Lindsay Popowski
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Lindsay Popowski
@lindsay@hci.social
2nd yr phd @ stanford social computing, online selves, and critical media studies
hci.social
Lindsay Popowski
@lindsay@hci.social
2nd yr phd @ stanford social computing, online selves, and critical media studies
hci.social
@lindsay@hci.social
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Nov 01, 2024
@julian @msbernst I think in practice, the small increase in upfront nerves caused by the push to post was short-lived. Because commit offered a warrant/justification for posting, people felt more comfortable in the act of posting and had the expectation of being supported/responded to by the rest of the group.
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Lindsay Popowski
@lindsay@hci.social
2nd yr phd @ stanford social computing, online selves, and critical media studies
hci.social
Lindsay Popowski
@lindsay@hci.social
2nd yr phd @ stanford social computing, online selves, and critical media studies
hci.social
@lindsay@hci.social
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Nov 01, 2024
@julian @msbernst that’s a fair concern! We tried to address this in a few ways: first, there’s no punishment for not fulfilling a commitment. We have stronger messaging about remembering to commit versus fulfilling, and there’s an understanding that people might not have the ability or inclination to post always. It served more as a push to actually go through with sending something when people already had the inclination.
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Lindsay Popowski
@lindsay@hci.social
2nd yr phd @ stanford social computing, online selves, and critical media studies
hci.social
Lindsay Popowski
@lindsay@hci.social
2nd yr phd @ stanford social computing, online selves, and critical media studies
hci.social
@lindsay@hci.social
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Nov 01, 2024
(7/7) Why would this matter? Small-group interactions are beneficial to users' mental health and wellbeing, by providing opportunities for social support and relationship-building. However, these groups often struggle to reach a sustainable activity level, where Commit can help.
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Lindsay Popowski
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2nd yr phd @ stanford social computing, online selves, and critical media studies
hci.social
Lindsay Popowski
@lindsay@hci.social
2nd yr phd @ stanford social computing, online selves, and critical media studies
hci.social
@lindsay@hci.social
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Nov 01, 2024
(6/7) Participants treated sustaining the conversation as a shared responsibility of the group. Commitment served as an excuse for messaging, lowering the social risk. These effects then compounded, since one user participating lowered the threshold for others to join in.
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Lindsay Popowski
@lindsay@hci.social
2nd yr phd @ stanford social computing, online selves, and critical media studies
hci.social
Lindsay Popowski
@lindsay@hci.social
2nd yr phd @ stanford social computing, online selves, and critical media studies
hci.social
@lindsay@hci.social
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Nov 01, 2024
(5/7) We found that Commit participants *doubled* their messaging activity without compromising quality. In fact, Commit participants had more interesting & deep conversations, growing closer with each other during the study. How did Commit achieve this effect?
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Lindsay Popowski
@lindsay@hci.social
2nd yr phd @ stanford social computing, online selves, and critical media studies
hci.social
Lindsay Popowski
@lindsay@hci.social
2nd yr phd @ stanford social computing, online selves, and critical media studies
hci.social
@lindsay@hci.social
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Nov 01, 2024
(4/7) We then ran an evaluation with 57 participants in 12 groups (split between Commit and a control condition) interacting for three weeks. The control condition employed similar notification and banner reminders, but without messaging around commitment.
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Lindsay Popowski
@lindsay@hci.social
2nd yr phd @ stanford social computing, online selves, and critical media studies
hci.social
Lindsay Popowski
@lindsay@hci.social
2nd yr phd @ stanford social computing, online selves, and critical media studies
hci.social
@lindsay@hci.social
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Nov 01, 2024
(3/7) We built Commit: a smartphone group messaging app built around the commitment mechanism. In Commit, people commit to messaging the group at least once every two days. Users are reminded to fulfill and renew their commitment with notifications and in-app banners.
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Lindsay Popowski
@lindsay@hci.social
2nd yr phd @ stanford social computing, online selves, and critical media studies
hci.social
Lindsay Popowski
@lindsay@hci.social
2nd yr phd @ stanford social computing, online selves, and critical media studies
hci.social
@lindsay@hci.social
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Nov 01, 2024
(2/7) Our design asks group members to “commit”: explicitly promise to participate in discussion on a regular basis. Committing is a condition of membership: there is no "social loafing" option.
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Lindsay Popowski
@lindsay@hci.social
2nd yr phd @ stanford social computing, online selves, and critical media studies
hci.social
Lindsay Popowski
@lindsay@hci.social
2nd yr phd @ stanford social computing, online selves, and critical media studies
hci.social
@lindsay@hci.social
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Nov 01, 2024
Have you ever worried that no one would respond to your message? Our #CSCW2024 paper proposes a commitment-based design in online groups to address this: https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.23267 🧵
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Lindsay Popowski
@lindsay@hci.social
2nd yr phd @ stanford social computing, online selves, and critical media studies
hci.social
Lindsay Popowski
@lindsay@hci.social
2nd yr phd @ stanford social computing, online selves, and critical media studies
hci.social
@lindsay@hci.social
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Jan 18, 2023
(In case it's relevant, this would be the admit weekend for *computer science* phds)
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Lindsay Popowski
@lindsay@hci.social
2nd yr phd @ stanford social computing, online selves, and critical media studies
hci.social
Lindsay Popowski
@lindsay@hci.social
2nd yr phd @ stanford social computing, online selves, and critical media studies
hci.social
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Jan 18, 2023
Visit days for PhD Admissions are coming up!
I'm one of the co-chairs for Stanford's Admit Weekend and we're hoping to institute a code of conduct this year.
Does your institution already do this? We're planning to take some inspiration from CSCW's, but I'd be interested in seeing any specific to the context of visiting, admitted students.
Advice, resources, and boosts are welcome!
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