Why do an online Change Laboratory?

Maria Spante; Philip Moffitt; Brett Bligh; Yannick Lémonie; Renata Matsmoto; Dale Munday; Jane Nodder; Marco Pereira Querol; Fiona Redmond

doi:10.21428/3033cbff.17652647

Technical Reports

Vol. 1

Why do an online Change Laboratory?

Maria Spante^▸^▾
Philip Moffitt^▸^▾
Brett Bligh^▸^▾
Yannick Lémonie^▸^▾
Renata Matsmoto^▸^▾
Dale Munday^▸^▾
Jane Nodder^▸^▾
Marco Pereira Querol^▸^▾
Fiona Redmond^▸^▾

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Submitted: April 17, 2025
Published: 2025-04-17

Abstract

This technical submission was created collaboratively, by a group of researchers united by shared interests and experiences in conducting research online using the Change Laboratory methodology. Our current contribution seeks to inform and engage colleagues, setting out a collaborative response to a relatively unsophisticated yet reflexive and timely question: Why do an online Change Laboratory?

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