Authors:
Jonathan Grudin
Computer science, design, cognitive and social sciences, human factors, information science, information systems, artificial intelligence, communication—each has an HCI/UX community. Other disciplines may also have groups sharing this focus. I have participated in many efforts to connect some of them, primarily through joint conference activity. We built bridges that some researchers and practitioners crossed to exchange information, but almost no bridge lasted more than a few years. Perhaps they served a purpose, but given the effort involved, we expected more durable structures. Insights We learn from bridge failures. To better understand why ours failed, I interviewed people who…
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