Negotiating the Nation Through Superheroes

Defending the Nation through Excellence in Space :

Ubiqutious transport systems: Negotiating context through a mobile-stationary interface

Ubiquitous computing environments grant organizations a multitude of dynamic digital traces composed of context signals emanating from embedded and mobile components. However, previous research indicates that the utility of context data is frequently hampered by a priori interpretations of context embodied within the acquiring technologies themselves. This paper reports an 18 month action resea...

Negotiating the information maze.

The internet is the world's largest information source. And it is still growing rapidly--by 20 million new pages a month according to some estimates. Internet usage is also increasing. It was estimated that 140 million people were using this resource in 1996. Last year, that number had grown to an estimated 605 million (NUA Internet Surveys, 2003). One of its functions is to be a source of info...

(Re)Negotiating Homeless Identity through Technology-Mediated Social Interaction

Prior research has explored homelessness and barriers to accessing digital technology. Our study will build on this evidence base by moving beyond a discussion of what technology is used, to better understand how these technologies are used, and the content and nature of communicative practices within homeless communities. This will be done by drawing together two important streams of homelessn...

Diversity, conflict, and innovation: negotiating difference through project work

Introduction There is a tension at the heart of multi-functional project organisations between similarity and difference that arguably has a major impact upon the nature of knowing and learning in such settings. It has long been recognised that differences between organisational members can be both a source of creativity and innovation as well as triggering conflict and misunderstanding. Referr...