Developing a model of distributed sensemaking: a case study of military analysis
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Wheat, A., Attfield, S. and Fields, B. 2016. Developing a model of distributed sensemaking: a case study of military analysis. Informatics. 3 (1). https://doi.org/10.3390/informatics3010001
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Title | Developing a model of distributed sensemaking: a case study of military analysis |
Authors | Wheat, A., Attfield, S. and Fields, B. |
Abstract | In this paper, we examine the role of representational artefacts in sensemaking. Embodied within representational media, such as maps, charts and lists, are a number of affordances, which can furnish sensemakers with the ability to perform tasks that may be difficult to do inside the head. Presented here is a study of sensemaking in action. We conducted a study of military intelligence analysts carrying out a training exercise, the analysis of which focuses on the use of external task-specific representations. We present a discussion of the findings of our study in the form of a model of distributed sensemaking. Our model concentrates on the interaction of information and various representational artefacts, leading to the generation of insights and a situation picture. We also introduce a number of levels of description for examining the properties and affordances offered by representational artefacts and their role in the sensemaking process. |
Keywords | sensemaking; distributed cognition; thinking and reasoning; information behaviour; visual representations |
Publisher | MDPI AG |
Journal | Informatics |
ISSN | |
Electronic | 2227-9709 |
Publication dates | |
26 Feb 2016 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 10 May 2016 |
Accepted | 16 Feb 2016 |
Output status | Published |
Publisher's version | License |
Copyright Statement | © 2016 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons by Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3390/informatics3010001 |
Web of Science identifier | WOS:000442307200002 |
Language | English |
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