Consolidation in Open Design: a Sociotechnical Approach

• Deogenes Silva Junior UFPR
• Roberto Pereira UFPR

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/ihc.2019.8416

Abstract

Open Design is a design project in which both process and product are open, accessible and reusable. Open Design is inspired by Open Source, where individuals consolidate various contributions to software source code. This Consolidation means an intentional action or process of transforming something into something else more effective, coherent, complete or elaborated. In Open Design, the complexity of Consolidation is enhanced because its possibilities go beyond source code, including other stages and design objects, such as scenarios, prototypes, among others. This Master's thesis investigates the Consolidation activity in design processes from a sociotechnical perspective and proposes ways to support Consolidation in an Open Design platform.

Keywords: Consolidation, Open Design, Sociotechnical Perspective

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