Off-the-shelf digital tools as a resource to nurture the commons

Mela Bettega, Raul Masu, Nicolai Brodersen Hansen, Maurizio Teli

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Abstract

Commons and commoning are of increasing interest to the PD community. We argue that off-the-shelf digital commons can be used in the context of PD to support groups in their commoning practices. This approach presents some advantages: it allows focusing resources on participation rather than software development and it fosters sustainability of results when researchers leave. But how do we understand whether an off-the-shelf tool can be considered a commons or not? Where do we find digital commons? How do we select them? In this paper, we will try to answer these questions by proposing theoretical considerations and practical criteria based on the reflexive account of a case study in Europe.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPDC 2022 - Embracing Cosmologies
Subtitle of host publicationExpanding Worlds of Participatory Design, Proceedings of the 17th Participatory Design Conference
EditorsVasilis Vlachokyriakos, Joyce Yee, Gronvall Erik, Raquel Noronha, Andrea Botero, Chiara Del Gaudio, Yoko Akama, Rachel Clarke, John Vines
PublisherACM - Association for Computing Machinery
Pages133-146
Number of pages14
ISBN (Electronic)9781450393881
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 Aug 2022
Event17th Participatory Design Conference - Embracing Cosmologies: Expanding Worlds of Participatory Design, PDC 2022 - Virtual, Online, United Kingdom
Duration: 19 Aug 20221 Sept 2022

Publication series

NameACM International Conference Proceeding Series
Volume1

Conference

Conference17th Participatory Design Conference - Embracing Cosmologies: Expanding Worlds of Participatory Design, PDC 2022
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityVirtual, Online
Period19/08/221/09/22

Keywords

  • Adoption
  • Digital commons
  • Off-the-shelf
  • Sustainability

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