Using the notion of a ‘‘triggering mechanism’’ as a guidepost, this article details the sequence of events precipitated by the accidental explosion of a bomb a young Armenian was tinkering with in anticipation of a new round of massacres he hoped to obviate. The ensuing massive and indiscriminate arrests throughout the length and breadth of the district, the attendant use of a variety of method...

This paper illustrates the complexity of pointing as it is employed in a design workshop. Using the method of interaction analysis, we argue that pointing is not merely employed to index, locate or fix reference to an object, but also constitutes a practice for reestablishing intersubjectivity and solving interactional trouble such as misunderstandings or disagreements by virtue of enlisting so...

Proposed remedies for the Paradox fall mainly into two kinds (cf. Brogaard and Salerno 2002, Wansing 2002). Some weaken the logic in the argument still further. This is like tuning down the volume on your radio so as not to hear the bad news. You will not hear much good news either. Other remedies leave the logic untouched, but weaken the verificationist principle itself. This is like censoring...

Informed by the Bricolage theory, authors sought to interrogate role of religious education in combating school violence South Africa post-pandemic era. While COVID, many arguments, has been seen as catastrophic humankind, it evoked a sense among people enable them confront vulnerability, which can be harnessed mitigate violence. Located participatory action research, qualitative approach was u...

Improvisation might be seen as a method of responsible innovation in organizations, due to its potential more responsive and enable bottom-up initiative. Considering that improvising involves the ability pivot we argue enhancing entrepreneurial orientation existing firms means their behaviors can also displayed manner. The paper aims at investigating influence improvisation on (EO). While intui...

Received: 7 August 2005 Revised: 19 September 2005 Accepted: 28 September 2005 A short flashback 1998 – An Italian gentleman in Denmark talking to a group of (mainly Scandinavian) Ph.D. students during a 5-day intensive Ph.D. summer school session (http://www.dmit.dk/) about designing computer systems for the 21st century. As always, the Scandinavian Ph.D. summer school of information systems w...

The rapid spread of COVID-19has created resource-constraints. This study focuses on the application design thinking in frugal innovations by social entrepreneurs to face challenges during COVID-19 pandemic. It discusses case an Indian entrepreneur who essentially provides solutions for menstrual health and hygiene unprivileged rural women India. When faced with pandemic, re-purposed manufacturi...

Drawing on a case-study from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, we explore who governs formal property in African cities, how they make legitimate and functional, the consequences of these processes. Through analytic lenses institutional hybridity ‘meso-level’ bricolage, study implementation Residential Licence programme, which offered relatively affordable interim right to urban poor. We illustrate that...