research and academia on setting research questions you can set multiple progressive questions on a topic eg show there is a bias, what is the bias, how can we address it (interventions? technologically? socially? policy?) you can propose new language, new practises, new methodologies as a result of your research at doctoral level you are claiming the knowledge and expertise, new original ‘contribution’ learning the process of doing something about it, not just abstract analysis - symbiosis of theory and practise slow labour of constructing and deconstructing your methodologies scope is important, research context for the problem if you have an answer its probably not the right research question ‘participating’ - are they setting the agenda/benefitting etc, beyond tokenistic question everything. is it an assumption? no unsubstantiated claims selecting and simplifying problem space to reduce complexity, scope and purpose, making tractable problems from intractable ones this is how i break down the space of what I’m interested in, and combine with others, multiple models and frameworks model of vs model for practise-led or practise-based practise-led uses practise along the way but the practise isn’t the final contribution in the way it is in practise-based research history of the problem space how the problems are evolving in design and use understanding claims and assumptions and multiple scholars’ and disciplines’ perspectives ...