Abstract

TLADI, B.; MOKGOHLOA, K.  and  BIGNOTTI, A.. Towards a relational framework of design. S. Afr. J. Ind. Eng. [online]. 2021, vol.32, n.3, pp.75-85. ISSN 2224-7890.  http://dx.doi.org/10.7166/32-3-2622.

The evolution of design has seen shifts towards more co-creation-based practice. This is not an entirely new development, as there has been a growing recognition and adoption of user-centred themes and terms such as co-design and human-centred design, among others. The ways of 'doing' such practices are becoming well-documented and presented through various tools and techniques; however, what kind of 'being' supports this? The paper reviews indigenous research methodologies (IRM) to propose the dimensions of a more relational framework of design. It reviews the 4Rs of indigenous research methodologies to propose five areas (expanded into eight dimensions) for a more relational framework of design. These dimensions can also support a way of 'being' that can guide the approach towards more co-creative thought and practice when 'doing' design. These dimensions can further support efforts to understand and to develop approaches that respond to the decolonisation and indigenisation of the design process.

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