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Design Research and Ideas
GenerationCD201
Week 2 - Research
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Research – what type of research is suitable to get the information you need???
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“Scientific Research”:
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Start with a hypothesis, and then set out to prove it / disprove it, with empirical and measurable evidence.
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Eg. “This place would attract people because….”
“People like this area because they feel safe”
“People would come here because it is convenient”
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These things are easy enough to say, but unless you actually research your hypotheses, you may find that you are wrong – and thus would need to take a different approach to the design of your project.
Don’t be afraid to abandon preconceptions – move on!
How would you approach your project “scientifically”?
Can you think of any hypotheses which may be appropriate?
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“Historic Research”….
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Be aware of agendas in historical texts…They are usually one sided narratives which may not give you the full picture.
For example, the socio-demographics of an area.
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But historical research can open a rich seam of inspiration… how can it inform your creative process for a present – day area?
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What methods of historical research can you think of?
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“Field Research”….
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http://contagiouscommentary.com/2011/06/managers-promoted-prepared-tops-83/
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Particularly helpful if you have supporting research to help inform what you are looking for.
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“Journalistic Research”….
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Journalists are not searching for complete knowledge or understanding of a topic. The journalist has an article to write and only needs enough knowledge to complete it in a timely fashion.
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“Research and Development”
(R&D)….
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Like the journalist the R&D professional has an objective and doesn’t need to completely understand the topic. They do, however, have to know a little more so they can apply it to the solution they are trying to produce.
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So which is design research most like?
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Design research takes a little from each.
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Like scientists we do the collection of data in order to find similarities and contrasts.
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Like historians we get out to the original environment to observe and record.
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Like historians we get out to the original environment to observe and record.
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Like journalists we interview living people and study current texts (magazines, newspapers and web.)
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Like journalists we interview living people and study current texts (magazines, newspapers and web.)
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Like R&D we have an objective and have to know how to develop and apply our research to a solution.
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EFFECTIVE RESEARCH TECHNIQUE
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Collection:
Gather all the info indiscriminately- eg. Key word searching via the web, library lists or newspaper archives.
What Key words are relevant to your project?
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Don’t forget to interview people!
(and verify your findings).
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The next stage:
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DISCOVERY!
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http://www.wordsinspace.net/course_material/mrm/mrmtopics_rsch.html
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Create a “mind map” to find links between your gathered information…Either in your sketchbook, or download an app such as cmaphttp://cmap.ihmc.us/
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Don’t worry if you can’t work out “what it means”.
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Analysis…
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Gather your thoughts and check for relevance – decide what is important.
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Interpretation…
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http://rollermarketingresearch.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/elephant-interpretation.jpg
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Time to make sense of it all and start to apply our knowledge to a solution.
http://rollermarketingresearch.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/elephant-interpretation.jpg
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