Design-Research Frameworkv0.1 · working draft

Record

Origins

One dated timeline, 2010 to now. Dates are shown as they are; no claims beyond them.

When What
2009–2010 Traditional UX flow and Agile+UX flow diagrams; the agile version adapted from D. Sy and L. Miller, Autodesk
2011 DRF v1.0 deck: two principles (user-centricity, metrics-driven), the discovery loop, the knowledge base, research methods by cost of contact
2012 Three-track diagram: developer, UX design and UX discovery tracks; e-book draft started
2013 designresearchframework.com registered; W+C process deck
2014 Discovery/Design loop one-pager; "The Problem Space" (people, business, technology)
2018 Trust Architects article adds economics and governance to the problem space
2023 The 6Ds Collaboration Framework worked out
Feb–Mar 2024 First public pages on this site (below)
2026 The Triton method run on PayPaw; the framework rebuilt here as v0.1

The 2024 pages

These went up on this site in February and March 2024. They are kept here unchanged, with their original dates, as the public record. Several were drafted with AI help at the time, and the framework pages have since moved on.

PublishedPage
2024-02-15What is Design Thinking? An Overview
2024-02-17Where it Began: Discovering the Design-Research Framework
2024-02-20Inspiring Design Innovation with The Well-Informed Space
2024-02-20Design Research and Feedback Loops
2024-02-21"User Research" vs. "Design-Research"
2024-02-22Overview of Design Thinking Models
2024-02-23The 6Ds Collaboration Framework: An Overview
2024-02-23Design-Research Framework (2024 book outline)
2024-02-23Part I: The Environment of Innovation
2024-02-23Part II: The Pillars of the Design-Research Framework
2024-02-26Why Collaboration is Important
2024-02-26What is Design Research?
2024-02-29Digital Product Innovation Landscape in 2024
2024-03-07Design Discovery for Innovative Products and Services