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Exploring the 'Defining-Finding Dilemma' in Design Research: Insights from a Series of Speculative Co-Design Workshops

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Publication date24/06/2024
Host publicationDRS2024: Research Papers
EditorsColin M. Gray, Estefania Chehade Ciliotta, Paul Hekkert, Laura Forlano, Paolo Cuiccarelli, Peter Lloyd
Place of PublicationBoston
PublisherDesign Research Society
Number of pages23
ISBN (electronic)9781912294626
<mark>Original language</mark>English
EventDesign Research Society 2024: Resistance, Recovery, Reflection, Reimagination: DRS2024 - Northeastern University, Boston, United States
Duration: 24/06/202428/06/2024
https://www.drs2024.org

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ConferenceDesign Research Society 2024: Resistance, Recovery, Reflection, Reimagination
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBoston
Period24/06/2428/06/24
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NameDRS2024 Boston: Design Research Society Conference 2024
PublisherDesign Research Society
ISSN (Print)2398-3132

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ConferenceDesign Research Society 2024: Resistance, Recovery, Reflection, Reimagination
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBoston
Period24/06/2428/06/24
Internet address

Abstract

This paper shares the results of a series of speculative co-design workshops that employed sketches and visual metaphors to facilitate collective discussions about a hypothetical Design Research database. The primary objective of these workshops was to explore the challenges related to documenting, sharing, searching, and discovering Design Research examples while simultaneously addressing underlying questions surrounding knowledge-making in the field. Following this approach, we identify six distinctive qualities that characterize Design Research, shedding light on what is referred to as the defining-finding dilemma. The paper finally suggests potential pathways for interaction design to navigate this issue through alternative modes of interaction.