Designing and installing an information system is a challenge. It easily fails if we omit thinking before acting.
Of course, everyone knows that thinking must be put before acting, and that "If we build it, they will come" is not the case. But s/he fails in practice.
The reason why it happens is that they miss the content of thinking. Specifically, the methodology of information system design is lacking.
I propose the followings as the prime components of the methodology, or what should be thought out by designers:
ends of information system expressed by the words of organizational=personal "well-being" and its contents, that is "user experience",
speciality of the organization — role/position/objectives and culture/tradition,
meaning and situation of individuals diversity,
advantageous features of the system.
And, in this monograph, I focused on the meaning of individuals diversity for the information system design and solutions to the release of individuals diversity.
The point is that the designer must do more than information system design. Information system design is an organization design, as design of organization shift. Then, because the diversity of individuals is the moment of organization or organizatonal well-being, the activation/release of the diversity becomes the main issue. Especially, designer turns her/his concern toward the diversity rather than the commonness of individuals.
'Activating/releasing diversity of individuals' strategy is not the same as "one-on-one" strategy.
Its basic idea is 'making/serving a field/space where diversity of individuals is activated/released'.
Thus, the information system design is the design of 'field/space where diversity of individuals is well-activated/released'.
Introducing these as conceptual framework for practicing information system design, I propose measures and method of information system design, which I confirmed throught my professional practice of 'organization design', that is, course/class design at teather training course.
The elements of the information system design (as design of 'activation/release of indivuduals diversity'), powered by today's technology, are as follows :
Elements/modules of 'activation/release of individuals diversity'
Solution (Quality and Efficiency)
Ground
Personal working space
Sound knowledge base
(This gives gravitation to the working space !)
Web-based
Action
Task-achievement type working (self-promotion)
Achievement presentation (self-realization)
We are still far from making the most of the technology, especially, 'web-based'. Intensive researches are expected in this field.