Microtasking project toolkit

Project Info

Mar 02, 2020

The microtasking project toolkit shares the presentations, documents, and props that we used for each project phase. The entire resource is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. That means anyone is free to download and use the content.

We wanted to make it possible for you to pick up any phase of the research to discover, define, conceptualize, or design microwork interventions in the context of your work. For example, you can combine the microwork trends deck with an expert panel (as we did) to determine what is driving changes related to microwork in your field.

You may also find that some of the other drivers are more relevant to the context of your work or community. So you might select two different drivers than the ones chosen by TWIG’s workshop participants. You can develop your own scenarios to mine for implications and strategic perspectives related to your field of study.

Questions? Need more information?

Contact Cheryl May, Senior Researcher, Microtasking Project.

The related project phases are described in detail in the article called Foresight: A deeper dive.

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The microtasking project toolkit is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. With the exception of the note below, the resources below can be freely studied, applied, copied and/or modified, by anyone, for any purpose

NOTE: The microtasking.ca website content and presentations by Julian Posada and Ana Matic are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Phase 1. Signals sprint

Signals sprinters consent form: Permission form to recognize students as a researcher on the microtasking website and in the microtasking report. To view the full form, use an active email address and copy of your answers will be sent to you. (We will not add you to any mailing list unless you request it on the form). View form

Signals collection form: This form helps describe and systematically categorize change signals collected by the research team. Use screen capture to create a copy for your files. View form

Phase 2. Expert interviews and roundtables

Pre-read article: We were asked for a brief article that could provide a microwork brief and link to our top microwork readings. View article

Phase 3. Foresight workshops

Workshop registration: People were invited to sign up for one or both workshops. The form includes consent. To view the full form, use an active email address and a copy of your answers will be sent to you. (We will not add you to any mailing list unless you request it on the form). View form

Drivers descriptions: The facilitators sent out the drivers’ descriptions as a pre-read before the first workshop. View and download

Pre-read survey for participants: We asked participants to read the drivers and complete a brief questionnaire. The research team reviewed the responses before the workshop to assess the participants’ responses. Use screen capture to create a copy for your files. View form

Facilitator’s drivers with pre-workshop notes: Longer form drivers’ document with facilitators’ notes. View and download

Post-workshop drivers report with facilitators’ notes from group discussions. Go to post

Workshop Prompts

Trends cards: You can print out the document on letter-size card stock and cut into tiny cards. View and download

Drivers cards: You can also print out the drivers’ document on letter-size card stock and cut into cards. View and download

SCENARIOS

The full scenarios were circulated to the contributors and additional group members before the second workshop. Each participant was asked to read the scenario that was assigned to them.

READ ONLINE

SCENARIOS DOCUMENT (opens a new tab in your browser)

Scenario Posters

Posters were created for workshop 2. These gave each table a visual prompt and sense of the future state being discussed.

DOWNLOAD POSTERS (PDF)

Presentations

The presentations can be downloaded in PDF format. They are also posted on LinkedIn SlideShare so they can be downloaded as a presentation or individual slides can be clipped.

PRINT REPORTS

Full document and section downloads are available.

GET THE REPORT