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WeDo: End-To-End Computer Supported Collective Action

Authors

Haoqi Zhang,Andrés Monroy-Hernández,Aaron Shaw,Sean Munson,Elizabeth Gerber,Benjamin Hill,Peter Kinnaird,Shelly Farnham,Patrick Minder

Northwestern University,Microsoft Research and University of Washington,Northwestern University,University of Washington,Northwestern University,University of Washington,Carnegie Mellon University,Microsoft Research,University of Zurich


Proceedings:

Proceedings of the International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media, 8

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Vol. 8 No. 1 (2014): Eighth International AAAI Conference on Weblogs and Social Media

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Poster Papers

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Abstract:

Many celebrate the Internet’s ability to connect individuals and facilitate collective action toward a common goal. While numerous systems have been designed to support particular aspects of collective action, few systems support participatory, end-to-end collective action in which a crowd or community identifies opportunities, formulates goals, brainstorms ideas and develops plans, mobilizes, and takes action. To explore the possibilities and barriers in supporting such interactions, we introduce WeDo, a system aimed at promoting simple forms of participatory, end-to-end collective action. Pilot deployments of WeDo illustrate that sociotechnical systems can support automated transitions through different phases of end-to-end collective action, but that challenges, such as the elicitation of leadership and the accommodation of existing group norms, remain.

DOI:

10.1609/icwsm.v8i1.14567


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Vol. 8 No. 1 (2014): Eighth International AAAI Conference on Weblogs and Social Media