TOWARDS A RELATIONAL FRAMEWORK OF DESIGN

Authors

  • Bontle Tladi Wits
  • Kgabo Mokgohloa Unisa
  • A Bignotti Department of Business Management, University of Pretoria, South Africa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7166/32-3-2622

Keywords:

co-creative design, indigenous research methodologies, designer embodiment, decolonisation and indigenisation

Abstract

The evolution of design has seen shifts towards more co-creation-based practice. This is not an entirely new development, as there has been a growing recognition and adoption of user-centred themes and terms such as co-design and human-centred design, among others. The ways of ‘doing’ such practices are becoming well-documented and presented through various tools and techniques; however, what kind of ‘being’ supports this? The paper reviews indigenous research methodologies (IRM) to propose the dimensions of a more relational framework of design. It reviews the 4Rs of indigenous research methodologies to propose five areas (expanded into eight dimensions) for a more relational framework of design. These dimensions can also support a way of ‘being’ that can guide the approach towards more co-creative thought and practice when ‘doing’ design. These dimensions can further support efforts to understand and to develop approaches that respond to the decolonisation and indigenisation of the design process.

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Published

2021-11-29

How to Cite

Tladi, B., Mokgohloa, K., & Bignotti, A. (2021). TOWARDS A RELATIONAL FRAMEWORK OF DESIGN. The South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 32(3), 75–85. https://doi.org/10.7166/32-3-2622

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 3 (2021)

Section

Special Edition

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