This is Not a Paper Applying a Design Research lens to video conferencing, publication formats, eggs ... and other things

This is like an to a paper, but it is more . In fact, it is the introduction to something which is a not paper. The global Covid-19 pandemic of 2020 represented an infection point for our post-post-modern world, a moment where our old normal was dramatically arrested. We are now in a state of comprehensive flux as 'new normals' emerge, begin to solidify, and may evolve into an-as yet undetermined-futures. This not paper is a facet and exploration of that flux as it relates to publication and conference culture, video conferencing systems, and how we both conduct, and share, research. You should read the whole of this , but then you should take a step inside the not paper, it lives on the web over here https://designresearch.works/thisisnotapaper/

Lessons From One Future of Work: Opportunities to Flip the Gig Economy

Pervasive technologies are already transforming "The Future of Work." Mobile technologies, IoT, and data promise efficient and convenient work "on-demand." They are convenient too for platform providers whose clean and efficient interfaces for consumers disrupt marketplaces, offering digitally mediated access to services at a click. These same technologies provide access to work and labor markets whilst undermining promising flexible work and access to sufficient work. The global gig economy is expanding. Increasing numbers of workers see gig economy work as their main form of employment, yet have little voice in the construction of systems on which they depend. We argue that technologists must work with gig workers, policy makers, and other stakeholders to address the adverse effects of technologies on gig workers. To better understand relationships between workers and the technologies they use, we describe insights from research carried out with U.K. cycle couriers. We reflect on technology's role in giving these workers' agency, rights, and equity by design.

This is Not a Paper

This is like an abstract to a paper, but it is more abstract. In fact, it is the introduction to something which is a not paper. The global Covid-19 pandemic of 2020 represented an inflection point for our post-post-modern world, a moment where our old normal was dramatically arrested. We are now in a state of comprehensive flux as g€new normals' emerge, begin to solidify, and may evolve into an - as yet undetermined - futures. This not paper is a facet and exploration of that flux as it relates to publication and conference culture, video conferencing systems, and how we both conduct, and share, research. You should read the whole of this abstract, but then you should take a step inside the not paper, it lives on the web over here https://designresearch.works/thisisnotapaper/. © 2021 Owner/Author.