TY - JOUR
T1 - Chill, Fiery, Slack, and Five Other Vibes
T2 - A Phenomenological Inquiry into Group Mood
AU - Sönmez, Alev
AU - Desmet, Pieter M.A.
AU - Herrera, Natalia Romero
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Even though group mood has a significant impact on organizational functioning, there is no typology available to describe distinct group moods. We propose that designing products and services to facilitate beneficial group mood experiences requires a granular and experience-oriented understanding of the phenomenon. This article introduces an initial typology of eight group moods using a componential approach. The typology was generated via an exploratory study designed to identify aspects and qualities of group mood experienced in professional settings. We observed real-life meetings of five small workgroups. Group mood perceptions were self-reported in situ and later described collectively in a group session. By categorizing the group mood qualities in participants’ descriptions, we developed eight group mood types. This typology aims to facilitate a granular understanding of the group mood phenomenon for designers (practitioners and researchers). We envision this overview of eight group moods as the first step toward developing a systematic knowledge of group mood in the field of design.
AB - Even though group mood has a significant impact on organizational functioning, there is no typology available to describe distinct group moods. We propose that designing products and services to facilitate beneficial group mood experiences requires a granular and experience-oriented understanding of the phenomenon. This article introduces an initial typology of eight group moods using a componential approach. The typology was generated via an exploratory study designed to identify aspects and qualities of group mood experienced in professional settings. We observed real-life meetings of five small workgroups. Group mood perceptions were self-reported in situ and later described collectively in a group session. By categorizing the group mood qualities in participants’ descriptions, we developed eight group mood types. This typology aims to facilitate a granular understanding of the group mood phenomenon for designers (practitioners and researchers). We envision this overview of eight group moods as the first step toward developing a systematic knowledge of group mood in the field of design.
KW - Design for group mood
KW - Experience typology
KW - Group mood
KW - Group mood types
KW - Phenomenological study
KW - Workgroups
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85127203423&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.sheji.2021.12.001
DO - 10.1016/j.sheji.2021.12.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85127203423
SN - 2405-8726
VL - 8
SP - 93
EP - 117
JO - She Ji
JF - She Ji
IS - 1
ER -