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5. free writing
2. thought leaders
1. trusted research 7. find analogies
8. thought experiments4. non-designers
9. conclusions3. ethnographic research
6. activate your subconscious
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Collect information from trusted research sources.
Professional periodicalsLibrary resourcesTrusted websites.
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Seek insights from industry “thought leaders”
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Conduct ethnographic research.
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Seek the advice and opinions
of Non-Designers.
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Process thoughts, reactions and questions through
free-writing exercises
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Structure your research schedule to optimize your
subconscious problem solving ability.
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Create analogies. Analyze scenarios from history or other
fields of study that are applicable to your subject.
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Conduct thought experiments.Asses sets of possible future consequences
from the data you have collected.
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Develop a conclusionCreate proposals for experiments
to test this concolusion.
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John Olson · Directed Research 2013 · Tom Klinkowstein
I want to explore political slogans and the branding of political campaigns, in contrast to data driven dynamic visuals.
Because I want to learn more about complex political realities that are often broken down into a single word or phrase
To see if there is a way to use design to create a more authentic / transparent form of political messaging.
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John Olson · Directed Research 2013 · Tom Klinkowstein
I want to explore the power of visual memes andnon-heiearchically structured digital social activism
Because i want to see how user-created visual content can be used as a tool for social activism.
To find ways to better leverage digital media as a tool for social mobilization.
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John Olson · Directed Research 2013 · Tom Klinkowstein
I want to explore the “nonsensical” tenants of Dadaism and their possible application to contemporary digital user-experience design
Because I want see how “illogicality” can be applied to the overly rationalized work of UX design
To find surprisings and original ways to create move engaging digital content.