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 - theory of deferred action
 - theory of deferred action

The theory of deferred action is a design and action theory, meaning that its purpose is to facilitate the design of IT artefacts that will be used by individuals and organisations to act purposefully or to achieve objectives. It assumes the possibility of bounded rational design of IT artefacts, including information systems. It recognises that such artefacts are used in social systems that are emergent. Since social systems are emergent, rationally designed IT artefacts need to grow along with emerging social systems. This growth is enabled by deferred design, the mechanism built into the IT artefact that permits actors, called active designers, to design the IT artefact in situ on an ongoing basis. The effect of emergence on rational design is called deferred action. Deferred action is the ability of actors to shape the IT artefact in live context. IT artefacts that are rationally designed to cope with emergent social systems are called deferred systems. The World Wide Web is a classic example. Technology that takes shape in live context is termed deferred technology. more
source: York University

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