Design Research Incubation: Reflections on How to Foster Design Research

Dobler, Judith and Hohl, Michael and Kulick, Gwendolyn (2024) Design Research Incubation: Reflections on How to Foster Design Research. In: P/References of Design. Cumulus conference proceedings series, 1 . Cumulus Association, Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest, Budapest, pp. 129-142. ISBN 978-952-7549-03-5

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The contribution outlines a research project exploring the supervision of design research. 'Design Research Incubation' aimed to foster exchange between different perspectives on design research from regional and disciplinary contexts. It also searches to contextualize design research within more expansive geographical environments of centres and peripheries. These goals were motivated by our observations that the nature of design research in relation to design practice and research in other subjects often confuses students, supervisors, and colleagues. Additionally, interpreting research findings requires an understanding of cultural, demographic, socio-economic and geographical contexts. The research was a collaboration between the German University in Cairo (GUC) and Anhalt University of Applied Sciences in Dessau (HSA). Both institutions have diverse student and faculty populations. At GUC, design students from various backgrounds in Egypt study with an internationally diverse faculty. Anhalt University offers two English-language design master programs and has research centres in architecture and design

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