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Communicating the Value of Design Research

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Publication date3/07/2022
Host publicationDRS2022 Bilbao: Design Research Society Conference 2022
EditorsD Lockton, S Lenzi, P Hekkert, A Sádaba, P Lloyd
Place of PublicationBilbao
PublisherDesign Research Society
ISBN (electronic)9781912294572
<mark>Original language</mark>English
EventDRS 2022 Bilbao - Bilbao, Spain
Duration: 25/06/20223/07/2022

Conference

ConferenceDRS 2022 Bilbao
Country/TerritorySpain
CityBilbao
Period25/06/223/07/22

Publication series

NameDRS2022 Bilbao: Design Research Society Conference 2022
PublisherDesign Research Society
ISSN (Print)2398-3132

Conference

ConferenceDRS 2022 Bilbao
Country/TerritorySpain
CityBilbao
Period25/06/223/07/22

Abstract

The overarching theme for this Conversation was How can we communicate the value of Design Research? This was accompanied by the more specific question, How we can get Design Research into ‘Research Methods 101’? At the Conversa-tion, which was attended by approximately 30 participants, five groups were formed, and a ‘Question Bridge’ format was adopted to explore these themes—a structure which uses question and answers pairs to explore challenges and miti-gation strategies around the theme. The Question Bridge exercise demonstrated that there are clear divisions and contrasting perspectives in the Design Research community. The subsequent plenary discussion showed that while divisions are evident, any disruption caused by the lacking consensus can be straightforwardly mitigated by acknowledging contrasts and adopting deliberate communication strategies to clarify them.