Virtual Balancing: How Digital Environments Influence the Participation and Efficiency of Cross-Sector Partnerships

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Table 1 Empirical Material for Analysis

Name	Preparatory group	Working group 1	Working group 2
Task	To evaluate suggestions from working groups, advisory group to the board of the XSP.	To suggest a direction and arrange activities to reach the collective vision based on thematic area.	To suggest a direction and arrange activities to reach the collective vision based on thematic area
Number of regular members	11	10	15
Organizations represented	10	10	13
Meeting 1 (Minutes, Participants, Organizations)	180, 7, 5	70, 7, 7	120, 10, 9
Meeting 2 (Minutes, Participants, Organizations)	180, 9, 6	180, 5, 5	120, 8, 7
Material for in-depth analysis (Minutes)	90	150	60

Figure 1 Presentation of Interface.

Table 2 Analytical Toolbox

Analytical element	Analytical form
Accessibility	Participants’ ability and access to communicative channels and interaction
Interactivity	Participants’ ability to interact with the interface
Focal Point	Object in center of attention in terms of positioning, color and size
Connotations	Connections between lexical and visual attributes in the communicative channels
Frames	Connections and focus of objects and information, emphasized by frames
Reach	Participants’ ability to reach and interact with other participants
Temporal Structure	Temporal character of participants’ input, such as level of transitivity
Super-/Subordination	Hierarchies of communicative channels, based on positioning and usage
Lexical/Visual Suppression	Suppression or disappearance of information and participants’ involvement
Lexical/Visual Exclusion	Exclusion of elements of information and participation in interaction

Figure 2 Example of Use of Colors and Framing Through Screen-Sharing.