Making Problems in Design Research: The Case of Teen Shoplifters on Tumblr
summary
Analysis of 1,000+ posts from 15 profiles scraped from Tumblr over one month uses inductive thematic analysis to surface three problem framings and corresponding design fictions: a Design Against Crime response proposing magnet-detection lamps to flag shoplifting tools, a critical/activist response imagining a wearable biosignal recognizer to lower trust barriers for meetups, and a value-sensitive response proposing a concealed wardrobe artifact. The paper shows how the same dataset yields radically different designs and explicitly avoids claims of generalization.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction and motivation
- 1:55Debate on HCI problem framing
- 2:57Teen shoplifters community on Tumblr
- 6:57Tips and advice theme
- 9:01Resistance and activism theme
- 11:32Storytelling and community theme
- 14:27Design research reflections
- 16:55Q&A session
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