As conditions of crisis disrupt established practices, existing ways of doing things are interrupted and called into question. The suspension of routine sociomaterial enactments produces openings for liminal innovation, a process entailing iterative experimentation and implementation that explores novel or alternative materializations of established work practices. We draw attention to three distinct tensions on the ground that arise in conditions of crisis — pragmatic, tactical, and existential — and show how these may be leveraged to produce liminal innovations in practice. While the process of liminal innovation can be challenging, it can also be generative, creating opportunities for the reconfiguration of digital work in conditions of crisis.

当危机条件破坏了既定的做法时，现有的做事方式就被打断并受到质疑。常规社会材料法规的中止产生了限度创新的机会，这一过程需要进行反复的实验和实施，以探索既定工作实践的新颖或替代实现。我们提请注意在危机条件下在地面上出现的三种明显的紧张局势-务实，战术和存在性-并说明如何利用它们在实践中产生临界的创新。边缘创新的过程可能具有挑战性，但它也可能具有生成性，从而在危机条件下为数字工作的重新配置创造了机会。