# Group-centered framework towards a positive design of digital collaboration in global settings

## TL;DR

This paper proposes a group-centered framework for designing engaging digital collaboration systems in global settings, emphasizing well-being and motivation to enhance user experience.

## Contribution

It introduces a novel conceptual framework integrating well-being and motivation factors using field theory and collaboration personas for global digital collaboration.

## Key findings

- Developed a group-centered framework for digital collaboration
- Proposed design principles for engaging global systems
- Suggested evaluation criteria based on system values

## Abstract

Globally distributed groups require collaborative systems to support their work. Besides being able to support the teamwork, these systems also should promote well-being and maximize the human potential that leads to an engaging system and joyful experience. Designing such system is a significant challenge and requires a thorough understanding of group work. We used the field theory as a lens to view the essential aspects of group motivation and then utilized collaboration personas to analyze the elements of group work. We integrated well-being determinants as engagement factors to develop a group-centered framework for digital collaboration in a global setting. Based on the outcomes, we proposed a conceptual framework to design an engaging collaborative system and recommend system values that can be used to evaluate the system further

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/1904.00107