---
_id: '56918'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: Joint value creation of organizations in ecosystems have a high failure rate,
    stressing the need for tools that enable the alignment of business models through
    visual inquiry. However, existing visual inquiry tools rarely consider recent
    design knowledge or ecosystem understanding. This leads to dissatisfied users
    and impedes the full realization of ecosystems’ potential. This short paper proposes
    an archaeological design science approach for enhancing the design of visual inquiry
    tools (e.g., a canvas) for ecosystems. Preliminary findings reveal 24 relevant
    artifacts, and shortcomings in the creation of conceptual models and rigorous
    evaluations. The proposed research process aims to develop design principles for
    more effective tools to bridge the gap between visual inquiry tools and ecosystems.
    This research contributes to design science research by reutilizing design knowledge
    and further developing the archaeological design approach. It also offers valuable
    information to practitioners about existing business model tools for the creation
    of ecosystems.
author:
- first_name: Christian
  full_name: Vorbohle, Christian
  id: '29951'
  last_name: Vorbohle
citation:
  ama: 'Vorbohle C. Bridging Boundaries: Enhancing Visual Inquiry Tools for Ecosystems
    through Design Archaeology. In: <i>Proceedings of the Thirty-Second European Conference
    on Information Systems (ECIS 2024)</i>. ; 2024.'
  apa: 'Vorbohle, C. (2024). Bridging Boundaries: Enhancing Visual Inquiry Tools for
    Ecosystems through Design Archaeology. <i>Proceedings of the Thirty-Second European
    Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2024)</i>. ECIS 2024, Paphos, Cyprus.'
  bibtex: '@inproceedings{Vorbohle_2024, title={Bridging Boundaries: Enhancing Visual
    Inquiry Tools for Ecosystems through Design Archaeology}, booktitle={Proceedings
    of the Thirty-Second European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2024)},
    author={Vorbohle, Christian}, year={2024} }'
  chicago: 'Vorbohle, Christian. “Bridging Boundaries: Enhancing Visual Inquiry Tools
    for Ecosystems through Design Archaeology.” In <i>Proceedings of the Thirty-Second
    European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2024)</i>, 2024.'
  ieee: 'C. Vorbohle, “Bridging Boundaries: Enhancing Visual Inquiry Tools for Ecosystems
    through Design Archaeology,” presented at the ECIS 2024, Paphos, Cyprus, 2024.'
  mla: 'Vorbohle, Christian. “Bridging Boundaries: Enhancing Visual Inquiry Tools
    for Ecosystems through Design Archaeology.” <i>Proceedings of the Thirty-Second
    European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2024)</i>, 2024.'
  short: 'C. Vorbohle, in: Proceedings of the Thirty-Second European Conference on
    Information Systems (ECIS 2024), 2024.'
conference:
  location: Paphos, Cyprus
  name: ECIS 2024
date_created: 2024-11-06T11:06:05Z
date_updated: 2025-03-21T13:33:23Z
keyword:
- Design Science Research
- Design Archaeology
- Canvas Analysis
- Business Model Tools
language:
- iso: eng
publication: Proceedings of the Thirty-Second European Conference on Information Systems
  (ECIS 2024)
related_material:
  link:
  - relation: confirmation
    url: https://aisel.aisnet.org/ecis2024/track23_designresearch/track23_designresearch/2/
status: public
title: 'Bridging Boundaries: Enhancing Visual Inquiry Tools for Ecosystems through
  Design Archaeology'
type: conference
user_id: '29951'
year: '2024'
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