Driving Innovation During Times of Growth

As the official coverage provider, the Cornell HR Review covered the keynote and panel discussions at the Human Capital Association’s (HCA) 9th Annual Symposium. The HCA is a student run organization within Cornell’s Johnson School and School of Industrial and Labor Relations, which strives to drive the future of the HR profession through educational and professional development opportunities across the Cornell community. The symposium provides a forum for students, faculty and corporate executives to explore the various dimensions of human capital issues prevalent in global business. This year’s symposium topic focused on driving innovation proactively through human resources and across organizations as we recover from the economic crisis of the past several years

One Week in the Future: Previs Design Futuring for HCI Research

This is the authors’ post-print version of the work. The definitive version will be presented and published in the Proceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. CC BY-SA 4.0. CHI ’22, April 29-May 5, 2022, New Orleans, LA, USA https://doi.org/10.1145/3491102.3517584We explore the use of cinematic “pre-visualization” (previs) techniques as a rapid ideation and design futuring method for human computer interaction (HCI) research. Previs approaches, which are widely used in animation and film production, use digital design tools to create medium-fidelity videos that capture richer interaction, motion, and context than sketches or static illustrations. When used as a design futuring method, previs can facilitate rapid, iterative discussions that reveal tensions, challenges, and opportunities for new research. We performed eight one-week design futuring sprints, in which individual HCI researchers collaborated with a lead designer to produce concept sketches, storyboards, and videos that examined future applications of their research. From these experiences, we identify recurring themes and challenges and present a One Week Futuring Workbook that other researchers can use to guide their own futuring sprints. We also highlight how variations of our approach could support other speculative design practices