INTERRUPTIONS.NET

Interruptions are invitations for change; they have the potential to carry valuable information that can enable people to successfully coordinate activities in highly dynamic, real-world environments. This coordination responsibility is common in many different types of work domains, so interruptions have the potential for a large positive impact on work success. Many organizations, therefore, purposefully introduce technologies into their workplace that deliver dynamic information and increase the frequency of interruptions. They hypothesize that increasing interruption frequency can increase the volume of useful information available about dynamic activities and consequently improve people's coordination performance.

Also known as: interruptions