Design and Research at the scale of Wikipedia

Slides used during the workshop we organised for IxDA's Interaction 15 conference. More details at http://pauginer.com/post/113416325345/interaction-2015-talks-and-beyond

Transcript

1. Design and Research at the Scale of Wikipedia @pauginer @moizsyed @aripstra
3. What we’ll be doing today? 1. Challenges of designing for Wikipedia 2. Ideas to shape the future of Wikipedia 3. Evaluate how to overcome the challenges 4. General discussion
4. Inspire to explore and contribute knowledge: for everyone, with joy, in that order.
5. Designing for Wikipedia is amazing.
9. ...but there are some interesting challenges.
10. Inspire to explore and contribute knowledge: for everyone, with joy, in that order.
11. http://www.flickr.com/photos/elecnix/2353647508/ Igloos are great, but don't work everywhere
12. Supporting 300+ languages has many design implications
13. Writing direction affects more than just text
14. Accessibility “for everyone” means excluding no one
16. Social interactions Content vs. People Facts vs. Opinions
17. Less than 1% of users contribute/curate content Be careful when creating work queues
18. Editors have built complex processes on top of the existing technology Any change means an extra effort for them.
19. https://www.flickr.com/photos/spelio/8591328759
21. Consider Readers https://www.flickr. com/photos/vater_fotografo/8859074000/
22. New users with unfamiliar tools and contexts
23. Reaching out Going out https://www.flickr.com/photos/52848635@N04/5043283949
24. Let’s explore new ideas! http://www.flickr.com/photos/jackdorsey/182613360/
25. Consume knowledge
26. Contribute knowledge
27. New kinds of content
28. 6-8-5 Get 6-8 design concepts in 5 minutes
29. More is better Quantity first, quality later. Get as many concepts as possible In case of doubt, explore all directions
30. Timeboxed 5 minutes Focus on the core concept Don't get lost in the details
31. New ways to consume New ways to contribute New kinds of content
32. Talk about the 1 most promising concept Put them on the wall Cluster related ideas Gather
33. Identify challenges these concepts might have. • language i18n support • accessibility • social implications • community driven assumptions Identify
34. General discussion and how to collaborate in the open with design
35. Thank You @pauginer @moizsyed @aripstra