of noticing", methods of looking beyond progress narratives, cultivating awareness of diverse actors, and engaging in alternative ways of knowing (e.g. embodied knowledge and activist commitments) in design research and practice. The workshop will include discussion, a walkshop, and hands-on group exercises that develop "arts of noticing" appropriate to the DIS community.