Design for the Decentralized World: Democratization of Blockchain-Based Software Design

Vladislav Gladyshev; Qiong Wu

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-49760-6_5

Design for the Decentralized World: Democratization of Blockchain-Based Software Design

Vladislav Gladyshev^*
, Qiong Wu

^*Corresponding author for this work

Tsinghua University

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5 Scopus citations

Abstract

The decentralized future is now. The blockchain technology and decentralized applications are changing the way we think about digital software products and the value they bring to our lives. Traditional ways of software design and development are not fully applicable, as there is no central authority to control, decide or direct the future of the product. The blockchain-based software is not controlled by anyone, and at the same time, it belongs to everyone, because the value is distributed among all members in the form of a cryptocurrency. Current product design workflows and methods combined with the blockchain technology need a transformation to become even more inclusive, democratic, autonomous, seek user participation and decision-making. The design solution that is accessible, usable and user-centered can be formed only through the optimization of the product around the users, rather than forcing the users to change their behavior to accommodate the product. Research methods like participatory and non-participatory observations, literature and white paper reviews, analyses, interviews with field experts, are all combined with case studies and explorations of decentralized technology, user-centered design, and democratization. All of which is united in the concept of the decentralized autonomous software, or DAS, which is a software that has decision-making mechanisms embedded in an open distributed peer-to-peer network, that requires vote-based human participation to determine the future direction of its lifecycle, development, and design.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Design, User Experience, and Usability. Design for Contemporary Interactive Environments - 9th International Conference, DUXU 2020, Held as Part of the 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020, Proceedings
Editors	Aaron Marcus, Elizabeth Rosenzweig
Publisher	Springer
Pages	74-86
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Print)	9783030497590
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49760-6_5
State	Published - 2020
Externally published	Yes
Event	9th International Conference on Design, User Experience, and Usability, DUXU 2020, held as part of the 22nd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2020 - Copenhagen, Denmark Duration: 19 Jul 2020 → 24 Jul 2020

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	12201 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	9th International Conference on Design, User Experience, and Usability, DUXU 2020, held as part of the 22nd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2020
Country/Territory	Denmark
City	Copenhagen
Period	19/07/20 → 24/07/20

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

Blockchain-based software
Decentralization
Decentralized autonomous software
Democratization
User-centered design

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Gladyshev, V., & Wu, Q. (2020). Design for the Decentralized World: Democratization of Blockchain-Based Software Design. In A. Marcus, & E. Rosenzweig (Eds.), Design, User Experience, and Usability. Design for Contemporary Interactive Environments - 9th International Conference, DUXU 2020, Held as Part of the 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020, Proceedings (pp. 74-86). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 12201 LNCS). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49760-6_5

Gladyshev, Vladislav ; Wu, Qiong. / Design for the Decentralized World : Democratization of Blockchain-Based Software Design. Design, User Experience, and Usability. Design for Contemporary Interactive Environments - 9th International Conference, DUXU 2020, Held as Part of the 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020, Proceedings. editor / Aaron Marcus ; Elizabeth Rosenzweig. Springer, 2020. pp. 74-86 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Gladyshev, V & Wu, Q 2020, Design for the Decentralized World: Democratization of Blockchain-Based Software Design. in A Marcus & E Rosenzweig (eds), Design, User Experience, and Usability. Design for Contemporary Interactive Environments - 9th International Conference, DUXU 2020, Held as Part of the 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 12201 LNCS, Springer, pp. 74-86, 9th International Conference on Design, User Experience, and Usability, DUXU 2020, held as part of the 22nd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark, 19/07/20. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49760-6_5

Design for the Decentralized World: Democratization of Blockchain-Based Software Design. / Gladyshev, Vladislav; Wu, Qiong.
Design, User Experience, and Usability. Design for Contemporary Interactive Environments - 9th International Conference, DUXU 2020, Held as Part of the 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020, Proceedings. ed. / Aaron Marcus; Elizabeth Rosenzweig. Springer, 2020. p. 74-86 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 12201 LNCS).

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Gladyshev V, Wu Q. Design for the Decentralized World: Democratization of Blockchain-Based Software Design. In Marcus A, Rosenzweig E, editors, Design, User Experience, and Usability. Design for Contemporary Interactive Environments - 9th International Conference, DUXU 2020, Held as Part of the 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020, Proceedings. Springer. 2020. p. 74-86. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-49760-6_5

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