{"id":314,"date":"2024-01-11T00:09:40","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T00:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2024\/?page_id=314"},"modified":"2024-01-11T00:09:41","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T00:09:41","slug":"lucy-suchman","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2024\/lucy-suchman\/","title":{"rendered":"Lucy Suchman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How did the work of Lucy Suchman change the way we understand whether or not the technology we design works for people?<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates has-author wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2024\/lucy-suchmans-impact-in-reshaping-usability\/\">Lucy Suchman&#8217;s Impact in Reshaping Usability<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Janette Olmiala<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-03-12T08:13:07+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 12, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Lucy Suchman began her research at Xerox PARC, observing how people interacted with new office technologies. She witnessed the shortcomings of systems that failed to integrate into existing workflows and the negative impact it had on its users. She challenged the simplistic notions of usability, defining what constitutes a successful interaction between a human and\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2024\/lucy-suchmans-impact-in-reshaping-usability\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Lucy Suchman&#8217;s Impact in Reshaping Usability<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2024\/lucy-suchman-and-contributions-to-technology-in-real-world-usage\/\">Lucy Suchman and contributions to Technology in real world usage<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Grace Cao<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-03-11T00:41:24+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 11, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Lucy Suchman\u2019s dedication as an anthropologist and researcher towards the relationship between technologies\u2019 abstract models that idealize the user\u2019s interaction with a system with the real world user\u2019s realistic interaction that often diverges from expectations as well as the concept of participatory design had made groundbreaking impact on the industry\u2019s understanding on recognizing whether or\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2024\/lucy-suchman-and-contributions-to-technology-in-real-world-usage\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Lucy Suchman and contributions to Technology in real world usage<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2024\/lucy-a-suchmans-views-on-human-machine-interaction\/\">Lucy A. Suchman&#8217;s views on human-machine interaction<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Dave Zheng<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-02-28T07:17:40+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 28, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The article presents Lucy A. Suchman&#8217;s view that interactions between humans and machines occur in specific contexts, rather than unfolding in a pre-programmed, step-by-step manner as if following a predetermined script. She believes that humans modify their actions based on the current environment and situation. For instance, in the case study of a printer, people\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2024\/lucy-a-suchmans-views-on-human-machine-interaction\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Lucy A. Suchman&#8217;s views on human-machine interaction<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2024\/from-machines-to-humanity-lucy-suchmans-impact-on-designing-technology-with-people-in-mind\/\">From Machines to Humanity: Lucy Suchman&#8217;s Impact on Designing Technology with People in Mind<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Hannah He<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-02-27T07:04:38+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 27, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Lucy Suchman change the way we understand technology we design because her works beliefs in understanding technology in social and cultural contexts. In other words, there is a link between technology and human-beings. Before her belief, people aren\u2019t making connection between the two, not to mention design device that really work for people. She comes\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2024\/from-machines-to-humanity-lucy-suchmans-impact-on-designing-technology-with-people-in-mind\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: From Machines to Humanity: Lucy Suchman&#8217;s Impact on Designing Technology with People in Mind<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2024\/technology-use-in-its-situated-context-lucy-suchmans-impact-on-the-field-of-human-computer-interaction\/\">Technology Use In Its Situated Context: Lucy Suchman&#8217;s Impact On the Field of Human-computer Interaction<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Lynn Lin<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-02-27T04:52:47+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 27, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Lucy Suchman&#8217;s contribution to the field of interaction design has been to provide many designers since then with a way to evaluate the effectiveness of technology, such as flexibility, user-centered, social aspects. Her book &#8220;Plans and Situated Actions&#8221; is well worth reading and studying for both designers and users of interaction design. Her book &#8220;Plans\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2024\/technology-use-in-its-situated-context-lucy-suchmans-impact-on-the-field-of-human-computer-interaction\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Technology Use In Its Situated Context: Lucy Suchman&#8217;s Impact On the Field of Human-computer Interaction<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2024\/designing-with-the-user-in-mind-integrating-insights-from-the-xerox-star-and-lucy-suchman\/\">Designing with the User in Mind: Integrating Insights from the Xerox Star and Lucy Suchman<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Ziqi Zhang<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-02-24T20:08:39+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 24, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Reflecting on the development of the Xerox &#8220;Star&#8221; system, I&#8217;m inspired by its role in shaping human-computer interaction (HCI) and making technology more accessible. This history sets the stage for appreciating Lucy Suchman&#8217;s transformative work on HCI. My Perspective on Lucy Suchman&#8217;s ContributionsAs I delve deeper into my studies, I&#8217;m struck by the transformative impact\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2024\/designing-with-the-user-in-mind-integrating-insights-from-the-xerox-star-and-lucy-suchman\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Designing with the User in Mind: Integrating Insights from the Xerox Star and Lucy Suchman<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How did the work of Lucy Suchman change the way we understand whether or not the technology we design works for people?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-314","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=314"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/314\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":315,"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/314\/revisions\/315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}