Yeah - you definitely need to talk with Todd, because I have worked
within the context of his - and he presented it down here in DC a few
months back -- but I would be remiss if I didn't mention that at
Interactions'09 Steve Portigal will be doing a workshop on the very
topic of design research, methods, practices, and synthesizing your
findings into a framework.
http://interaction09.ixda.org/speakers.php
Well, we did all this research … now what?
Steve Portigal
Many designers and other people who "make stuff" agree that talking to
people is essential at many points throughout the process. But even
with that agreement it's not always clear what to do with the "data"
that comes from those conversations.
Through exercises, examples, and discussion, Steve will share some
best practices before going out in the field, while out in the field,
and after being in the field that help transform questions into
answers, answers into insights, and insights into actions.
~ will
"Where you innovate, how you innovate,
and what you innovate are design problems"
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On Dec 31, 2008, at 5:57 PM, Fred Beecher wrote:
Hi all,
This idea of the "research framework" has really gotten stuck in my
mind
since we began altering our process here at Evantage. But here's the
problem... I don't have a specific definition of what exactly this
means. So
I've made one up:
Research Framework: A collection of things to ask & things to
observe in
particular contexts, along with contextually appropriate techniques
for
doing so. It also includes processes for integrating research/data
from
other practice areas as well as specific methodologies for making
meaning of
the raw research.
So for those of you who have used/developed research frameworks
before, is
the above definition accurate?
How have you gone about developing your research frameworks? What
advice do
you have for someone beginning to do this? Are there any examples
out there
that can be shared? (The only one I'm aware of [but haven't seen] is
Todd
Zaki Warfel's.)
Thanks all, have a good NYE
F.
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