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Charlotte Pierce

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arXiv2023

Patterns of Patterns II

Our earlier paper "Patterns of Patterns" combined three techniques from training, futures studies, and design in a design pattern called PLACARD that helps groups of people work together effectively. We used that pattern in five hands-on workshop case studies which took place at various locations in the US and the UK. This experience report documents what we learned, including the way our thinking about PLACARD evolved, together with additional patterns our work generated. We evaluate the reproducibility of our methods and results, and consider the broader economic implications of this way of working. We discuss implications of our prototyping work for the design of future platforms, drawing connections with recent developments in cognitive science and artificial intelligence. This positions our patterns of patterns as a toolkit for the design and governance of systems that combine social dynamics with technical components.

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arXiv2022

Patterns of Patterns

This paper shows how we combine and adapt methods from elite training, future studies, and collaborative design, and apply them to address significant problems in social networks. We focus on three such methods: we use Project Action Reviews to implement social perception, Causal Layered Analysis to implement social cognition, and Design Pattern Languages to implement social action. We present the results of two studies: firstly, we use Causal Layered Analysis to explore the ways in which the design pattern discourse has been evolving. Secondly, to illustrate the three methods in combination, we develop a case study, showing how we applied the methods to bootstrap a distributed cross-disciplinary research seminar. Building on these analyses, we elaborate several scenarios for the future use of design patterns in large-scale distributed collaboration. Our case study suggests ways in which progress could be made towards realizing these scenarios. We conclude that the combination of methods is robust to uncertainty, insofar as they support adaptations as circumstances change, and incorporate diverse perspectives. In particular, we show how methods drawn from other domains enrich and are enriched by design patterns; we believe the analysis will be of interest to all of the communities whose methods we draw upon.

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arXiv2020

Patterns, anticipation and participatory futures

Patterns embody repeating phenomena, and, as such, they are partly but not fully detachable from their context. 'Design patterns' and 'pattern languages' are established methods for working with patterns. They have been applied in architecture, software engineering, and other design fields, but have so far seen little application in the field of future studies. We reimagine futures discourse and anticipatory practices using pattern methods. We focus specifically on processes for coordinating distributed projects, integrating multiple voices, and on play that builds capability to face what's yet to come. One of the advantages of the method as a whole is that it deals with local knowledge and does not subsume everything within one overall 'global' strategy, while nevertheless offering a way to communicate between contexts and disciplines.

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