Participatory collaborative research practice

Dr. Ricardo SosaMay 2016

I choose the term "conviviality" to designate the opposite of industrial productivity. I intend it to

mean autonomous and creative intercourse among persons, and the intercourse of persons

with their environment; and this in contrast with the conditioned response of persons to the

demands made upon them by others, and by a man-made environment. I consider conviviality to

be individual freedom realized in personal interdependence and, as such, an intrinsic ethical

value.

Austrian philosopher, Roman Catholic priest, and "maverick social critic" of the institutions of contemporary Western culture (Wikipedia)

Doing vs. Being participatory & collaborativeDiscourse, authenticity, risks, politics, time, trade-offs,

trust, dispositions

Universal & diverse creativityOppression, ‘sedentarism’, facilitation, information,

practice, synergies

Assumptions and biases

Building (human) relationships

Singularity

Sharing: control, responsibility, roles, goals, framings, means

Communicate: agendas, constraints, core beliefs, perceptions, self-limitations

Empathic understanding, humility

Collaboration Participation

List 10 good reasons to collaborate with others in your MCT thesis (students, external partners, etc.)

List 10 good reasons to NOT collaborate with others in your MCT thesis

Liz Sanders at DRC 2013IIT Institute of Design

AskStandard, expected answers

ObserveRoutine practices

MakeReveal the ‘unknown’, reflect, learn

Step down from the ‘expert’ roleOpen process to stakeholders (design with/by)Mapping, models, prototypes, scenarios, games

Critical interpretation, coding, triangulation

Complement research approaches/methods

Do’s

Prototype, iterateDiscover unknowns Challenge & inspire everyone Build relationships, trustUse external representations* Infer, interpret, inspect futures Sensitise, facilitate, articulate

Don’ts

Outsource solutions Exclude key stakeholders ‘Parachuting situations’Reinforce hierarchiesApply recipes Ignore tacit, latent ideas Jump to conclusions