PhDs
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- lowimpakt0
You can do a PhD in anything you want and the process of doing a PhD is best described as a training programme for researchers. i.e. can you develop, manage and deliver a large programme of research
It may be more relevant these days where designers are playing more strategic roles in businesses and other organisations.
The biggest problem with designers moving into more strategic spaces is a lack of understanding of the context (naivety, poor transferable skills, lack of strategic insight) and this can be gained through lots of experience or learning/research.
Another relevance is in design led innovation where you can have designers doing some really progressive research around the application of new materials, the transfer of design process to new contexts, exploration of sustainability issues etc.