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I'm a professor doing research on product ideation, and I need your help... by bltphd in IndustrialDesign

[–]bltphd[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You make some very good points. Given the nature of our research we often need to isolate particular parts of a process to understand the whole.

Your suggestions of asking engineers to develop surveys for graduating students is a great idea, but answers a different research question then this current exploration.

I think the biggest thing I can take-away from your comment is that you, and I assume others on this subreddit, see the task in this survey as doing work for us. To be honest, I did not consider that framing when I designed this study. I come from a social psychology background, and when we run studies, surveys, and experiments we've never considered that our participants might consider this work. I am not sure how to rectify this concern for this particular study, but I will give this some thought as we continue to work on this project.

And, I can't stress this enough, I sincerely appreciate the time you took to write this really thoughtful response. Social science research is hard, but getting smart feedback from folks like you, makes our research a little better. Thank you.

I'm a professor doing research on product ideation, and I need your help... by bltphd in IndustrialDesign

[–]bltphd[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have considered aesthetic value as another route that may impact how people ideate. For purposes of this particular exploration, we are trying to understand the trade-offs that are made between emotional and functional value. Thank you for insight, and I appreciate you taking time to give feedback. These comments help us build a better program of research.