Abstract
How can the value of design research programmes be understood and communicated beyond the immediate economic measures of impact often requested by funders? This has been a central concern for four UK Knowledge Exchange Hubs for the Creative Economy, and representatives from each Hub will illustrate how their research programmes have approached this challenge to open a discussion and elicit the experiences of others.Through a dialogue between catalyst speakers’ and participants’ perspectives, the conversation will explore and propose complementary descriptions of design research value (‘beyond impact’) and practical considerations for its demonstration.
Keywords
impact, benefit, collaboration, research management
Citation
Bowen, S., Whitham, R., Speed, C., Moreton, S., and Dima, M. (2016) Beyond Impact: Understanding and Communicating the Value of Collaborative Design Research, in Lloyd, P. and Bohemia, E. (eds.), Future Focused Thinking - DRS International Conference 2016, 27 - 30 June, Brighton, United Kingdom. https://dl.designresearchsociety.org/drs-conference-papers/drs2016/conversations/6
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Beyond Impact: Understanding and Communicating the Value of Collaborative Design Research
How can the value of design research programmes be understood and communicated beyond the immediate economic measures of impact often requested by funders? This has been a central concern for four UK Knowledge Exchange Hubs for the Creative Economy, and representatives from each Hub will illustrate how their research programmes have approached this challenge to open a discussion and elicit the experiences of others.Through a dialogue between catalyst speakers’ and participants’ perspectives, the conversation will explore and propose complementary descriptions of design research value (‘beyond impact’) and practical considerations for its demonstration.