Designing economic interactions

Mankoff et al. [1], following Blevis [2], suggest that “sustainability can and should be a central focus of [the field of human computer] interaction.” I wish here to assert that the converse is also true: human-computer interaction ought to be a primary concern for anyone interested in bringing about ‘transitions to sustainability’ at any scale. Specifically, I wish to explore the role played by informatic systems in mediating microeconomic decision making and the potential for systems thus implicated to facilitate the development of sustainable practices by the introduction of novel economic logics.