Ben Lauren

Lansing, Michigan Area United States

Assistant Professor

Education

My research draws from Thirdspace Theory, Activity Theory, and Actor-network Theory to study the user experience of workspaces and workplaces that support creativity, collaborative activities, and project management in globally distributed hi-tech industries. I am also interested in aural architectures and architecting sound experiences. Advocate of using participatory design, agile and lean methods, divergent thinking, and building positive user experiences in a variety of contexts and for a variety of users. I teach for the Experience Architecture major at Michigan State University. I also teach for the Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures department. My recent book chapters and ...