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I think that Arjun is on the right track here, only that ‘creative’ work is too general a term. However, if you limit this to the creation of knowledge of objects and extend those to include not just propositions but also material objects and complex constellations, you perhaps have the right mix of material and local knowledges - ultimately, sites of knowledge consumption and knowledge creation will conflate, and a very different skill set is required in which the role of ‘reader’ and ‘writer’ is in constant negotiation. You’d have to take the library out of its subordinate role, link it with other types of workshops and re-define the position of academics accordingly. Michael Schwab > > The physical context for knowledge and creativity. — I was thinking about it a while back > like this. For knowledge work, the physical context of the library used to be essential. > But knowledge is portable, and someone digitized all of it a while back. Now it’s not irrelevant, > just much less important for knowledge work. But if libraries were a context for both > knowledge and creativity, things could be different. Creative work does and likely > always require significant and specific physical spaces, resources, and contexts. > And more and more curricula are integrating creative assignments and activities, even > far outside the arts. > ----------------------------------------------------------------- PhD-Design mailing list <[log in to unmask]> Discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design Subscribe or Unsubscribe at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/phd-design -----------------------------------------------------------------