Information and communication tools as aids to collaborative sensemaking

Sharoda A. Paul; Madhu C. Reddy; Christopher DeFlitch

doi:10.1145/1358628.1358815

Information and communication tools as aids to collaborative sensemaking

Sharoda A. Paul, Madhu C. Reddy, Christopher DeFlitch

Department of Emergency Medicine

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Abstract

Collaborative sensemaking occurs when multiple actors engage in understanding an unfamiliar, information-rich environment. We present preliminary results from a field study of the collaborative activities of healthcare providers in an emergency department. The goal of our study was to explore the nature of collaborative sensemaking and the role various information and communication tools play in the process. We describe how paper, whiteboards, and the computerized provider order entry system support common external representations to enhance collaborative sensemaking; but at the same time gaps in collaborative sensemaking occur, leading to representation shifts.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	28th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - CHI'08 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Pages	3105-3110
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/1358628.1358815
State	Published - 2008
Event	28th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Florence, Italy Duration: Apr 5 2008 → Apr 10 2008

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Other	28th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Florence
Period	4/5/08 → 4/10/08

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Human-Computer Interaction
Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
Software

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Paul, SA, Reddy, MC & DeFlitch, C 2008, Information and communication tools as aids to collaborative sensemaking. in 28th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - CHI'08 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems. pp. 3105-3110, 28th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Florence, Italy, 4/5/08. https://doi.org/10.1145/1358628.1358815

Information and communication tools as aids to collaborative sensemaking. / Paul, Sharoda A.; Reddy, Madhu C.; DeFlitch, Christopher.
28th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - CHI'08 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems. 2008. p. 3105-3110.

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