The Research Paradigm Change Of A General Theory Of Design

Today,"design" has become an interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary,cross-organizational activities. But according to the traditional modes of socialdivision and classification of knowledge,"design" has been cut to constantly refinethe specific professional,"design" is the common problems of neglect, different areasof "design" lack of dialogue platforms. In addition, under the influence of capital andpower, designs tend to degenerate into a "vassal", losing their social responsibility.Therefore, the traditional "design" concept needs to be "generalized"," research onthe generalized design " of the study have yet to be developed. So, as a study ondesign methodology perspective, explores " a general theory of design " theory in thestudy of context, philosophical foundation, paradigm crisis and turned to the study ofphilosophy and other issues; And China’s scholars have recognized the "GeneralDesign" incorporated into the framework of the " design research ", promote theparadigm shift from the "design science" to " design research ".The thesis is composed of four parts. First of all, has pointed out that " ageneral theory of design " into the domestic scholar’s vision started in Herbert Simonproposed "science of design " and Professor Changzi Qi put forward " the scientificmethod of generalized design research". As the early design research continues thedescription method of natural science and engineering design specification method,"a general theory of design " theory is built on the basis of " representationalism "scientific view, so that the " a general theory of design " research in a crisis, andcaused some scholars in the design disciplines and theoretical construction of"misunderstanding". On this basis, the thesis around the relationship between"science" and "design",analysis the philosophical basis of the “generalized design”problem and propose a design research from the “representationalism philosophy ofscience” to “practical philosophy of science”. Based on the vision of the"practice-dominated", design of generalized activity and research activities of the“generalized design” is a self-movement, self-development and self-improvementsystem. In the third part of my thesis is about background on the design of researchactivities in China and Countermeasures, cornerstone of research "concept" and"theory" had redefine and expand, a distinction between "concept" in the "daily" and "rigorous research", has different usage, meaning and limitation; As the basis forre-interpretation of the relationship between the "design" and "design","generalizeddesign", Thus proposed that we need to learn from the "network formation" theory,reconstruction of "generalized design", generalized design exploration in complexsocial networks, it is regarded as the formation of a network, during the formation willincrease new design knowledge node and new design point of contact." research onthe generalized design " is a "generalized design" of the research, research on it notbeing a monopoly, it is a" plural ", and the research paradigm from" design science"to" design research ". As per a research strategy to "generalized design" researchobjectives, research strategies and research cornerstone is different, we can divide itinto the" culture-led" research,"science-led" research,"discipline-led" research and "problem-led" research, in order to integrate research from different areas and differentperspectives. Finally, the thesis in the multidimensional perspective of the"generalized design concept ", the various research as a "generalized design" researchof "cultural landscapes", different scholars or practitioners from a differentperspective, there will be different "landscape".