The main objective of this research phase was to validate the findings of the first part of the research and to develop a framework for the role of prototypes in design research. We decided to validate our results by sharing them outside our research group to gather feedback and deepen the discussion. Thus, we interviewed nine researchers and practitioners in the design field. We shared our four theoretical concepts with them and collected their opinions, which we later shared among the research team members. Additionally, we asked the interviewees to share a case study of one of their research projects where the prototype played a relevant role. We asked for a short description of the research and prototype using the set of categorization criteria developed in the analytical phase of the study. The collection of these data proved to be valuable and complex. We anticipated the existence of interesting relations among the criteria. Therefore, we made an interactive visual tool that enabled us to discover and highlight such relationships. For instance, we highlighted the relationship between the context and research aim or between the prototype’s nature and the research phase. Eventually, as a discussion tool, it let us observe our data and elicited further debate. Through this research phase, we developed our general understanding of the phenomena.

Making use of the Research Framework

Silvia D. Ferraris;
2023-01-01

Abstract

The main objective of this research phase was to validate the findings of the first part of the research and to develop a framework for the role of prototypes in design research. We decided to validate our results by sharing them outside our research group to gather feedback and deepen the discussion. Thus, we interviewed nine researchers and practitioners in the design field. We shared our four theoretical concepts with them and collected their opinions, which we later shared among the research team members. Additionally, we asked the interviewees to share a case study of one of their research projects where the prototype played a relevant role. We asked for a short description of the research and prototype using the set of categorization criteria developed in the analytical phase of the study. The collection of these data proved to be valuable and complex. We anticipated the existence of interesting relations among the criteria. Therefore, we made an interactive visual tool that enabled us to discover and highlight such relationships. For instance, we highlighted the relationship between the context and research aim or between the prototype’s nature and the research phase. Eventually, as a discussion tool, it let us observe our data and elicited further debate. Through this research phase, we developed our general understanding of the phenomena.
2023
The Role of Prototypes in Design Research
978-3-031-24548-0
prototypes, design research, interactive tool
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