šŸ†Information Systems Beyond the Sociotechnical through Speculative Entangled Design: Extended Abstract – CTDG-SI 2026

LOUTFI, Marcelo Soares; SIQUEIRA, Sean Wolfgand Matsui. Information Systems Beyond the Sociotechnical through Speculative Entangled Design: Extended Abstract – CTDG-SI 2026.Ā In: CONCURSO DE TESES, DISSERTAƇƕES E TCCS EM SI – DOUTORADO – SIMPƓSIO BRASILEIRO DE SISTEMAS DE INFORMAƇƃO (SBSI), 22. , 2026, Vitória/ES.Ā AnaisĀ […]. Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação, 2026 . p. 4-6. DOI:Ā https://doi.org/10.5753/sbsi_estendido.2026.249002.


šŸ†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

 

šŸ† = 3ĀŖ Melhor Tese de Doutorado da Ć”rea de Sistemas de Informação entre as pesquisas concluĆ­das (defendidas e aprovadas) em 2025.