Abstract
This chapter gives a few tips for establishing and maintaining constructive design research programs. To anyone interested in entering constructive design research, the main advice is to think in terms of programs. If one looks at places in which constructive design research has taken shape, one sees variety, but also many connecting dots. The key element is a community that is able to work with things, including theory, many types of research methods, and imaginative design skills. Programs also need some infrastructure to make construction possible. What kinds of machinery and workshops are needed remains ambiguous, but for many it is clear that any design school, medium-sized design firm, and global corporation have everything necessary. Writing a successful program in a committee would require oracle-like abilities. Even though writing successful programs may be difficult, it is not difficult to create preconditions and make a good attempt. The risk is small if one looks at the research described in this discussion.
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