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Values-Based Data Science & Design
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Game: ⚙️ Structural Features — Salvage

Structural Features — Salvage

Overview. One person in the group shares a story about an event, workplace, relationship, or other social system in which a value is being blocked. The rest of the group tries to salvage the situation by changing it's structural features to support the value.

How to play: Start by listening to the story. Write the personal value into the box in the "Redesign Area", and fill out the Structural Features boxes below. Then drag ones you think are relevant up into the redesign area. Come up with one or more salvages for each Structural Feature that is suppressing the value.

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🌳 Personal Value:

Example (filled out and dragged up)

Audience — Size: Large

Example (salvaged)

Make it an intimate group setting

Drag Structural Features here:

Salvage (Better Structural Feature):

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Audience — Size:

How many people are present?

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Audience — Loyalty:

Are people going to stick around?

Examples: Loyal — dinner with close friends. Trapped — WhatsApp group, open mic Fickle — people passing on the street Unclear — you can’t tell

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Audience — Feedback:

What kinds of responses are possible?

Examples: like | friend | follow | thank | review | comment | join | commit | request | buy | eye contact | body language | hand signals

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Audience — Time Together:

How long are we present?

Examples: None — twitter, news feed Brief — speed dating Some — weekend workshop Enduring — workmates, old friends, family

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Connections — Matchmaking:

What clues connect people?

Examples: Deep Context — education, talents, skill sets, interests, values Shallow Markings — age, class, gender, race, beauty None/Random — chat roulette

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Connections — Interreliance:

Do we need each other to proceed?

Examples: Dependent — parents/children, gatekeepers Interdependent— congress, social club Independent — news feed

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Connections — Depth:

How well are people acquainted?

Examples: close friends | acquaintances | strangers | anonymous | mixed |

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Connections — Form:

How do we interact?

Examples: In pairs — news feed Teams — sports league Whole Group — sharing circle Disjointed — high school dance (in-groups/out-groups)

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Contribution — Pretext:

Why are we communicating?

Examples: Shared Goal — team meeting Shared Value — close friends Shared Topic — comment thread Interlocking Goals — marketplace Unclear — strangers at a party

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Contribution — Pace:

How quickly are we communicating?

Examples: Off the cuff — improv, chat rooms Asynchronous — texting Thoughtful — journal and share Contemplative — blog posts

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Contribution — Filter:

Why is this or that person talking?

Examples: Invited — dinner/camping trip Uninvited — question time at a public event / comment in a public forum Selective — standard barrier (e.g., university)

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Consequences — Status:

Is there a social hierarchy?

Examples: Flat — no, we focus on equality Ranked — scores or skill levels Celebrity — huge differences

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Consequences — Stakes:

How much will outcomes affect me?

Examples: High — THIS MATTERS!!! Medium — I'll live either way, but... Low — who cares?

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Consequences — Durability:

Will what I say stick around?

Examples: Ephemeral — Talking at a bar Temporary — Snapchat Searchable (w/effort) — Microfiche Permanent Record — Twitter

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Other Features:

What else is relevant to the situation?

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Other Features:

What else is relevant to the situation?

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Other Features:

What else is relevant to the situation?