[AISWorld] HICSS Mini Track 2nd Call for Papers: Advances in Design Science Research

[Tuure Tuunanen]

HICSS Mini Track 2nd Call for Papers: Advances in Design Science Research

This minitrack provides a venue for design science researchers (DSR) to share their work and interact with like-minded scholars. DSR is a prominent form of engaged scholarship, which combines inquiry with potential for action and intervention. DSR may be viewed as having three related subfields, from which we welcome submissions:

The science of design that focuses on creating ‘new-to-the-world’ artifacts [1-3]. We try to provide an outlet for researchers doing novel artifact-driven research in information systems and other fields, such as industrial engineering or service design. 
Design theory studies focus on developing theories and design principles concerned with creating new or improved systems based on kernel or grand theories [4-6]. 
Design Research focuses on studying how designers conduct design activities, e.g., the science of design research. Papers in this subfield could come from information systems, architecture, and design studies [7-8].

All three subfields are often (but not always) tightly engaged with design practice.  Accordingly, they frequently embody participative forms of research that rest on the advice and perspectives of multiple stakeholders in understanding a complex social problem.

While specific interest is placed upon DSR and design theorizing with respect to the three subfields described above, the minitrack welcomes submissions from the entire range of alternatives that deal with the question of integrating inquiry with the potential of creating and shaping alternative futures.  Such work extends the boundaries of human and organizational capabilities by theorizing and/or creating new and innovative artifacts. The building and application of these designed artifacts produce knowledge and understanding of a problem domain and its solutions, which is then potentially transferable to other domains. In design science, the engagement is primarily focused on the design and evaluation of an artifact, learning through building, with the aim of generating theoretical insights. This is often an iterative research process and sometimes capitalizes on learning via researcher and subject expertise within the participants' social system context. It can be a clinical method that puts IS researchers in an active supporting role for advanced practice. To this end, we also seek implementable and grounded action frames for engaging in such generalizable inquiries.

Accordingly, the scope of this mini track includes research contributions that arise from all three subfields of DSR described above.  This includes engaged approaches, studies of the practical use of DSR approaches, the use of such approaches to expand theory, and conceptual foundations that significantly and cogently expand our understanding of the epistemology and methodology of such approaches and their philosophical underpinnings.  These include:

•	Developing design artifacts and design theories
•	Evaluating and testing design artifacts and design theories
•	Different approaches to the design of artifacts and design theorizing
•	Design as a creative act in development for systems etc.
•	Advancing theory and practice in designing for systems etc.
•	Design experiences in organizational systems and technology etc.
•	Concrete design projects and their outcomes

We will consider papers from the minitrack that advance knowledge in these areas, subject to another round of review(s) and some additional contribution following the Communications of the Association of Information Systems (CAIS) norms and standards to be considered for the Digital Design department of the journal.

The submission system opens: 15th April
Submission deadline: 15th June

Please see https://hicss.hawaii.edu <https://hicss.hawaii.edu/> for further details and author instructions.

Best regards,
Richard Baskerville
Matti Rossi
Tuure Tuunanen

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References
[1] Hevner, A.R., March, S.T., and Park, J.: ‘Design Research in Information Systems Research’, MIS Quarterly, 2004, 28, (1), pp. 75-105
[2] Peffers, K., Tuunanen, T., Rothenberger, M., and Chatterjee, S.: ‘A Design Science Research Methodology for Information Systems Research’, Journal of Management Information Systems, 2008, 24, (3), pp. 45-78
[3] Sein, M.K., Henfridsson, O., Purao, S., Rossi, M., and Lindgren, R.: ‘Action Design Research’, Mis Quarterly, 2011, 35, (1)
[4] Walls, J.G., Widmeyer, G.R., and El Sawy, O.A.: ‘Building an information system design theory for vigilant EIS’, Information systems research, 1992, 3, (1), pp. 36-59
[5] Gregor, S., and Hevner, A.R.: ‘Positioning and presenting design science reseach for maximum impact’, MIS Quarterly, 2013, 37, (2), pp. 337-361
[6] Niehaves, B. and Ortbach, K. 'The inner and the outer model in explanatory design theory: the case of designing electronic feedback systems' European Journal of Information Systems. 2016, 25, (4), pp. 303-316
[7] Cross, N. ‘Design research: A disciplined conversation’, Design issues, 1999, 15, (2), pp. 5-10
[8] Fallman, D. ‘The interaction design research triangle of design practice, design studies, and design exploration’, Design issues, 2008, 24, (3), pp. 4-18



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