Eduardo Corte Real sent: Fri 1/18/2008 11:53 AM
> The other is to dodge
> dodgy questions.
Eduardo,
I'm not sure how the question was "dodgy." The straightforward wording might be "Does design research actually contribute to design and, if yes, how?" If the answer is "There is no more reason that design research should be a contribution to design than there is reason that chamber music should contribute to accounting" then that lets people make informed decisions about various things. For instance, Cross' answer made a compelling case for the inclusion of design researchers (or at least those knowledgeable about design research) in design education. Many answers (including the analogy to anthropology and human culture) are fairly compelling arguments for not doing so.
Gunnar
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