science of sharing investigating cooperation , competition, and social interdependence
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Science of Sharing Investigating Cooperation , Competition, and Social Interdependence. Project Goals Foster experimentation with cooperation, resource allocation, and collaborative problem- solving, and awareness of relevant research - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Science of SharingInvestigating Cooperation, Competition, and Social Interdependence
Project Goals• Foster experimentation with cooperation, resource allocation, and collaborative problem-solving, and awareness of relevant research
• Generate discussion of links between everyday social interactions and larger issues of resource depletion and group conflict
• Foster metacognitive reflection about decisions
Interpret others’ motives
Share resources…or don’t
Develop trust…or don’t
Collaborate…or not
Judge fairness
15 ExhibitsExplore social dilemmas around resource sharing
4 ExperimonthsTry month-long challenges to learn about yourself
Friend someone…or not Pull your weight…or don’t
Find commonalities Share to gain
10 Classroom ActivitiesExperiment with decision-making about cooperation
Research StudyInvestigate designs for fostering metacognition
Public ForumWill link individual behavior to societal challenges
Formative Evaluation• Exhibits formatively evaluated – small & fast studies
Summative Evaluation• Experimonth evaluation underway• Exhibition evaluation scheduled for Fall 2014
Research• Within subjs quasi-
experiment with 60 dyads• Test label questions and
assess metacognition• Analyzing data now
Evaluation StudiesAssess effectiveness of iterative and final designs
Audiences• Museum public 12+ years old• Facebook users 18+ years old• High school students
Lessons and Challenges• Maintaining sustainable behavior can become boring• Competition and conflict are emotional experiences• “Scaling up” to real world issues requires several steps• Creating social interactions is hard without mediation• Mindful reflection is difficult in a chaotic museum context• Assessing (silent) metacognition is challenging
Advisors and CollaboratorsAthena Aktipis Dacher KeltnerDan Ariely Michael NortonMahzarin Banaji Kristina OlsonJohn Jost Philip Zimbardo
Institutional partnersExploratorium: Hugh McDonald, PI; Josh Gutwill, co-PIMuseum of Life and Science: Troy Livingston, co-PIDialogue Social Enterprise: Orna CohenHeroic Imagination Project: Philip Zimbardo