Dear Rosan,
It's good to talk to you. Here's what I think.
While we must be careful with words, words have limits. Finding just the
right words as we speak "on the fly," especially in a format like email
where lots of descriptive and explanatory text makes reading very tiresome,
is the problem we all share. Rich internal representations cannot always
match limited external speech. But honestly, the reader can also create
confusion where none exists. I do feel that you are taking the quote out of
context.
You honor me by attributing David's words to me, but I do share his
sentiment. As I see it, the issue is not a "smart" "dumb" dichotomy. I
think that was David's point entirely. The intuitive is equal to the
"intellectual." The collaboration he presents, one that I agree with,
represents a complex system that can be verbalized and shared, versus a
complex system that cannot be verbalized, and therefore is more difficult
to share. Disciplines depend on shared knowledge. But they can't survive on
that alone. As you point out, what is later shared must often begin with
what can only be internally felt.
It would be nice if the language gave us better words.
Susan
> Dear Susan, David and others
>
> Susan in response to David (Durling) has said:
>
>>
>> > I am glad to hear this. I guess this bears out my belief that it is
>> > not either/or but can be both traditional skills AND intellectual
>> > inquiry.
>
> I don't mean to pick on the use of language in this rather semi-formal
> discussion.
> but i would like to say that i find the justaposition of 'traditional
> skills' and 'intellecutal skills' quite wanting.
>
> some of the traditional skills that i have acquired in design education
> and design practice are quite intellectual. and i think it is these
> intellectual components that design researchers are trying to understand
> and articulate with greater details and diversity.
>
> best. rosan
> it is snowing here in hannover. very beautiful.
>
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Susan M. Hagan, Ph.D., MDes.
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh PA 15213
v. 412.268.7508
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