TY - JOUR
T1 - Software codesign between end users and developers to enhance utility for biodiversity conservation
AU - Blair, Mary E.
AU - Noguera-Urbano, Elkin A.
AU - Ochoa-Quintero, Jose Manuel
AU - Paz, Andrea
AU - Lopez-Gallego, Cristina
AU - Echeverry-Galvis, María Ángela
AU - Zuloaga, Juan
AU - Rodríguez, Pilar
AU - Lemus-Mejia, Leonardo
AU - Ersts, Peter
AU - López-Lozano, Daniel F.
AU - Aiello-Lammens, Matthew E.
AU - Arango, Hector M.
AU - Buitrago, Leonardo
AU - Chang Triguero, Samuel
AU - Cruz-Rodríguez, Cristian A.
AU - Díaz-Nieto, Juan F.
AU - Escobar, Dairo
AU - Grisales-Betancur, Valentina
AU - Johnson, Bethany A.
AU - Kass, Jamie M.
AU - Londoño-Murcia, María C.
AU - Merow, Cory
AU - Muñoz-Rodríguez, Carlos J.
AU - Olaya-Rodríguez, María Helena
AU - Parra, Juan L.
AU - Pinilla-Buitrago, Gonzalo E.
AU - Roach, Nicolette S.
AU - Rojas-Soto, Octavio
AU - Roncancio-Duque, Néstor
AU - Suárez-Valencia, Erika
AU - Urbina-Cardona, J. Nicolás
AU - Velásquez-Tibatá, Jorge
AU - Zapata-Martinez, Camilo A.
AU - Anderson, Robert P.
N1 - © The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Institute of Biological Sciences.
PY - 2024/10/22
Y1 - 2024/10/22
N2 - Creating software tools that address the needs of a wide range of decision-makers requires the inclusion of differing perspectives throughout the development process. Software tools for biodiversity conservation often fall short in this regard, partly because broad decision-maker needs may exceed the toolkits of single research groups or even institutions. We show that participatory, collaborative codesign enhances the utility of software tools for better decision-making in biodiversity conservation planning, as demonstrated by our experiences developing a set of integrated tools in Colombia. Specifically, we undertook an interdisciplinary, multi-institutional collaboration of ecological modelers, software engineers, and a diverse profile of potential end users, including decision-makers, conservation practitioners, and biodiversity experts. We leveraged and modified common paradigms of software production, including codesign and agile development, to facilitate collaboration through all stages (including conceptualization, development, testing, and feedback) to ensure the accessibility and applicability of the new tools to inform decision-making for biodiversity conservation planning.
AB - Creating software tools that address the needs of a wide range of decision-makers requires the inclusion of differing perspectives throughout the development process. Software tools for biodiversity conservation often fall short in this regard, partly because broad decision-maker needs may exceed the toolkits of single research groups or even institutions. We show that participatory, collaborative codesign enhances the utility of software tools for better decision-making in biodiversity conservation planning, as demonstrated by our experiences developing a set of integrated tools in Colombia. Specifically, we undertook an interdisciplinary, multi-institutional collaboration of ecological modelers, software engineers, and a diverse profile of potential end users, including decision-makers, conservation practitioners, and biodiversity experts. We leveraged and modified common paradigms of software production, including codesign and agile development, to facilitate collaboration through all stages (including conceptualization, development, testing, and feedback) to ensure the accessibility and applicability of the new tools to inform decision-making for biodiversity conservation planning.
KW - applied ecology
KW - biodiversity
KW - biogeography
KW - conservation
KW - informatics
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85213377303&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/9e3a4b82-2b9d-3617-97b7-a650709719f7/
U2 - 10.1093/biosci/biae097
DO - 10.1093/biosci/biae097
M3 - Article
C2 - 39713561
AN - SCOPUS:85213377303
SN - 0006-3568
VL - 74
SP - 867
EP - 873
JO - BioScience
JF - BioScience
IS - 12
M1 - biae097
ER -