[PB-13] Practical report of activity which is significant for human understanding but is difficult to interpret in design research
Through practice and observation of lifestyle in contact with nature
Keywords:Design research, Ethnography, Narrative
Design is considered a framework relating to convenience, mutual understanding, self-fulfillment and so on. Hence, as the starting point of idea, human understanding is indispensable. On the other hand, “design research” has a strong bond with economic activity, and that makes human understanding contracted? Author took notice of the relation between human and microorganisms, and practiced and observed farm cultivation and fermented food production. Those activities are difficult to understand as design activity, however, with concept except for design, enriched emotions and behaviors could be understood. This article reports that many of human behaviors are difficult to interpret from design research and the probability of human understanding by use of multiple academic fields.