Subject
(Objective) |
- By viewing
- information system design as organization design, and
- organization design as design of organization shift, and
- 'individuals dirversity' as moment of organization shift,
- do the followings :
- specify the reason why, and the manner how, conforming the information system and the members' dirversity to each other is the prime requisite for information system to work, and
- propose the significance of the 'web-based' as element of information-system-design-as-organization-design.
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| Flow of research |
- Consideration on the meaning of 'individuals diversity' for organization design.
(Information system design is organization design !)
- Reflection on my practice of design at my professional field
- Design of web-based-contrivances-strengthened regular instruction (mathematics education) at teacher training course
(Cf. "On E-Educator Training for 'Information Design'-Oriented E-Education", SSGRR 2003s, L'Aquila/Italy)
- Administration of campus information system, including developing web-based applications (such as online syllabus system)
- Propose a basic scheme and solution for information-system-design-as-organization-design.
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Insight
(Hypothesis) |
- Information system design is organization design.
The design is generally the action of shifting the present (the given). And "the presenct (the given)" is organization/community in the case of organization design.
- Organization shift is usually aimed at as 'organization development'. — Objective : an organizational well-being.
- The secret of organization shif is the diversity of constituents — the diversity of individuals is the moment of organization shift.
Diversity of individuals is the prerequisite (the point where we start out).
The meaning of the diversity of individuals implies the meaning/direction/method of organization design and, specifically, information system design.
- Diversity of individuals is also the definite condition of organizational well-being.
Organization design is the design of 'activation/release of individuals diversity'.
- This "activation/release" is not spontaneous. It is requisite to conform the organization system and the members' diverse disposition to each othe. ("Member" is read "member/user" in the case of information system design.)
In particular, organization design, especially information system design, includes member education course design.
- Today', one of the most promising solution for conforming organization system and individuals diversity to each other with 'activation/release of individuals diversity' is the 'web-based' — we have the following organization design scheme :
Conforming organization system and individuals diversity to each other includes member education. Here, the member education is of 'activation/release of individuals diversity', too. — 'Activation/release of individuals diversity' and 'web-based' are metastructured :
- It holds for information system design as a special case of 'organization-design'.
- This proposition is important because we are still far from making the most of 'web-based' in regards to the issue of 'diversity of individuals'.
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Inquiry/
Research |
- Confirm that the moment of organization shift is the diversity of individuals, by revealing the structure/mechanism of organization shift.
- Invoke the knowledge/thought of democracy, or its philosophical partner, pragmatism.
- Suggest that science/engineering of organization design, especially information system design, is regarded as a science/engineering of democracy.
- Research (demonstration)
| Field |
Design of regular instruction at teacher training course, which is my profession.
Design of campus information system/applications user education, which is my roll/service as administrator of campus information system.
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| Standpoint |
What I practice is 'organization shift'. |
Vital point (essence,
main feature)
of the design |
Management of apparently conflicting structure of
'individuals (diverse) v.s. discipline (uniformly authorized)' |
| Solution |
Web-based |
| Proposition |
Confirm/specify my design method which is applied to my professional practice. |
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Conclusion
(Outcome) |
A basic scheme of information-system-design-as-organization-design is proposed. It asserts the importance of the notion of 'Individuals diversity' in the sense that
conforming the information system and individuals diversity to each other is the exact content of the design.
Specifically,
- Information system design is organization design.
- Design is an enterprise of shifting the given to some 'well-being'.
- The issue of 'individuals diversity' is essential at organization design, because the diversity of individuals is the moment of organization shift.
Designers ought to turn their concern toward the diversity rather than the commonness of individuals.
- "Activating diversity of individuals" strategy is not the same as "one-on-one" strategy.
Its basic idea is "making/serving a field/space where diversity of individuals is activated/released".
Thus, the organization design is the design of "field/space where diversity of individuals is well-activated/released".
- Well designed member education is requisite for the activation/release of individuals diversity to take place.
This education itself is conditioned by activation/release of individuals diversity.
- Today, 'web-based' is a basic solution to 'activation/release of individuals diversity', and therefore to organization shift, information system shift, and member/user education.
- Concrete measure of 'web-based' (assured by my professional practice) :
Elements/modules of the 'web-based'
at information-system-design-as-organization-design
which is individuals-diversity-centered and member-education-critical
| Ground |
- Personal working space
- Sound knowledge base
(This gives 'gravitation' to the working space !)
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| Action |
- Task-achievement type working
- Achievement demonstration/presentation
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