ABSTRACT
It is a great pleasure to engage in the deep discussion that the format of this volume makes possible. One of the strengths of scholarly discourse is the way it takes place over time and distance, providing a chance for reflection and perspective. But the reflective stance of the “Guttenberg Man” (McLuhan, 1962; Donald, 1991) has its disadvantages too, not least of which is a lack of venues for substantive conversation, in depth, in public, about work in progress. So I am delighted to have a trio of distinguished colleagues—Rogers Hall, Susan Leigh Star, and Ricardo Nemirovsky—address issues raised by my paper on the design studio as a model for computer-supported collaboration.
