What should we expect from research through design?
What should we expect from research through design?
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我们应该从研究到设计中期待什么？
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2012
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William W. Gaver
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作者：
William W. Gaver
在这篇文章中，我通过设计探讨了研究的几个方面，以有助于讨论该方法应该如何发展。本文共分三个部分。首先，我回顾了科学哲学中两个有影响力的理论，以帮助反思设计理论的本质，并得出结论，通过设计进行研究可能会产生临时的、偶然的和有抱负的理论。在第二部分中，我讨论了三种可能的解释，通过设计的研究方法的多样性，并建议这种变化不需要被视为一个标志的标准不足或缺乏累积的进展，在该领域，但可能是自然的生成努力。在最后一节中，我建议，而不是旨在开发越来越全面的设计理论，基于实践的研究可能会更好地将理论视为已实现的设计实例的注释，特别是相关作品的组合。总的来说，我建议设计研究界应该警惕趋同和标准化的冲动，而不是为自己探索和推测、细化和多样化的能力感到自豪，特别是以新的、概念丰富的人工制品的形式表现结果的能力。
In this essay, I explore several facets of research through design in order to contribute to discussions about how the approach should develop. The essay has three parts. In the first, I review two influential theories from the Philosophy of Science to help reflect on the nature of design theory, concluding that research through design is likely to produce theories that are provisional, contingent, and aspirational. In the second part, I discuss three possible interpretations for the diversity of approaches to research through design, and suggest that this variation need not be seen as a sign of inadequate standards or a lack of cumulative progress in the field, but may be natural for a generative endeavour. In the final section, I suggest that, rather than aiming to develop increasingly comprehensive theories of design, practice based research might better view theory as annotation of realised design examples, and particularly portfolios of related pieces. Overall, I suggest that the design research community should be wary of impulses towards convergence and standardisation, and instead take pride in its aptitude for exploring and speculating, particularising and diversifying, and - especially - its ability to manifest the results in the form of new, conceptually rich artefacts.