Fable
How might we crowdsource news stories?
Information Design
How would a user understand this app?
How do users consume & participate in news online?
Quantitative study / 76 participants
Observing how they collaborate
Circulated an editable google doc between 5 participants one after another over 2 weeks to anonymously co-create, critique, and improve a story on a shared interest.
Quality assessment collected at every stage.
The exercise continued for 5 rounds before they all felt the story was good enough.
Translating into functionality
Clear legitimacy standards
Enabling quick contributions
Deeper engagement