BinCam:designing for engagement with Facebook for behavior change

Abstract. In this paper we continue work to investigate how we can engage young adults in behaviors of recycling and the prevention of food waste through social media and persuasive and ubiquitous computing systems. Our previous work with BinCam, a two-part design combining a system for the collection of waste-related behaviors with a Facebook application, suggested that although this ubiquitous system could raise awareness of recycling behavior, engagement with social media remained low. In this paper we reconsider our design in terms of engagement, examining both the theoretical and practical ways in which engagement can be designed for. This paper presents findings from a new user study exploring the redesign of the social media interface following this analysis. By incorporating elements of gamification, social support and improved data visualization, we contribute insights on the relative potential of these techniques to engage individuals across the lifespan of a system’s deployment

Factors that influence customers to pay more for environmentally friendly products (going green) in Universiti Sains Malaysia

A variety of environmental problems now affect our entire world

DECODING THE MOTIVATIONAL BLACK BOX – THE CASE OF RANKING, SELF-EFFICACY, AND SUBLIMINAL PRIMING

Game-based IS features are popular means to change behavior. While existing studies indicate a successful impact of gamified IS features, others show opposite effects. However, there are no studies that have investigated the underlying motivational processes of single gamified IS features and the additional possible support of subliminally primed IS features for the desired goal attainment. To address this gap, we examine the interaction between users and the gamified feature ‘Ranking’ on concentration enhancement, while studying the moderation effects of self-efficacy and a subliminally primed IS feature in a laboratory experiment (N=407). Therefore, our paper sheds light on the theoretically and practically relevant question: how can gamification features lead to proper interaction with the user to effectively support desired goal attainment. The results show varying reactions of either positive or negative feedback, to the ranking, depending on individual’s self-efficacy. While test persons with low self-efficacy show better performance results receiving negative feedback, participants with high self-efficacy perceptions reveal better performance rates receiving positive feedback. Furthermore, we could not observe a significant impact of the subliminally primed feature regarding mechanisms of the consciously perceived game feature ‘Ranking’ on concentration enhancement

Greencoin – educational information system for ecoinclusion and empowering urban adaptability

The SARS-CoV19 pandemic exposed a broad spectrum of challenges for modern cities, societies and the environment at large. The post-Covid transformation requires new social, ecological and educational solutions, adjusted to modern challenges, but also equipped with technological advances that allow for digital inclusion and sustainable urban development to benefit the local economy and society. Many information systems designed to enable pro-environmental behaviours are being tested or implemented worldwide, mostly in developed countries; however, most of them focus on a sectorial approach only. On the other hand, community currencies (CCs) consider social, economic, and environmental issues yet do not fully exploit the potential of the current technological advancement. Therefore, the paper describes the process of defining the theoretical framework for Greencoin as an information system designed to be a supportive tool while shaping urban adaptability and mitigating climate change, within which a CC is embedded. The 120 social currencies and information systems (IS) analysed in this research provide valuable data that is essential to shaping the framework of the Greencoin IS, to be implemented in the subsequent stages of the project. Greencoin IS aims to operate based on an application, the work resulting from studies of existing solutions, their functionalities and technological aspects, which enable social engagement and eco-inclusion. It responds to the question of how the new types of currencies and applications enriched with gamification elements can encourage residents to get involved in shaping urban resilience. This research goal is to build a future framework for Greencoin IS based on the performed systematic literature review and case studies

A sustainable design fiction: Green practices

In this article, we argue that an approach informed by practice theory coupled with design fiction provides useful insights into the role of interaction design with respect to environmental sustainability.We argue that a practice-oriented approach can help interaction designers step away from models of individual behavior and studies of artifacts towards seeing sustainable behaviors as part of multidimensional and interrelated practices and practice elements. We analyze two previously conducted studies. The first study of everyday repair focuses on how people repair their broken objects. The second study of green-DIY examines how green enthusiasts facilitate their practices of making sustainable DIY (do-it-yourself ) projects. We describe the practices of everyday repairers and green enthusiasts in terms of materials, competences, and meanings, and the interrelations among those elements, using the framework of Shove et al. [2012]. We argue that understanding the dynamics of practice and their unique configurations is a starting point to redefine the roles of sustainable interaction design (SID). We propose that designers design towards resources and tools in ways that reflect on the challenges of intelligibility of their design interventions in practices. In addition to considering SID in the light of practice theories, we reveal how design fictions are readily incorporated into green practices in ways that transform those practices and hold implications for transformations of design as well. We bring forward opportunities for designers to co-design with DIY enthusiasts, targeted as practitioners in their own right, designing toward or within a design fiction. As a result, we conclude with the possibility for sustainable interaction designers to become practice-oriented designers who design with transparent open strategies and accessible materials and competences

Inovação em Produtos Sustentáveis: Análise Intercultural de Equipes Binacionais

Innovation has been required as a vital asset for organizational survival in many areas, especially in the sustainability organizational field of concerns. Changes in Brazilian consumers’ consumption are perceived from the growing demand for environmentally-friendly products and services which are pressuring companies to achieve environmental efficiency. Tools like Cleaner Production, Sustainable Supply-Chain Management, and Ecodesign are essential to help firms achieve this goal. However, these tools require integration between different functions in a company, demanding that members with different expertise work together as a team. Based on a long tradition of collaboration, Germany is a potential partner for Brazil, combining expertise in the development of innovations aimed at more sustainable products. In today’s global environment, transnational teams should become the most effective teams in an organization but, because of the potential for miscommunication and conflict, the management of these teams needs special attention. Cultural differences between German and Brazilian members of work teams represent risks/advantages for the management of process of innovative products development. The paper draws on previously reviewed studies to ground an analysis of cultural dimensions and national characters, within Brazilian-German teams. In essence, this study is an essay with the main aim to open perspectives for further research and to support organizations in their sustainable management practices.La innovación ha sido requerida como un recurso vital de la organización en muchas áreas, especialmente en el campo de sustentabilidad organizacional. Los cambios en el padrón de los brasileños son percibidos a partir de la creciente de manda por productos y servicios ecológicamente correctos, o que está presionando las empresas a alcanzar la eficiencia ambiental. Herramientas como la Producción más Limpia, Gestión de la Cadena de Abastecimiento Sostenible y Ecodiseño son esenciales para ayudar a las empresas en este objetivo. Sin embargo, estas herramientas requieren la integración entre las diferentes funciones en una empresa, exigiendo que profesionales con diferentes especialidades actúen juntos como un equipo. Basándose en una larga tradición de cooperación, Alemania es una pareja potencial para trabajar con Brasil, combinando la experiencia en desenvolvimiento de innovaciones distintas a productos más sustentables. En el entorno global de hoy, los equipos transnacionales pueden convertirse en los equipos más eficaces en una organización mas por causa de potencial para la falta de comunicación y consecuentes  conflictos, la gestión de estos equipos requiere una atención especial. ¿Las diferencias culturales entre los miembros alemanes y brasileños de equipos de trabajo representan riesgos/beneficios para el desarrollo de productos innovadores? Este artículo se basa en los estudios revisados ​​previamente a la base de un análisis de las características nacionales y las dimensiones culturales dentro de los equipos de Brasil-Alemania. En esencia, este estudio es un ensayo cuyo objetivo principal es abrir nuevas perspectivas para la investigación y para apoyar a las organizaciones en sus prácticas de gestión sostenible.A inovação é exigência vital para a sobrevivência organizacional em várias áreas, especialmente no campo da sustentabilidade organizacional. Mudanças no padrão de consumo dos brasileiros são percebidas a partir da crescente demanda por produtos e serviços ecologicamente corretos, pressionando as empresas a melhorar sua eficiência ambiental. Ferramentas como produção mais limpa, gestão sustentável de cadeia de suprimentos e ecodesign são essenciais para ajudar as empresas nesse objetivo. No entanto, essas ferramentas requerem integração entre diferentes funções em uma empresa, exigindo que profissionais com diferentes especialidades atuem juntos como uma equipe. A Alemanha é um parceiro em potencial para trabalhar com o Brasil, combinando  uma longa tradição de colaboração e a experiência no desenvolvimento de inovações destinadas a produtos mais sustentáveis​​. No ambiente global de hoje, as equipes transnacionais podem se tornar as mais eficazes em uma organização, mas, por causa da possibilidade de falta de comunicação e consequentes conflitos, a gestão dessas equipes precisa de atenção especial. Assim, este artigo é motivado pela seguinte questão: as diferenças culturais entre os membros alemães e brasileiros de equipes de trabalho podem representar riscos ou vantagens para o desenvolvimento de produtos inovadores? De caráter exploratório, esta investigação baseou-se em estudos previamente publicados para fundamentar uma análise sobre dimensões culturais e características nacionais, com foco nas equipes de brasileiros e alemães. Em essência, este estudo é um ensaio cujo principal objetivo é abrir perspectivas para novas pesquisas e para apoiar as organizações em suas práticas de gestão sustentável

Will the humble inherit the Earth? Towards a realistic politics of habitation

The related notions of habitation and habitability offer a very promising way for framing the conversation about the issues around which environmental political theory has gravitated from its inception: sustainability, environmental justice, preservation. However, the connection between the two must probably be revised in order to produce an ideal of habitation that is useful in the current sociopolitical context. This paper seeks to clarify their mutual relations and explores the way for the politicization of habitation. Underlining the role of nonintentional actions in the past history of habitation, it will argue that, in order to politicize habitation, the latter must be made salient -so that citizens realize that the socionatural relation is not that 'natural'. Ernesto Laclau's notion of the political as an uncovering of contingencies may be useful, while the Lacanian notion of fantasy may be used to explain the gap between current (instrumental) modes of habitation and pervasive (Arcadian) ideals of it. As to how can the relation between habitation and habitability be effectively politicized, this paper will argue that it is the political, rather than politics, what offers a most promising path for re-imagining habitation in our complex and ambivalent societies. Ecological citizenship and newly created spaces for nature are sketched as strategies for politicizing habitation. Bioregionalism is recovered as a radical politics of habitation whose flaws must be avoided if habitation is to be reframed in a mostly urban, hypertechnological world. In this regard, the paper also develops a particular narrative for a reframed habitation, a 'clever adaptation' understood as a regulatory ideal towards which different actions and discourses can be directed.Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tec

Changing business perceptions regarding biodiversity: from impact mitigation towards new strategies and practices

Business activities play a major role in biodiversity loss and, as a result, firms are under increasing pressures from stakeholders to reduce their negative impacts on living systems. In response, business attitudes, behaviors and strategies regarding biodiversity are progressively changing, suggesting that interactions between business and biodiversity could go beyond the search of a compromise between development and conservation. This paper proposes an analysis of business perceptions regarding biodiversity. In its first part, we discuss how biodiversity is usually perceived as an external environmental constraint on business activities, and how economic tools may be used for arbitrages in that context. Building upon our work on the Business and Biodiversity Interdependence Indicator (BBII), we then discuss how assessing a firm's interdependences with biodiversity may bring about new business strategies and practices. We propose a typology of firm behavior regarding biodiversity and ecosystem services (BES), discuss business opportunities and property rights issues pertaining to markets for ecosystem services and propose preliminary conceptual foundations of new business standards needed to reverse current biodiversity trends.biodiversity; business; strategy; payments for ecosystem services; impact mitigation; standards.