Short presentation on the emerging approach ("research culture") of Research through Design. By Ricardo Sosa, Monash University and Auckland University of Technology 2019

1. Research through Design

2. Quantitative Qualitative
Practice-
based/led/
oriented…
Humanities

3. Quantitative Qualitative
Practice-
based/led/
oriented…
Humanities

4. Quantitative Qualitative
Practice-
based/led/
oriented…
Humanities

5. Qualitative
• Within-case analysis
• Exemplary creative
subjects selected
• Causes of observations
• Semantic treatment of
concepts (textual
definitions)
• Sequential explanations
• Contextual and implicit
• Inductive reasoning
RtD
• Project-based synthesis
• Learning from…
• Future human condition
• Generative treatment
of concepts
• Transformative action
• Speculative and
responsive
• Abductive reasoning
• Fundamentally trans-
disciplinary
Quantitative
• Cross-case analysis
• Randomised subjects
selected
• Effects of variables
• Statistical treatment of
concepts
(measurements)
• Symmetric explanations
• Systematic and explicit
• Deductive reasoning
Practice-x
• Practice-based inquiry
• Situation-specific
artefacts
• Modes of engagement
• Imaginative treatment
of concepts (rich
symbolic forms)
• Creative synthesis
• Agile and reflective
• Situational reasoning

6. “Research”
https://www.publicdomainpictures.net/ https://pixabay.com/ https://pxhere.com/ https://commons.wikimedia.org/
Scientist Philosopher Social Scientist Fine Artist

7. “Research”
Designer
https://www.nasa.gov/

8. https://www.nasa.gov/

9. https://www.flickr.com/photos/plusea/18141149210

10. https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-sketching-1368688/

11. https://www.flickr.com/photos/rosenfeldmedia/14480144765

12. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bicycle_two_1886.jpg

13. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Apple-payment-square.jpg

14. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Get_Moving_at_the_Glazer_Children%27s_Museum.JPG