<h1 id="methods">Methods<a aria-hidden="true" class="anchor-heading icon-link" href="#methods"></a></h1>
<p>This note is about methods of research.</p>
<p>Basic distinctions are qualitative and quantitative.</p>
<p>More interesting differentiation for design are:</p>
<ul>
<li>action-oriented vs understanding-oriented methods</li>
<li>innovation-generating methods</li>
<li>inclusive, just, participatory methods</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="by-types-of-actions">By Types of Actions<a aria-hidden="true" class="anchor-heading icon-link" href="#by-types-of-actions"></a></h2>
<ul>
<li>design experiments</li>
<li>design games</li>
<li>on-site interviews</li>
<li>collaborative narrative construction</li>
<li>visual observation and site exploration</li>
<li>visual observation of stakeholders</li>
<li>statistical analysis and simulation</li>
<li>feature extraction and meaning discovery</li>
<li>prototyping and field monitoring</li>
<li>literature analysis and systematic reviews</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="by-research-outcome">By Research Outcome<a aria-hidden="true" class="anchor-heading icon-link" href="#by-research-outcome"></a></h2>
<ul>
<li>framework</li>
<li>numerical confirmation</li>
<li>novel design</li>
<li>demonstrator or proof of concept</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="by-form-of-delivery">By Form of Delivery<a aria-hidden="true" class="anchor-heading icon-link" href="#by-form-of-delivery"></a></h2>
<ul>
<li>exhibition</li>
<li>design object</li>
<li>designed service</li>
<li>written narrative</li>
<li>diagram</li>
<li>visual essay</li>
</ul>

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