Globalized Design Thinking: Bridging the Gap Between Analog and Digital for Browser-Based Remote Collaboration

Matthias Wenzel (), Lutz Gericke, Christoph Thiele and Christoph Meinel
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Matthias Wenzel: Hasso Plattner Institute for Software Systems Engineering
Lutz Gericke: Hasso Plattner Institute for Software Systems Engineering
Christoph Thiele: Hasso Plattner Institute for Software Systems Engineering
Christoph Meinel: Hasso Plattner Institute for Software Systems Engineering

A chapter in Design Thinking Research, 2016, pp 15-33 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Remote collaboration processes require digital tools supporting work over distances. Transferring physical artifacts to the digital world and facilitating their flexible usage are common cases in remote settings. In this article, we present new developments that we have integrated into our remote collaboration software system Tele-Board supporting such use cases. We describe a software tool for automatically digitizing analog whiteboard artifacts that can then be used in remote settings on a shared virtual whiteboard surface via Tele-Board. Additionally, we show a web browser-based virtual whiteboard application. It allows shared real-time collaboration in a web browser as part of the Tele-Board system. The application makes use of modern web technologies and does not require any browser plugins. This way, it can be used equally on a multitude of hardware, especially mobile devices. By closing the media gap, our tools lower the hurdle of switching from analog co-located to digital remote working modes. Once arrived in the digital world, our browser-based approach takes account of increased hardware diversity and allows an easy and flexible participation in remote collaboration settings.

Keywords: Mobile Device; Digital Tool; Digital World; Design Thinking; Remote Collaboration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-19641-1_3

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