Keywords
wearable technology, intelligence augmentation, human-machine symbiosis
Abstract
Wearables pervade many facets of human endeavor, thanks to their integration into everyday artifacts and activities. From fitness bands to medical patches, to augmented reality glasses, wearables have demonstrated immense potential for intelligence augmentation (IA) through human-machine symbiosis. To advance an understanding of how wearables engender IA and to provide a solid foundation for grounding IS research on wearables and IA, this study draws from Engelbart’s framework for augmenting human intellect to: (1) develop a conceptual definition of wearable technology as a digitally enhanced body-borne device that can augment a human or non-human capability by affording context sensitivity, mobility, hands-free interaction, and constancy of operation, (2) extend Engelbart’s framework to the sociomaterial domain to account for the emergence of augmented capabilities that are neither wholly social nor wholly material, and (3) propose and elaborate four augmentation pathways —complementation, supplementation, mediation, and mutual constitution—to facilitate IA research.
Original Publication Citation
Sesay, A., & Steffen, J. 2020. “Wearables as augmentation means: conceptual definition, pathways, and research framework”. In Proceedings of the 53rd Hawaii international conference on system sciences.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Sesay, Abdul and Steffen, Jacob Heaton, "Wearables as Augmentation Means: Conceptual Definition, Pathways, and Research Framework" (2020). Faculty Publications. 9359.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/9359
Document Type
Conference Paper
Publication Date
2020
Publisher
Proceedings of the 53rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
Language
English
College
Marriott School of Business
Department
Information Systems Management
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