Richard Buchanan wrote: >The point, I think, is >that what we are doing in design studies can and does attract attention >from people in other fields. It should give us some hope and some >confidence to keep moving ahead. Very true. As an example, have a look at the following article: 'In defense of strategy as design' which appeared in the California Management review, spring 2000, Volume 42, issue 3, page 8 - 23. Author: Jeanne Liedtka. She looks at the use of design theories in the field of strategic management and suggests that it is worth looking at design because it 'offers a window into a deeper understanding of the process of strategy making'. Kind regards, Karel van der Waarde [log in to unmask] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%