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Hi all, On this point of epistemic thinking in design, Peter Downton's work is of interest: *Design Research*, RMIT Press, 2003 *Studies in Design Research: ten epistemological pavilions*, RMIT Press, 2004 Cheers, Adam On 27 April 2010 23:52, David Sless <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > My apologies Kari. > > My rather childish and mischievous tendencies should never be taken too > seriously. I have only the one imperfectly mastered language, English. I am > truly in awe of anyone who can converse in 4, however imperfectly. > > But I do worry about the harm which can be done by 'masters of the > universe,' drawing my allusion from Tom Wolfe. With that in mind, I'm > thinking about this 'new field of design research' and will try to ask some > more serious questions in a couple of days. > > David > -- > > blog: www.communication.org.au/dsblog > web: http://www.communication.org.au > > Professor David Sless BA MSc FRSA > CEO • Communication Research Institute • > • helping people communicate with people • > > Mobile: +61 (0)412 356 795 > Phone: +61 (0)3 9489 8640 > Skype: davidsless > > 60 Park Street • Fitzroy North • Melbourne • Australia • 3068 > > On 27/04/2010, at 9:49 PM, Kari Kuutti wrote: > > > Humblest apologies, > > English being my fourth language and the one never got any training, > there is a fair possibility that many of my expressions tend to be > inarticulate. > > > > The word "world" was aimed as a shorthand for "something in the world, > and only a tiny bit at a time". > > > > Or was it a Freudian slip, a shade from a revolutionary past? > > > > best regards, > > --Kari > > > > At 21:29 +1000 27.4.2010, David Sless wrote: > >> Kari, > >> > >> indeed! Why stop at changing the world? Why not the universe? > >> > >> It's about time the laws of nature were overhauled. The first attempt, > by general consensus, has been a mess. Surely designers could do a better > job? > >> > >> In the meantime, I have a busy couple of days, but will return to > Terry's 'new field of design' with some fresh questions, after a brief > pause. > >> > >> David > >> -- > >> >