Sofia: a framework for the development of group storytelling tools

ABSTRACT

There has been a considerable number of studies applying the technique of group storytelling to collect tacit knowledge from people in a group. In spite of applying it on different contexts, these studies have many similarities on how this is done. The tools developed to support the group storytelling tasks also have many characteristics in common and, despite that, they were constructed ignoring many previous works. There has been little or no reuse. This paper presents a framework to be applied in the development of group storytelling supporting tools. The framework aggregates functionalities necessary to every IT solution related to this subject.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  D. Software
  D.2 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
        D.2.13 Reusable Software
            Subjects: Domain engineering

Additional Classification:
  D. Software
  D.2 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
        D.2.13 Reusable Software
            Subjects: Reusable libraries

General Terms:
Design, Human Factors

Keywords:
collective knowledge, framework, group storytelling, knowledge management, reuse