Freeflow

Published 16 November 1996Open access

Paul Dourish, Jim Holmes, Allan MacLean, Pernille Marqvardsen, Alex Zbyslaw

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Freeflow is described, a prototype which addresses problems associated with workflow using a variety of technical innovations, including a rich constraint-based process modelling formalism, and the use of declarative dependency relationships.

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Article Free Access Share on Freeflow: mediating between representation and action in workflow systems Authors: Paul Dourish Apple Research Laboratories, Apple Computer, Inc., 1 Infinite Loop MS:301-4UE, Cupertino, CA Apple Research Laboratories, Apple Computer, Inc., 1 Infinite Loop MS:301-4UE, Cupertino, CAView Profile , Jim Holmes Rank Xerox Research Centre, Cambridge Lab (EuroPARC), 61 Regent Street, Cambridge CB2 1AB, United Kingdom Rank Xerox Research Centre, Cambridge Lab (EuroPARC), 61 Regent Street, Cambridge CB2 1AB, United KingdomView Profile , Allan MacLean Rank Xerox Research Centre, Cambridge Lab (EuroPARC), 61 Regent Street, Cambridge CB2 1AB, United Kingdom Rank Xerox Research Centre, Cambridge Lab (EuroPARC), 61 Regent Street, Cambridge CB2 1AB, United KingdomView Profile , Pernille Marqvardsen Dept. of Information Science, Aarhus University, Neils Juelgade 84, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark Dept. of Information Science, Aarhus University, Neils Juelgade 84, 8200 Aarhus N, DenmarkView Profile , Alex Zbyslaw Rank Xerox Research Centre, Cambridge Lab (EuroPARC), 61 Regent Street, Cambridge CB2 1AB, United Kingdom Rank Xerox Research Centre, Cambridge Lab (EuroPARC), 61 Regent Street, Cambridge CB2 1AB, United KingdomView Profile Authors Info & Claims CSCW '96: Proceedings of the 1996 ACM conference on Computer supported cooperative workNovember 1996 Pages 190–198https://doi.org/10.1145/240080.240252Online:16 November 1996Publication History 98citation742DownloadsMetricsTotal Citations98Total Downloads742Last 12 Months28Last 6 weeks4 Get Citation AlertsNew Citation Alert added!This alert has been successfully added and will be sent to:You will be notified whenever a record that you have chosen has been cited.To manage your alert preferences, click on the button below.Manage my AlertsNew Citation Alert!Please log in to your account Save to BinderSave to BinderCreate a New BinderNameCancelCreateExport CitationPublisher SiteeReaderPDF

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