Uncertainties as Generative Resources in Research through Design: Three Dynamics for Moving in a Design Space

dc.contributorAalto-yliopistofi
dc.contributorAalto Universityen
dc.contributor.authorEpp, Felix Ananden_US
dc.contributor.authorPoikolainen Rosén, Antonen_US
dc.contributor.authorSalovaara, Anttien_US
dc.contributor.authorSanchez, Camiloen_US
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Designen
dc.contributor.groupauthorInuseen
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-11T10:30:51Z
dc.date.available2024-12-11T10:30:51Z
dc.date.issued2024-12-06en_US
dc.description.abstractIn HCI and design research, it has recently been suggested that, instead of risks and threats, uncertainties can be generative resources. This aligns particularly well with practice-based design research and research through design (RtD), where uncertainties are pervasive and unavoidable due to the approach's interest in open-ended problems, contexts under transformation, and unknown futures. Building on the idea that uncertainties drive design activity, we describe the design process as framing acts where a designer-researcher moves along perceived uncertainties. We identify three dynamics for a generative mode of working with uncertainties that can make designers aware of uncertainties, circle in towards those that appear essential while seeking to avoid others, and stay with those that offer new perspectives. We exemplify these dynamics by drawing from our experiences from three RtD projects and highlight this viewpoint's value in providing new reflective tools for designer-researchers.en
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dc.identifier.citationEpp, F A, Poikolainen Rosén, A, Salovaara, A & Sanchez, C 2024, ' Uncertainties as Generative Resources in Research through Design: Three Dynamics for Moving in a Design Space ', ACM Transactions on Computer-Human interaction (TOCHI), vol. 31, no. 6, 70, pp. 1-31 . https://doi.org/10.1145/3689041en
dc.identifier.doi10.1145/3689041en_US
dc.identifier.issn1073-0516
dc.identifier.issn1557-7325
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dc.identifier.urihttps://aaltodoc.aalto.fi/handle/123456789/132222
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi:aalto-202412117700
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherACM
dc.relation.ispartofseriesACM Transactions on Computer-Human interaction (TOCHI)
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVolume 31, issue 6, pp. 1-31
dc.rightsopenAccessen
dc.subject.keywordAnticipationen_US
dc.subject.keywordEthnographyen_US
dc.subject.keywordForesighten_US
dc.subject.keywordFuturesen_US
dc.subject.keywordPrototypingen_US
dc.subject.keywordResearch through designen_US
dc.subject.keywordSpeculative Designen_US
dc.subject.keywordUncertaintyen_US
dc.subject.keywordResearch through Designen_US
dc.titleUncertainties as Generative Resources in Research through Design: Three Dynamics for Moving in a Design Spaceen
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