Design Interventions as a Form of Inquiry

Joachim Halse; Laura Boffi

Design Interventions as a Form of Inquiry

Joachim Halse
, Laura Boffi

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Abstract

Things could be different.

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.

Original language	Danish
Publication date	2014
Number of pages	15
Publication status	Published - 2014
Event	The Design Anthropological Futures Conference - CoDesign Research Center (CODE) at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Design, the Contemporary Ethnography program at the Department of Culture and Society, Aarhus University, and SDU Design at the University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark Duration: 13 Aug 2015 → 15 Aug 2015

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Conference	The Design Anthropological Futures Conference
Location	CoDesign Research Center (CODE) at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Design, the Contemporary Ethnography program at the Department of Culture and Society, Aarhus University, and SDU Design at the University of Southern Denmark
Country/Territory	Denmark
City	Copenhagen
Period	13/08/2015 → 15/08/2015

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