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Things~objects~materials: Describes the abundance of matter available to be included within the research
context. (Deeper thinking: Thing-ness)
Knot: A way of describing a conscious and disruptive place of not knowing.
(Deeper thinking: Uncertainty, questions, knots)
‘Confronto’: The Italian word used in this contexts to mean ‘comparison’ used to describe the
bringing together of ideas, materials, environments, people etc. to notice their
similarities and differences. (Field guide)
How to proceed: Decisions are made about the design of the context to be proposed by working from
questions such as:
From which epistemological perspective are we going to design a new proposal?
What else do we need to bear in mind in designing a proposal?
What rhythms (structures and processes) have we observed/listened to/noticed and
interpreted?
Shared live experience: A phrase used to describe a personal experience which is shared with others, in
contrast to an imagined experiences.
Rhythms.: Movements in thinking/action through/between parts of the project.
We: The many and varied combinations and relations within the research; between
people, things~objects~materials and spaces - the ‘I who are’. (Cagliari et al, 2016, 164)
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