Considering design practice

The underutilized opportunities in collaborative design research projects for learning by design professionals

Doctoral thesis (2023)

Authors

M.R.P. Zielhuis Design Conceptualization and Communication - IDE
Research Group
Design Conceptualization and Communication (IDE) (TU Delft)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.4233/uuid:7ee30b24-cb6d-4ab7-a0b9-6ea2e7be5aa3
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Published Date

2023

Language

English

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Faculty

Industrial Design Engineering

Department

Human-Centered Design

Research Group

Design Conceptualization and Communication

Abstract

Academic design research often fails to contribute to design practice. This dissertation explores how design research collaborations can provide knowledge that design professionals will use in practice. The research shows that design professionals are not addressed as an important audience between the many audiences of collaborative research projects. The research provides insight in the learning process by design professionals in design research collaborations and it identifies opportunities for even more learning. It shows that design professionals can learn about more than designing, but also about application domains or project organization.