Mikael Wiberg – författare

Sverige uppfattades länge som ett samhälle präglat av jämlikhet, social sammanhållning och en ambitiös välfärdspolitik. Med sin självständiga utrikespolitik stod man utanför stormaktskonflikterna. På senare år har gängkriminalitet och skjutningar fått stor uppmärksamhet i medierna, ett högerpopulistiskt parti har blivit en del av regeringsunderlaget och vi har avslutat 200 år av alliansfrihet genom att bli medlemmar av Nato.

Hur har det förändrat bilden av vårt land och oss själva? I denna antologi diskuterar ett antal skribenter Sverigebilden förr och nu, både innanför och utanför landets gränser. Svante Nordin skriver om Sverige och Luther, Elisabeth Braw om utlandssvenskarnas betydelse, Mikael ­ Wiberg om teknikundret, Fraser Nelson om gängbrottsligheten och Sofia Bard om Sveriges mjuka makt. Per Enerud, Anna von Bayern och Nathan Shachar tar upp Sverigebilden i Ryssland, Tyskland och Spanien och Richard Swartz kritiserar det svenska språkets förfall.

A new approach to interaction design that moves beyond representation and metaphor to focus on the material manifestations of interaction.

Smart watches, smart cars, the Internet of things, 3D printing: all signal a trend toward combining digital and analog materials in design. Interaction with these new hybrid forms is increasingly mediated through physical materials, and therefore interaction design is increasingly a material concern. In this book, Mikael Wiberg describes the shift in interaction design toward material interactions. He argues that the “material turn” in human-computer interaction has moved beyond a representation-driven paradigm, and he proposes “material-centered interaction design” as a new approach to interaction design and its materials. He calls for interaction design to abandon its narrow focus on what the computer can do and embrace a broader view of interaction design as a practice of imagining and designing interaction through material manifestations. A material-centered approach to interaction design enables a fundamental design method for working across digital, physical, and even immaterial materials in interaction design projects.

Wiberg looks at the history of material configurations in computing and traces the shift from metaphors in the design of graphical user interfaces to materiality in tangible user interfaces. He examines interaction through a material lens; suggests a new method and foundation for interaction design that accepts the digital as a design material and focuses on interaction itself as the form being designed; considers design across substrates; introduces the idea of “interactive compositions”; and argues that the focus on materiality transcends any distinction between the physical and digital.

Fast and Slow - Methods for Timely HCI and Interaction Design Research explores the dynamic interplay between rapid and reflective research in human-computer interaction (HCI) and interaction design research. In an era where fast approaches to technical research is foregrounded, this book provides a critical examination of the temporalities at play in various research approaches – from long-term studies to rapid prototyping.

Drawing inspiration from fast and slow thinking, design thinking and our everchanging world, this book contrasts "fast" approaches—such as “quick-and-dirty ethnography, prototyping, and AI-driven automation—with "slow" methodologies that emphasize ethnographic studies, longitudinal research, and participatory design. By working across the fast and slow approaches to research the book helps researchers and practitioners navigate the trade-offs between efficiency and depth, rapid results and reflection. Ultimately, the focus of the book is on timely research contributions.

With a focus on research approaches, this book presents cases, methodological insights, and theoretical discussions that foreground the temporalities at play in HCI and interaction design research. It questions whether the rush to iterate and deploy can sometimes obscure critical insights about human behavior, ethical considerations, and long-term impact.

Whether you are an HCI researcher, UX practitioner, or technology strategist, Fast and Slow - Methods for Timely HCI and Interaction Design Research offers a fresh perspective on how to plan and carry out design research – no matter if the research process is fast, or slow.

Fast and Slow - Methods for Timely HCI and Interaction Design Research explores the dynamic interplay between rapid and reflective research in human-computer interaction (HCI) and interaction design research. In an era where fast approaches to technical research is foregrounded, this book provides a critical examination of the temporalities at play in various research approaches – from long-term studies to rapid prototyping.

Drawing inspiration from fast and slow thinking, design thinking and our everchanging world, this book contrasts "fast" approaches—such as “quick-and-dirty ethnography, prototyping, and AI-driven automation—with "slow" methodologies that emphasize ethnographic studies, longitudinal research, and participatory design. By working across the fast and slow approaches to research the book helps researchers and practitioners navigate the trade-offs between efficiency and depth, rapid results and reflection. Ultimately, the focus of the book is on timely research contributions.

With a focus on research approaches, this book presents cases, methodological insights, and theoretical discussions that foreground the temporalities at play in HCI and interaction design research. It questions whether the rush to iterate and deploy can sometimes obscure critical insights about human behavior, ethical considerations, and long-term impact.

Whether you are an HCI researcher, UX practitioner, or technology strategist, Fast and Slow - Methods for Timely HCI and Interaction Design Research offers a fresh perspective on how to plan and carry out design research – no matter if the research process is fast, or slow.

Delves into the evolving landscape of human-technology interaction (HTI), encompassing various facets from design and implementation to psychological impacts and strategic considerations. The book begins with foundational theories in HTI and strategic design, progressing to practical applications and implications across multiple domains such as human-robot interaction, augmented and virtual reality, and the Internet of Things. Subsequent chapters explore the integration of AI and machine learning with human processes, the psychological effects of technology, and user experience design.

The authors address specialized areas including assistive technologies, game design, and the fusion of art, science, and technology and discuss the role of technology in learning and education, and urban sustainability through digital innovations. Concluding with a look at future trends like transhumanism, Human-Technology Interaction - Interdisciplinary Approaches and Perspectives offers a comprehensive analysis of how technologies shape human experiences, behaviours, and societal development.

Open innovation increases the profit of companies and organizations via the input and the adoption of new ideas that are transformed into new processes, products, and services. Yet, how do we ensure that adopters of such innovations focus on relevant problems and use appropriate methods?  How should we manage open innovation technologies? How can we exploit distributed knowledge and inventions? And how can we promote them successfully on the market?

With valuable lessons to be learned from academic research and industrial experiences of e.g. Intel, Nokia, Philips Healthcare, small municipalities, e-learning platforms and user communities, this book focuses on some of the key dimensions of open innovation and open innovation technologies. It is divided into three themes: theme 1 deals with open innovation as it is in use today, including theoretical underpinnings and lessons from related research fields. Theme 2 analyzes the use of open innovation in organizations today in order to extract best practices. Theme 3 presents forward-looking theoretical research as well as practical future uses of open innovation. Each chapter addresses the particular topics by presenting experiences and results gained in real life projects and/or by empirical research, and clearly states its purpose and how readers are supposed to benefit from it.

This book contains the refereed proceedings of the Third Scandinavian Conference on Information Systems (SCIS), held in Sigtuna, Sweden, in August 2012.

Sverige uppfattades länge som ett samhälle präglat av jämlikhet, social sammanhållning och en ambitiös välfärdspolitik. Med sin självständiga utrikespolitik stod man utanför stormaktskonflikterna. På senare år har gängkriminalitet och skjutningar fått stor uppmärksamhet i medierna, ett högerpopulistiskt parti har blivit en del av regeringsunderlaget och vi har avslutat 200 år av alliansfrihet genom att bli medlemmar av Nato. Hur har det förändrat bilden av vårt land och oss själva? I denna antologi diskuterar ett antal skribenter Sverigebilden förr och nu, både innanför och utanför landets gränser. Svante Nordin skriver om Sverige och Luther, Elisabeth Braw om utlandssvenskarnas betydelse, Mikael ­ Wiberg om teknikundret, Fraser Nelson om gängbrottsligheten och Sofia Bard om Sveriges mjuka makt. Per Enerud, Anna von Bayern och Nathan Shachar tar upp Sverigebilden i Ryssland, Tyskland och Spanien och Richard Swartz kritiserar det svenska språkets förfall.