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dc.contributor.authorWhite, P.J.
dc.contributor.authorDeevy, Colin
dc.contributor.authorPatocs, Audrey
dc.contributor.authorHarrington, Laura
dc.contributor.authorRaina, Parminder
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-27T17:08:08Z
dc.date.available2023-03-27T17:08:08Z
dc.date.copyright2019
dc.date.issued2019-05-23
dc.identifier.citationWhite, P. J., Harrington, L., Patocs, A., & Raina, P. (2019). Using Design to Create Interdisciplinary Research in Ageing. Poster presented at the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics European Region Congress, Gothenburg, Sweden.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://research.thea.ie/handle/20.500.12065/4437
dc.description.abstractObjectives: Research in ageing can very often require interdisciplinary approaches to navigate complexity. However, achieving interdisciplinary engagement across differing epistemological domains can be difficult. McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA) identified Design as a means to address complexity through interdisciplinary action (Patocs et al, 2018). DesignCORE at the Institute of Technology Carlow have been working with MIRA to assist them with this. With 70 researchers in ageing across 6 faculties, the objectives of the study were to use Design approaches to create interdisciplinary research proposals. Furthermore, 12 months on, to assess how Design has assisted in creating interdisciplinary research, and how it can assist in the future. Methods: Firstly, a research map was designed to iteratively plot all interdisciplinary activity across faculties. Design led workshops with specialised activities were then conducted. These focused on interdisciplinary communication e.g. fulfilling tasks without verbal communication and visually communicating research to other disciplines. An Interdisciplinary Research Proposal Canvas© was designed to encourage disparate groups to openly explore and begin the process of creating joint proposals. 12 months after these workshops, ethnographic research was conducted to assess how Design had influenced research culture and how it could be evolved. Results and Conclusions: Following the workshops, two interdisciplinary research groups were formed within area of Technology and Mobility in Ageing. Each group developed and submitted a 4-5 year research proposal to an international scientific committee and these were successfully funded. An assessment of progress after 12 months showed that although creating interdisciplinary research can be complex; using Design to find ‘common languages’ can be beneficial in group communication. In addition to this, stakeholder engagement should be used as a unifying common language, and, both virtual and physical safe spaces to learn, understand, reflect, and share should be created.en_US
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dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherInternational Association of Gerontology and Geriatricsen_US
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics European Region Congressen_US
dc.rightsAttribution 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectinterdisiplinary researchen_US
dc.subjectdesignen_US
dc.subjectageingen_US
dc.subjectdesign thinkingen_US
dc.titleUsing design to create interdisciplinary research in ageingen_US
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObjecten_US
dc.conference.date2019-05-23
dc.conference.locationGothenburg, Sweden.en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationDesignCORE, Humanities, South East Technological University, Kilkenny Road, Carlow, Irelanden_US
dc.contributor.affiliationMcMaster University, Canadaen_US
dc.description.peerreviewyesen_US
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5716-8643en_US
dc.rights.accessrightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subject.departmentdesignCOREen_US
dc.type.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionen_US


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