This paper is about research methods that are explicitly oriented towards qualitative empirical exploration of the open-endedness of the world. In short, we propose that design interventions can be seen as a form of inquiry that is particularly relevant for investigating phenomena that are not very coherent, barely possible, almost unthinkable, and totally underspecified because they are still in the process of being conceptually and physically articulated. We see design interventions as a supplement to existing research methods, one that favors and explores unsettled and imagined possibility, yet employs empiricist virtues of embodiment, empathy and documentary forms.
Design interventions as a form of inquiry
Boffi Laura
2020
Abstract
This paper is about research methods that are explicitly oriented towards qualitative empirical exploration of the open-endedness of the world. In short, we propose that design interventions can be seen as a form of inquiry that is particularly relevant for investigating phenomena that are not very coherent, barely possible, almost unthinkable, and totally underspecified because they are still in the process of being conceptually and physically articulated. We see design interventions as a supplement to existing research methods, one that favors and explores unsettled and imagined possibility, yet employs empiricist virtues of embodiment, empathy and documentary forms.I documenti in SFERA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
