Withshare: A Mobile Application to Support Community Coproduction Activities

Coproductionsarereciprocalactivitiesthatallpartiesareactivelyengagedinandcreatesynergies thatcannotbeproducedbyonepartyalone.Coproductionactivitiesareimportantforcommunity building,asthesocialinteractionsamongcommunitymemberscreatesocialvaluessuchasnewsocial ties,trustandreciprocalrecognition.Mobiletechnologiesbringnewopportunityforcoproductions bysupportingsmall-scalereciprocalactivitiesthatarelocationandtimesensitive.Inthisarticle,the authorsintroduceandstudyWithShare,asmartphoneapplicationthathelpspeopletoorganizesuch coproductionactivities.A3-weekuserstudywith38youngadultsinalocalcommunityofcollege studentsshowsWithSharefacilitatesthecoordinationofopportunisticandlightweightreciprocal activitiesintheirdailylife.Theresultshighlightpotentialsofcoproductionactivitiesinstrengthening existingsocialties,andestablishingnewweaktiesinthelocalcommunity.Thefindingssuggest importantdesignimplicationsformobiletechnologiestosupportcoproductionactivities. KeyWoRdS Case Study, Coproduction, Design Research, Mobile Local Community, Social Connections and Interactions

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