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Towards a Design Observatory: The Case of Scholarly Design Research in Portugal [Design2020]

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Abstract

The DesignOBS project was created to collect, map and interpret data about the Portuguese Design Ecosystem, providing supportive information for decision making. This study takes advantage of a participative Design perspective to define and test an observation process via a case based on Design doctorates undertaken in Portugal. It emphasises the need for additional participatory analysis and curation by experts to evaluate and develop more reliable information about the discipline. Moreover, it develops recommendations that can enhance the communicability of Design doctorates.

Keywords: Design, Design research, Design doctorates, Design education, Design guidelines

Introduction
Design is recognized as a key factor of innovation and competitiveness (European Commission, 2013). European countries i.e. UK, Denmark, are making efforts to observe Design to better support policy making, and develop design-driven actions (Whicher et al., 2012, 2018). Whicher’s model – an important backbone to understand the European Design System (2012, 2016) – is being infused in various countries to leverage the discipline (Whicher et al., 2018). Despite external incentives, Design has not been an explicit part of Portuguese political strategies nor an area of investment. Mateus and Associates (2016) emphasize the importance of Creative industries – which include Design – for the Portuguese GDP (3,7%) but key governmental strategies lack political actions to promote Design as an innovation factor in the country (ex. Conselho de Ministros, 2018).

  • application of the search criteria and results obtained in the different stages of data collection

Costa, N., Branco, V., Costa, R., Borges, A., Modesto, A., Silva, C., & Cunca, R. (2020). TOWARDS A DESIGN OBSERVATORY: THE CASE OF SCHOLARLY DESIGN RESEARCH IN PORTUGAL. In Proceedings of the Design Society: DESIGN Conference (Vol. 1, pp. 827-836). Cambridge University Press. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/dsd.2020.327

National project that looks at design as a factor of innovation as well as cultural and socioeconomic development. The project collects and interprets data from the Portuguese Design ecosystem to promote its knowledge and to influence public policies.

2021 Observatório de Design. Towards a Design Observatory: models, instruments, representations and strategies. Supported by Lisbon Regional Operational Programme (Lisboa 2020) and the Competitiveness and Internationalisation Operational Programme (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-032445), under the PORTUGAL 2020 Partnership Agreement, through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and FCT – Foundation for Science and Technology.

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Nina Costa designobs@ua.pt