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Reflection-in- and -on-action are key elements of creative design. While reflection-in-action has been often studied, reflection-on-action has received less attention. In this paper, we fill this gap by first reporting results from indepth interviews (N=12) with practicing designers aimed at understanding activities related to reflection-on-action. We found that activities related to reflection-on-action are intentional, repetitive and frequent, design materials are the primary aids for reflective activities, and there is a strong need for better reflection support tools. To address this need, we designed, implemented and evaluated a novel interactive visualization tool – ReflectionSpace. The tool uses file meta-data and naming conventions to map design materials to the appropriate design phase and context of use and places corresponding representations in a time- and activity-centric visualization that can be navigated at different levels of detail. User feedback from a comparative study reveals that such a representation of design process is more beneficial and preferred relative to the traditional filecentric approach for fostering reflection-on-action.

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ReflectionSpace: An Interactive Visualization Tool for Supporting Reflection - on - action in Design

Citer: (Sharmin & Bailey, 2013)

FTag: Sharmin-Bailey-2013

APA7: Sharmin, M., & Bailey, B. P. (2013). ReflectionSpace: An interactive visualization tool for supporting reflection- on -action in design. Proceedings of the 9th ACM Conference on Creativity & Cognition - C&C ’13, 83. https://doi.org/10.1145/2466627.2466645

[...] reflection-in-action has been often studied, reflection-on-action has received less attention.

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there is a strong need for better reflection support tools.

The tool uses file meta-data and naming conventions to map design materials to the appropriate design phase and context of use and places corresponding representations in a time- and activity-centric visualization that can be navigated at different levels of detail. User feedback from a comparative study reveals that such a representation of design process is more beneficial and preferred relative to the traditional file- centric approach for fostering reflection- on-action.

Keywords: Reflection; reflection-on-action; creative design; design materials; design process; reflection support tools.

ACM Classification Keywords : Information interfaces and presentation (e.g., HCI)

[...] our work contributes the design and implementation of a novel interactive tool called ReflectionSpace. 

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Kinsella, E.A. Embodied Reflection and the Epistemology of Reflective Practice. Philosophy of Education, 41 (3): 395 –409.

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