Framework Design

Social Collaboration Principles that Guide the Design of the Organic Data Science Platform

STATUS: This section is still under development

Create mechanisms to match people to activities

Partly addressed by: Task Representation
Highlight more active tasks

Partly addressed by: Task Representation, Timeline Tracking, Progress Tracking, Worklist
Inactive tasks should have „expected active times“

Addressed by: Timeline Tracking, Progress Tracking, Timeline

Make it easy to see and track needed contributions

Addressed by: Task Representation, Explorer Navigation, Worklist, Task Alert, Timeline, User Tracking
Partly addressed by: Progress Tracking
Ask specific people on tasks of interest to them

Addressed by: User Tracking
Simple tasks with challenging goals are easier to comply with
Addressed by: Task Representation
Specify deadlines for tasks, while leaving people in control

Addressed by: Timeline Tracking, Progress Tracking, Worklist, Task Alert
Partly addressed by: Explorer Navigation
Give frequent feedback specific to the goals
Partly addressed by: Timeline Tracking, Progress Tracking, Timeline
Requests coming form leaders lead to more contributions
Publicize that others have complied with request
Partly addressed by: Worklist
People are more willing to contribute: 1) when group is small, 2) when commited to the group, 3) when their contributions are unique
Partly addressed by: Explorer Navigation, Worklist,User Tracking

Cluster members to help them identify with the community

Addressed by: User Tracking
Partly addressed by: Explorer Navigation
Give subgroups a name and a tagline
Partly addressed by: Task Representation Explorer Navigation
Put subgroups in the context of a larger group
Addressed by: Explorer Navigation
Partly addressed by: Task Representation, Worklist
Interdependent tasks increase commitment and reduce conflict

Addressed by: Timeline
Partly addressed by: Task Representation, Worklist