Methodology05

MethodologyAllen Spector | Directed Research | Tom Klinkowstein

Summer 2013

Find aTopic

ExternalResearch

Unexpected Research

Conclusions & Direction

Internal Research

Write a list

EthnographyInformal conversations

Play a gameConsult unlikely

authoritiesTrial and error

Find trends Share the resultsStart production

Allen Spector | Directed Research | Tom Klinkowstein

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Create a list

Free write all you know about the problem.


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Ask questionsBe curious

Start conversations surrounding your topic. Talk to people who are experts in their field.


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Embrace the messy process of trial and

error

Fail spectacularly. Don’t be afraid to start over.


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Consult unlikely

authoritiesApply lessons learned from unrelated fields

to your topic.


Look at the context

of the problemExamine the societal and circumstantial

influence on the problem.Why does this issue exist in the first place?

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Create an experimentPlay a game

By letting others to express themselves through playing a

game, it creates an opportunity for unexpected results.

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Throw something

Throwing an object taps into your primal instincts.

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Find consistencies

and trendsSort the findings and see what fits together.

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Reflect on the findings

Stop gathering information and start drawing conclusions.

If there are holes in findings, go back to step 2.

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Share the goods

Make your findings public and invite comments and feedback.

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3 Thesis Proposals


Social interaction and the physical environment.



Social interaction and the surrounding environment

I am studying the effects of physical space and its effect on the mood of a gathering of people.

I want to know how social situations and social interaction are influenced by the surrounding environment.

This will help my reader create environments that will nurture the social situations they desire. And it will influence the way events are designed in the future.


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Relief in the face of a natural disaster



Relief in the face of a natural disaster

I am studying the ways in which victims of natural disasters can be helped by people who want to make a difference.

I want to know how social media and interactivity can facilitate the flow of aid and supplies to the victims.

This will help my reader feel like they are making a difference in someone’s life, rather than simply giving money to a faceless charity.


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Social Commentary and Social Change.


The design of empowerment.


Social commentary and social change.The design of empowerment.

I want to study the way that design can draw attention to a social issue and also transform the problem at the same time.

Because design can be used to create awareness and call people into action, it can also be an agent of change by transforming people’s lives directly.

This will help my reader hear the voices of an under represented demographic or social issue. And at the same time be empowered to help change the problem.


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1. Social interaction and the physical environment.

3. Social Commentary and Social Change. The design of empowerment.

2. Relief in the face of a natural disaster.


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