Framework for Open CSCW

Instead of smoothing cooperative work, CSCW applications often create difficulties. This difficulties arise from two different fronts: whether they have a lack of precision in description of group structure, relation, tasks, etc., or they impose some particular forms of work that lack of the necessary flexibility ---imposed by the volatility of human group behaviour. In this paper I introduce an open model for developing CSCW systems that allows to eliminate this problems, and gives the required flexibility. 1. Summary In this paper I expose a simple framework for CSCW applications. Within this framework it is possible to develop different kind of applications for CSCW, with capacity to communicate between them relevant CSCW information. Other properties are presented throughout the text. In the first part, I distinguish between tools for communicate users and applications to guide users through a specific behaviour. I depart from extracting the CSCW properties from the e-mail system...