-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [AISWorld] Workshop on Action Design Research Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:00:16 +0000 From: Ola Henfridsson ola.henfridsson@chalmers.se To: aisworld@lists.aisnet.org aisworld@lists.aisnet.org

Action Design Research Workshop

Venue: Aalto University School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland 12-13.3.2012

Instructors: Maung Sein, Ola Henfridsson, Sandeep Purao, Matti Rossi, Rikard Lindgren

Overview: This two-day workshop aims at providing researchers engaging in design research in organizations with hands-on guidance on using Action Design Research (ADR) in their own projects. ADR is recognized as a way of doing constructive research in close co-operation between practitioners and researchers. The method is based on the recognition that IS research always has a dual mission, namely to (a) add to existing theory, and (b) to produce knowledge to support IS practitioners in solving current and anticipated problems. We can achieve this by promoting research, which is based on existing issues in practical settings, aimed at improving the practice and solving problems through employing information systems.

All authors of the 2011 MIS Quarterly article on "Action Design Research" (Sein et al. 2011) will attend the workshop and will give short presentations on different aspects of ADR. However, the main part of the workshop will be devoted to the cultivation of research ideas and projects of the workshop participants. We will engage in dialogue with the participants and ask people to share their experiences and challenges in using this approach. Participants are required to send in a brief description of the projects they wish to develop and/or discuss at the workshop.

The workshop will consist of the following parts:

Part 1: ADR lectures (engaging practitioners, BIE cycles, theorizing etc.) Part 2: Workshop and project clinic Part 3: Debates and discussions on interweaving research and practice

Workshop organization:

Registration for the workshop is free and will include lunches and refreshments. However, space is limited. Interested participants should contact Matti Rossi (matti.rossi@aalto.fi mailto:matti.rossi@aalto.fi) for more information.

Suggested reading:

Sein, M.K., O. Henfridsson, S. Purao, M. Rossi, R. Lindgren. 2011. Action Design Research. MIS Quarterly 35(1) 37-56. http://aisel.aisnet.org/misq/vol35/iss1/5/

All the best, Ola

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