D E S I G N // R E S E A R C H
A collaborative research community focused the application of
design leadership + design thinking
D E S I G N . R E S E A R C H
In an interview filmed for his 1969 Paris exhibition Qu'est—ce que le Design?
{What is Design?} at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, Charles Eames was asked
Exploring and engaging these boundaries is an activity of
D E S I G N . R E S E A R C H.
We think that design research can be a form of action research.*
design leadership + design thinking
D E S I G N . R E S E A R C H
is a way of finding questions + creating solutions
through exploration + action.
In an interview filmed for his 1969 Paris exhibition Qu'est—ce que le Design?
{What is Design?} at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, Charles Eames was asked
What are the boundaries of design?His famous response was
What are the boundaries of problems?
Exploring and engaging these boundaries is an activity of
D E S I G N . R E S E A R C H.
We think that design research can be a form of action research.*
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Scholar Ernest Boyer identifies several interconnected types of research: Research as Discovery, Research as Integration, Research as Application, and Research as Teaching. We think that Design Research has the ability to leverage all of these types of research. (Boyer, 1990)
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* Kurt Lewin describes the process of action research as “a spiral of steps, each of which is composed of a circle of planning, action, and fact-finding about the result of the action”. (Lewin, 1946)