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Sixth Annual Workshop
IBM Almaden Research Center July 16, 1998
As researchers and product designers, we are colleagues as well as competitors, creating systems that will support people in their work.
But striking new paradigms, styles of working with computers that could shape the whole field, are usually "in the air" long before they mature and become accepted. We are often working on parts of what will turn out to be a shared vision. The history of people using innovations predicts irregular progress. A "wonderful" new tool is envisioned: some try to create it, some find it not useful, and some improve it. The cycle repeats.
-A year ago many people were still saying the internet didn't make money! The internet as a commercial resource for things is now undeniable.
-A decade ago we didn't expect our toilets to be flushing themselves, Will everything in our environment be electronically taking care of our needs soon?
How do we as an informal community of innovators choose our projects? Which paradigms for using computers succeed? How do we nurture emerging paradigms before they are ready for widespread acceptance?
-Ted Selker
The day includes demos, talks (with long discussive breaks) and panels including past years' speakers. Audience participation is DEMANDED...
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