2. Study design
• Microethnographic
approach
• Think aloud
• Entire travel chain
• Two fixed destinations
• 20 participants
Super user <-> Car lover
20 <-> 76 years
Per Echeverri & Jörg Pareigis
3. Per Echeverri & Jörg Pareigis
Super user
Unsure how to
reach destination
5. Results
Per Echeverri & Jörg Pareigis
Three resource integration activities
Identifying
Sense-making
Using
Searching for resources as well as
understanding persons or objects in the
service environment as resources.
The process of giving meaning to and
comprehending the resources previously
identified.
The process of using and integrating
resources previously identified and made
sense of in various practices.
Explain situation
Little bit longer sequence
Several shorter episodes
Human interaction, not main focus
I - Searching for resources as well as understanding persons or objects in the service environment as resources
S - The process of giving meaning to and comprehending the resources previously identified
U - The process of using and integrating resources previously identified and made sense of in various practices such as navigating or ticket payment
A longer ISU episode
ISU can be very short
Identifying the resource integration activities can be hard
Especially true for sense-making, mainly cognitive effort