Interlaced Knowledge in the Emergence of a New Architecture at ATLAS, CERN
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We report on a longitudinal study of the emergence of the ATLAS detector, a complex technological system developed at CERN, Geneva. Our data show that justification is an important mechanism for coordination, and that it results in the creation of interlaced knowledge, i.e., a partial overlapping of knowledge across actors and groups. Neither ?modular? nor ?common,? such interlaced knowledge confers generative properties on the enterprise by enabling actors with diverse backgrounds to make informed choices on technological alternatives, anticipate and address latent interdependencies, and harmonize their contributions leading to the emergence of a system architecture over time. ABSTRACT We report on a longitudinal study of the emergence of the ATLAS detector, a complex technological system developed at CERN, Geneva. Our data show that justification is an important mechanism for coordination, and that it results in the creation of interlaced knowledge, i.e., a partial overlapping of knowledge across actors and groups. Neither " modular " nor " common, " such interlaced knowledge confers generative properties on the enterprise by enabling actors with diverse backgrounds to make informed choices on technological alternatives, anticipate and address latent interdependencies, and harmonize their contributions leading to the emergence of a system architecture over time.
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