Michael,
But then sometimes something is ineffective but you learn something from it
which leads to effectiveness somewhere else.
Jan
Jan Coker
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University of South Australia
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"There is no way to peace, peace is the way"
Gandhi
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael A R Biggs [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, 24 September 2002 6:23 PM
To: Jan Coker
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Subject: Re: Building the Field? Useable Information
OK Jan.
In which case maybe we should talk about EFFECTIVE methods. "Efficacy" is
an important concept in the evaluation of methods in other disciplines
which do not purport to supply "answers" but rather "responses", e.g.
medicine. Could we agree that design also has this characteristic?
Michael
At 17:27 23/09/2002 +0930, you wrote:
>Michael,
>Maybe PROVEN can be translated as it has worked for me in the past and I
>believe it will work for me again. That is different than something impossible
>to disprove. So maybe you are right this is a language issue. Maybe it is
>about
>what each of us likes to do, rather than what everyone ought to do.
>Jan
>
>Jan Coker
>Lecturer in Industrial Design
>Louis Laybourne Smith School of Architecture and Design
>City West Campus, North Terrace
>Adelaide, South Australia 5000
>Telephone: +61 8 8302 6919
>Facsimile: +61 8 8302 0211
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