Juliane Busboom forsvarer sin ph.d.-afhandling
Juliane Busboom forsvarer sin ph.d.-afhandling "The Future(s) of Hybrid Work in the Making. Unraveling characteristics, potentialities, and visions on hybrid cooperation in practise".
Ph.d.-skolen ved Institut for Mennesker og Teknologi er v?rt ved en lille reception efterf?lgende.
Vejledere og bed?mmelse
Bed?mmelsesudvalg:
- Anna Vallg?rda, professor, Design Research, IT-Universitetet, K?benhavn
- Chiara Rossitto, Associate Professor, Human-Computer Interaction, Stockholm Universitet.
- Michael Harldrup Pedersen, (forperson), professor, Institut for Kommunikation og Humanistisk Videnskab, 兴发娱乐官网手机版客户端 Universitet.
Ph.d.-vejleder:
- Nina Boulus-R?dje, lektor, Institut for Mennesker og Teknologi, 兴发娱乐官网手机版客户端 Universitet.
Resumé
This dissertation, titled “The Future(s) of Hybrid Work in the Making,” explores the characteristics,
potentialities, and emerging visions of hybrid cooperative work in practice. It is a paper-based
dissertation comprising six peer-reviewed academic articles.
Theoretically, the project is situated within the fields of Computer-Supported Cooperative Work
(CSCW) and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), aiming to understand collaborative work
practices and technologies in use. It is also rooted in future-oriented design theory, seeking to
engage people working in hybrid settings in collaboratively imagining alternative futures.
Methodologically, the research combines ethnography for design with research-through-design,
following a dual epistemological approach. The dissertation unfolds in three research phases, each
aligned with a guiding research question and reflected in the structure of the work.
Phase I is ethnographic in nature and addresses RQ1: “What characterizes hybrid cooperative
work today?” It presents Paper 1, which investigates the extent to which symmetry can be
achieved in hybrid work contexts, and Paper 2, which examines how asymmetries are managed in
practice and how these strategies shape everyday cooperation.
Phase II adopts an exploratory lens to investigate RQ2: “How might hybrid cooperative work be
differently imagined?” through participatory and speculative design experiments. It includes Paper
3, which provokes new thinking around preparation and planning practices via fictional
prototypes; Paper 4, which explores the hybrid workspace as a distinct “third space”; and Paper 5,
which traces the transformations of the modern workplace and imagines its futures within a
global company in Denmark.
Phase III shifts to meta-reflections on methodology, addressing RQ3: “How can visions (on hybrid
cooperative work) be anchored in practice?” It presents Paper 6, which investigates how
participatory speculative design interventions can facilitate the collaborative imagining of futures.
In sum, the dissertation contributes on three levels.