Kaye Shumack

Conversations with the self-knowledge creation for designing

Purpose – This paper aims to draw links between the circularity of second‐order cybernetics, and constructive, reflective conversations with oneself in design practice. The paper argues that a structured use of internal conversational dialogues with oneself can assist the design process, enhancing creativity and transformative approaches to design projects.Design/methodology/approach – Theories about the emergence of new knowledge, and the causal nature of internal conversations, are used to present a case for the value of a structured self‐reflective conversational process in designing. Emergent knowledge is described in terms of flows across domains of public and personal knowledge, through dynamic processes of semantic absorption, codification and diffusion. The structure and agency of the internal conversation are discussed as a practical way to interpret and locate the emergence of project directions, as a kind of meta‐language for design production. This is demonstrated through an action research ca...

“Please Ask Us” Conversation Mapping as Design Research: Social Learning in a Verge Garden Site

“Please Ask Us” Conversation Mapping as Design Research: Social Learning in a Verge Garden Site Abby Mellick Lopes & Kaye Shumack To cite this article: Abby Mellick Lopes & Kaye Shumack (2012) “Please Ask Us” Conversation Mapping as Design Research: Social Learning in a Verge Garden Site, Design Philosophy Papers, 10:2, 119-132 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.2752/089279312X13968781797832