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    Researcher introspection for experience-driven design research
    with P. M. A. Desmet
    Design Studies 63. 2019.
    We challenge the unquestioning pursuit of the appearance of objectivity and ingrained designer-user dualism in human-centred design research and propose a resurrection of introspection as a valid approach to investigating subjective experiences. Through comparing epistemic perspectives and reviewing the histories of introspection in several disciplines, we liberate the research field of experience-driven design from a long-lasting doubt about and the disguised and unsystematic use of this method…Read more
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    Harmony in Design: A Synthesis of Literature from Classical Philosophy, the Sciences, Economics, and Design
    She Ji: The Journal of Design, Economics, and Innovation 8 (1). 2022.
    Classical theories of harmony have been used to explain phenomena like beauty, happiness, health, virtue, pleasure, peace, and even ecological sustainability. With the intent of making these theories more accessible to designers, this article reviews the conception of harmony from about 500 BCE to the present. It begins with a brief overview of harmony in classical Chinese and Greek philosophy. Then it examines the role of harmony in the renaissance, the scientific revolution, and the early mode…Read more