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The 7 roles of the Applied Design Researcher as Catalyst of Change

  • HUMAN EMPOWERMENT
  • THE HUMAN TOUCH
  • KEY ENABLING METHODOLOGY
  • TALK

This session is relevant for professionals who work at the cutting edge of design and research, and want to get clarity in their own unique role. Is it a designer? Is it a researcher? No, it’s an Applied Design Researcher!

What exactly do we mean when we are discussing Applied Design Research in all its diversity? In this session, we address this question by analysing some of the projects that are on display at the 3rd Work in Progress exhibition at the DDW2018:

• Proud Breast (breast prosthesis and bra for women who have undergone a breast amputation),
• SoVaTass (interactive exercises and digital working methods for children with autism),
• Retailution (solutions for the Rotterdam retail sector, including ‘Doosje Donner’),
• Living Colours (dyeing of textiles utilising living organisms such as plants, algae and bacteria),

The analysis resulted in the theme of this year's exhibition: ‘Applied Design Research as Catalyst of Change’, and the definition of seven different roles of the Applied Design Researcher: The ‘developer’, aimed at developing new solutions; The ‘discoverer’, aimed at discovering facts and developing new knowledge; The ‘initiator’, aimed at exploring new possibilities and opportunities; The ‘change manager’, aimed at achieving concrete results and organizational transformation; The ‘networker’, aimed at connecting people and organisations; The ‘interpreter’, aimed at the interaction and interface between different concepts and approaches. The ‘reframer’, the one who gives meaning and interpretation to the results achieved.

During the DRIVE session, these 7 roles will be discussed and refined, based on the experiences in the presented projects and a discussion with the presenters and visitors of this session.

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Jeroen van de Eijnde

Professor Product Design & Interior Architecture at ArtEZ University of the Arts. Trained as product designer and design historian. Hold a PhD in design education. He runs the ArtEZ Centre of Expertise Future Maker together with the ArtEZ professor for fashion. Teacher ArtEZ Product Design. Member of the advisory committee on Visual Arts, Design and Architecture of the national Council for Culture

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Peter Troxler

holds a PhD from ETH Zurich. He is a research professor at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. His main research interest are the developments in digital manufacturing and their impact on value creation, business models and networked collaboration.

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Peter Joore

Peter Joore is chair of the Open Innovation research group at NHL University of Applied Sciences and member of the Network of Applied Design Research (NADR). He holds a PhD from TU Delft, focussing on the relationship between new product development and societal change processes.

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Job van 't Veer

Dr. J.T.B. (Job) van 't Veer is an associate professor at the NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, interested in the digital innovation in the field of healthcare and social work (apps, gamification, robots, ambient assisted living). More specifically, his focus is on how technology can persuade people to better and healthier behaviour. Central in most of his research activities is a (human-centered) design research approach.

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Karin van Beurden

Karin van Beurden is professor of Saxion’s Industrial Design research group. Her interest is bringing user and technology together, which is the main topic of her applied research areas “Target group centered design” and “New Materials and Technology in design”. She is also head of Fablab Enschede and initiator/program coordinator of NADR Network Applied Design Research.