Abstract
There is increased interest in reducing sedentary behavior of office workers to combat the negative health effects of prolonged sitting. Walking meetings offer a promising solution to this problem as they facilitate a physically active way of working. To inform future development of technologies supporting these type of meetings, in-depth qualitative insights into people's experiences of walking meetings are needed. We conducted semi-structured walking interviews (N=16) to identify key drivers and barriers for walking meetings in a living lab setting by using the 'WorkWalk'. The 'WorkWalk' is a 1.8 km walking route indicated by a dotted blue line with outdoor meeting points, integrated into the room booking system. Our findings provide insights into how walking meetings are experienced and affect the set-up and social dynamics of meetings. We offer design recommendations for the development of future technologies and service design elements to support walking meetings and active ways of working.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | CHI 2020 - Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery, Inc |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781450367080 |
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Publication status | Published - 21 Apr 2020 |
Event | 2020 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2020 - Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Honolulu, United States Duration: 25 Apr 2020 → 30 Apr 2020 https://chi2020.acm.org |
Conference
Conference | 2020 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2020 |
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Abbreviated title | CHI 2020 |
Country/Territory | United States |
City | Honolulu |
Period | 25/04/20 → 30/04/20 |
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Keywords
- design research
- field study
- office workers
- physical activity
- sedentary behavior
- walking meetings