Feral Information Systems Creation as Sensemaking

Houghton, Luke; Kerr, Don

doi:10.3390/systems3040330

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Houghton, Luke

Kerr, Don

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2015

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This paper discussed the role of actors in creating their own sensemaking devices as Feral Information Systems. In particular, we explore how Feral Information Systems (FIS) are actually a creative way to work around complex information systems and need to be acknowledged as such. We use the sensemaking framework to explore how new FIS are developed as a sensemaking device in order assist in daily important tasks. We conclude with suggestions for future research.This paper discussed the role of actors in creating their own sensemaking devices as Feral Information Systems. In particular, we explore how Feral Information Systems (FIS) are actually a creative way to work around complex information systems and need to be acknowledged as such. We use the sensemaking framework to explore how new FIS are developed as a sensemaking device in order assist in daily important tasks. We conclude with suggestions for future research.
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Systems

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https://doi.org/10.3390/systems3040330

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© 2015 The Authors, licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, providing that the work is properly cited.

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Information Systems Management

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http://hdl.handle.net/10072/141513

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