Communication choices to engage participation of rural Indonesian craftspeople in development projects

Ellya Zulaikha, Margot Brereton

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Abstract

In participatory design projects, maintaining effective communication between facilitator and participant is essential. This paper describes the consideration given to the choice of communication modes to engage participation of rural Indonesian craftspeople over the course of a significant 3 year project that aims to grow their self-determination, design and business skill. We demonstrate the variety and subtlety of oral and written forms of communication used by the facilitator during the project. The culture, the communication skill and the influence of tacit knowledge affect the effectiveness of some modes of communication over the others, as well as the available infrastructure. Considerations are specific to the case of rural Indonesian craftspeople, but general lessons can be drawn.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHuman-Computer Interaction, INTERACT 2013 - 14th IFIP TC 13 International Conference, Proceedings
Pages780-787
Number of pages8
EditionPART 1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
Event14th IFIP TC 13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, INTERACT 2013 - Cape Town, South Africa
Duration: 2 Sept 20136 Sept 2013

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
NumberPART 1
Volume8117 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference14th IFIP TC 13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, INTERACT 2013
Country/TerritorySouth Africa
CityCape Town
Period2/09/136/09/13

Keywords

  • Communication Mode
  • Participatory Design
  • Participatory Development
  • Rural Craftspeople

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