The study concludes that each system world view has specific strengths and weaknesses and some views are better suited for certain types of research and design. A significant number of collaborative systems have been developed and documented. This belief is embedded into the system by groupware designers and is exhibited in the way the system operates. For example, how a feature is made available to the user reflects the view of the designer on how it should be used. The principles guide the construction of systems by determining the questions that are raised and the types of solutions that are offered.
Some views reflect our most basic values, while others are more specific.
This paper identifies stable and independent classes of world views that are embedded into systems. Classifying system world view helps identify research and design strategies and improves our understanding of groupware. The successful completion of a development project will result in a system that exhibits several world views varying in scope and focus. However, the process of development will result in views that are compatible with each other. Incompatible views will be winnowed out through negotiation and discussion.