LOUTFI, Marcelo Soares; SIQUEIRA, Sean Wolfgand Matsui. Information Systems Beyond the Sociotechnical through Speculative Entangled Design: Extended Abstract – CTDG-SI 2026. In: CONCURSO DE TESES, DISSERTAÇÕES E TCCS EM SI – DOUTORADO – SIMPÓSIO BRASILEIRO DE SISTEMAS DE INFORMAÇÃO (SBSI), 22. , 2026, Vitória/ES. Anais […]. Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação, 2026 . p. 4-6. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sbsi_estendido.2026.249002.
Information Systems Beyond the Sociotechnical through Speculative Entangled Design: Extended Abstract – CTDG-SI 2026
Authors
Marcelo Soares Loutfi (UNIRIO)
Sean Wolfgand Matsui Siqueira (UNIRIO)
Abstract
Current methodologies and theories of information systems (IS) design and development are largely grounded in anthropocentric and instrumental assumptions. This study introduces Speculative Entangled Design (SpED), a theoretical and methodological approach grounded in Actor-Network Theory, Speculative Realism, Agential Realism, and Postphenomenology. SpED conceptualizes design as a performative and relational practice through which sociotechnical worlds are enacted. This innovative approach is operationalized through the Sociotechnical Entanglement Framework (SEF) and a set of speculative design tools. Drawing on a participatory workshop conducted in 2024 and a diffractive analytical strategy, the study demonstrates how speculative practices can make non-human actors, infrastructural constraints, and algorithmic mediations visible and actionable. The findings highlight the potential of SpED to support post-anthropocentric, ethically situated, and future-oriented IS design.
DOI: 10.5753/sbsi_estendido.2026.249002
URL: https://sol.sbc.org.br/index.php/sbsi_estendido/article/view/41988
