Bardram, Jakob

Jeuris, Steven

Tell, Paolo

In this paper, we describe the interaction design and implementationof co-Laevo: an activity-centric desktop computing system supportingtask coordination within cooperating teams. Coordination is supportedby having all team members orchestrate their dependent tasks on a sharedactivity time line. Each task (or activity) is associated with a personaldedicated workspace within which related resources, like files and windows,are embedded. As users access activity workspaces, the past, current,and planned state of the activity can be updated to reflect ongoingwork. In contrast to stand-alone scheduling tools, like a team calendar,the actual work is not disconnected from the plan. In essence, users work‘within’ a shared schedule, suspending and resuming activity workspacesin order to access the contained resources required for their work. Usersare thereby constantly confronted with their own and collaborators’ activitiesas part of task switching during everyday work. We introducethis concept, and several entailing design implications, as cooperative activitylife cycle management. We anticipate the design of such a systemto decrease information overload and increases awareness among teammembers

co-Laevo - Supporting Cooperating Teams by Working 'within' Shared Activity Time Lines

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