Design for improvisation in computer-based emergency response systems
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
1-1-2004
Abstract
This paper explores the design of training environments in which emergency response professionals can use information technologies to train for responding to unplanned-for situations. This approach - designing for improvisation - is fundamentally different than designing for plan execution. In this paper, we identify three dimensions of this difference and outline a set of research questions that are intended to lead to a better understanding of the role of improvisation in emergency response, as well as how it can be trained for and supported. Both questions are intertwined, since without a firm understanding of how improvisation occurs it is difficult to train for and support it. © Proceedings ISCRAM 2004.
Identifier
84905508987 (Scopus)
ISBN
[9076971080, 9789076971087]
Publication Title
Proceedings of Iscram 2004 1st International Workshop on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management
First Page
99
Last Page
104
Recommended Citation
Mendonça, David and Fiedrich, Frank, "Design for improvisation in computer-based emergency response systems" (2004). Faculty Publications. 20575.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/fac_pubs/20575
