The ecology of learning-by-building: bridging design science and natural history of knowledge

Authors:
Marco De Marco;Renato Fiocca;Francesca Ricciardi
Affiliations:
Catholic University, Milan, Italy;Catholic University, Milan, Italy;Catholic University, Milan, Italy
Venue:
DESRIST'10 Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Global Perspectives on Design Science Research
Year:
2010

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Abstract

A growing stream of research in Information Systems – Organizational Studies is focusing on Design Sciences, not only because a deep understanding of design processes is perceived as fundamental in order to enhance artifacts quality, but also because design activity is more and more understood as a powerful opportunity to create new knowledge But what are the relationships between design as a pragmatic, problem-solving activity, and design as a learning activity? Moreover, what are the relationships between design as a learning activity, and "proper" scientific research? Even more importantly, under what conditions does successful learning-by-building more probably take place? Natural sciences, and Konrad Lorenz in particular, have given important contributions to answer these questions This paper seeks to demonstrate how eco-evolutionary thought, which has been quite overlooked in our disciplinary field so far, could be useful to build an effective, multi-disciplinary, epistemologically sound basis to Design Sciences.