Action Centered Design
The action centered design framework provides a novel way of approaching design of everyday software applications. It proposes that instead of the tool, we must start with the actions that people perform to fulfill their wants and needs, and design are tools around it.
Software applications of today are designed to maximize engagement. The action centered design framework, urges designers to stop thinking of solutions in terms of discrete apps, but rather actions that people can perform and then designing the software around it.
“Eyeglasses are a good tool—you look at the world, not the eyeglasses”
- “World is not a desktop”, Mark Weiser, Xerox PARC 1994
Case Study 1: Designing distraction-free computers for students to address the problem of smartphone addiction.
Designing a platform of ambient computers using Action Centered Design
The Thought Lamp is a Platform built for, and using Action-Centered Design
A versatile design framework
Action-Centered Design expands well-beyond a single platform. It's a versatile general design framework that can be used to design everything from apps to systems to interact art projects.
