Configuring Devices for Phenomena in-the-Making

STS scholars are engaging in collaborative research order to study extended socio-technical phenomena. This article participates discussions on methodography and inventive methods by reflecting visualizations used both internally a team of researchers together with participants. We describe how these devices for generating transforming data were brought our ethnographic inquiry into the formation infrastructures which we found be unwieldy evolving The partial renderings object inquiry, crafted informed ‘configuration’ as method assemblage that supports contemporary scrutinize interdisciplinary bringing visualizing - timelines, collages, sketches position them toolbox invention. These key investigating dynamics configuring intended support scientific knowledge production. conclude observing three kinds provide flexibility, comprehension in(ter)ventive opportunities engagement complex phenomena in-the-making.