Workshop on Mindful Work and Technology

正念工作与技术研讨会

• 批准号: 0624439
• 负责人: David Levy
• 金额: $ 3.15万
• 依托单位: University of Washington
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-04-01 至 2007-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0624439&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Workshop; Mindful; Work; Technology

This is funding to partially support a workshop of about 19 participants, invited mainly on the basis of their expertise in computer and information science or the social sciences (with a focus on work organization and practice) or mindfulness practices and the contemplative arts, to explore problems as a consequence of the manner in which new information technologies have over the past several decades transformed the way people work. E-mail, cell phones, and the World Wide Web, among other innovations, have made it possible to conduct work at vast distances and at all hours of the day and night. But with these remarkable opportunities has also come a range of unintended consequences. The easy availability of vast amounts of information has led to a pervasive sense of overload. The presence of multiple communication devices and information sources has fostered an interrupted style of working that often threatens concentration. And the possibility of communicating and acting quickly has encouraged a speedup in work practices and expectations that feels unsustainable and at times counterproductive. But doing more faster doesn't necessarily mean doing it better. There is growing concern that today's dominant mode of working, which features multi-tasking across multiple information sources and devices, is degrading the quality of work results, as well as workers' satisfaction in the process. And there is mounting evidence that work stress is contributing to a range of health problems, including heart attack, stroke, anxiety, and depression. What can be done to reduce work stress, and to increase the quality of work and the satisfaction in its accomplishment? This workshop will focus on developing a research agenda that can lead to the development of technologies that engage human attention in calm and informative ways, and the creation of workplaces that encourage and support mindful, productive, and healthful work. Questions to be addressed will include: How can computer systems (both hardware and software) be designed to encourage relaxed attention? How might computer screens and interfaces be redesigned to take account of people's fuller humanity, including their embodiment? What might more fully-embodied office practices and procedures look like? How might workspace architecture, furniture, sound and light be redesigned to encourage mindful presence? This workshop constitutes a follow-on to the Workshop on Information, Silence, and Sanctuary which was organized by the PI in Seattle in May, 2004 with funding from the MacArthur Foundation and NSF. Additional funding/support for the current event is anticipated from the MacArthur Foundation, the University of Washington, and the Library of Congress.Broader Impacts: The PI's goal is to raise public awareness of the workshop topics and to stimulate broad discussion of them. To these ends, he will write a report summarizing the workshop presentations and its major findings, and will make it available online in addition to publishing it in a reputable vehicles of dissemination. The workshop will take place over five days in the Washington DC area in mid-March, 2006. At the conclusion of the workshop, a public program at the Library of Congress to which the press will be invited will include a presentation on the topic of the workshop and a panel discussion among some of the participants.

这笔资金用于部分支持一个约有19名参与者的讲习班，主要是根据他们在计算机和信息科学或社会科学（重点是工作组织和实践）或正念实践和冥想艺术方面的专业知识邀请他们，以探讨过去几十年来新信息技术改变人们工作方式所带来的问题。 电子邮件、手机和万维网等创新技术使人们能够在远距离和昼夜任何时间进行工作。 但伴随着这些非凡的机遇，也带来了一系列意想不到的后果。 大量信息的容易获得导致了普遍的超载感。多种通信设备和信息来源的存在助长了一种经常威胁注意力的中断式工作方式。快速沟通和行动的可能性鼓励了工作实践和期望的加速，这让人感到不可持续，有时适得其反。 但做得更快并不一定意味着做得更好。 人们越来越担心，当今的主要工作模式，即在多个信息源和设备上进行多任务处理，正在降低工作成果的质量，以及工人在这一过程中的满意度。 越来越多的证据表明，工作压力会导致一系列健康问题，包括心脏病发作、中风、焦虑和抑郁。 如何减轻工作压力，提高工作质量和满意度？ 该研讨会将重点关注制定一个研究议程，以促进技术的发展，以平静和信息丰富的方式吸引人类的注意力，并创造鼓励和支持有意识，有成效和健康的工作的工作场所。 要解决的问题将包括：如何计算机系统（硬件和软件）的设计，以鼓励放松的注意力？如何重新设计计算机屏幕和界面，以考虑到人们更全面的人性，包括他们的化身？更全面的办公室实践和程序会是什么样子？如何重新设计工作空间的建筑、家具、声音和灯光，以鼓励注意力的存在？ 该讲习班是2004年5月在麦克阿瑟基金会和国家科学基金会的资助下，由国际新闻学会在西雅图举办的“信息、沉默和庇护所”讲习班的后续活动。 麦克阿瑟基金会、华盛顿大学和国会图书馆预计将为本次活动提供额外的资金/支持。更广泛的影响：PI的目标是提高公众对研讨会主题的认识，并激发对这些主题的广泛讨论。 为此，他将编写一份报告，概述讲习班的发言及其主要结论，并将在网上提供，此外还将在一个有信誉的传播工具上发表。 讲习班将于2006年3月中旬在华盛顿地区举行，为期五天。 在讲习班结束时，将邀请新闻界参加美国国会图书馆的一个公共节目，其中包括关于讲习班主题的介绍和一些与会者之间的小组讨论。