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Papers by Tania Allen

Research paper thumbnail of Using Maps to Connect Time and Place

Research paper thumbnail of Maps as Innovative Tools in Design Research

Sara Queen and Tania Allen discuss how they use maps in their work to "make the abstract concrete... more Sara Queen and Tania Allen discuss how they use maps in their work to "make the abstract concrete and to connect meanings and concepts." Maps can do a lot. They can measure place, isolate information to show relationships, show relative size or importance (i.e. scale), frame and orient our interpretation of data. represent visible or invisible phenomena visually, and tell stories. Maps are "constructs of reality," When we are making

Research paper thumbnail of Solving Critical Design Problems: Theory and Practice - Introduction

Solving Critical Design Problems, Jun 6, 2019

Solving Critical Design Problems demonstrates both how design is increasingly used to solve large... more Solving Critical Design Problems demonstrates both how design is increasingly used to solve large, complex, modern-day problems and, as a result, how the role of the designer continues to develop in response. With 13 case studies from various fields, including program and product design, Tania Allen shows how types of design thinking, such as systems thinking, metaphorical thinking, and empathy, can be used together with methods, such as brainstorming, design fiction, and prototyping. This book helps you find ways out of your design problems by giving you other ways to look at your ideas, so that your designs make sense in their setting. Solving Critical Design Problems encourages a design approach that challenges assumptions and allows designers to take on a more critical and creative role. With over 100 images, this book will appeal to students in design studios, industrial and product design, as well as landscape and urban design.

Research paper thumbnail of Creating stories together

Research paper thumbnail of Negotiating the page: Digital annotation and graphic literature

Research paper thumbnail of From the Observable to the Explorable: Investigating Creative Research in Design as a Means for Guiding Critical Action

Research paper thumbnail of Narrative design thinking

Solving Critical Design Problems: Theory and Practice, 2019

Solving Critical Design Problems demonstrates both how design is increasingly used to solve large... more Solving Critical Design Problems demonstrates both how design is increasingly used to solve large, complex, modern-day problems and, as a result, how the role of the designer continues to develop in response. With 13 case studies from various fields, including program and product design, Tania Allen shows how types of design thinking, such as systems thinking, metaphorical thinking, and empathy, can be used together with methods, such as brainstorming, design fiction, and prototyping. This book helps you find ways out of your design problems by giving you other ways to look at your ideas, so that your designs make sense in their setting. Solving Critical Design Problems encourages a design approach that challenges assumptions and allows designers to take on a more critical and creative role. With over 100 images, this book will appeal to students in design studios, industrial and product design, as well as landscape and urban design.

Research paper thumbnail of Design and usability

Solving Critical Design Problems, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Paradigm shifts

Solving Critical Design Problems, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Networked design thinking

Solving Critical Design Problems, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Design as dialogue

Solving Critical Design Problems, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Creating resilient futures

Solving Critical Design Problems, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Making change, design as moral mediator

Solving Critical Design Problems, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Beyond the Map: Unpacking Critical Cartography in the Digital Humanities

Visible Language, 2015

IntroductionWe begin with the three-part assumption that theoretical perspectives and methods evi... more IntroductionWe begin with the three-part assumption that theoretical perspectives and methods evident in design research are relevant to current discourse in the digital humanities (1) because of their parallel origins intersecting science and art, (2) because the activity of visualization through mapping is fundamental to generative research due to the overlapping nature of theory and practice, (3) and because mapping as a critical and reflective activity is essential to the interpretive nature of both fields. These assumptions are supported by the exponential growth of mapping as a research tool in design and humanities-based education and practice over the past 30 years: from concept maps and their capacity to assist in understanding complexity (Novak and Gowan, 1984) to critical cartography and its contribution to understanding landscape as a cultural and social phenomenon (Corner, 1999a), to geographic information systems (GIS) as a tool for providing a bird's eye view to e...

Research paper thumbnail of Critical Placemaking: towards a more critical engagement for participatory design in the urban environment

This paper offers a framework for design research that invites civic participation in the constru... more This paper offers a framework for design research that invites civic participation in the construction of place, and aims to reignite the conversation Nigel Cross raised in 1971 as a part of the first proceeding of the Design Research Society, calling on a need for user participation and intentional boundary-crossing. The need for new methods is no more evident than in the field of urban design. As global populations are migrating at unprecedented rates, new and different ideas and cultures are integrating and colliding at a high velocity. Additionally, the digital tools we use to understand and navigate urban environments as physical place, cultural space and social territory offer a new “place” and opportunities to rethink the role of the planner and designer in the process. This paper introduces the basis for novel forms of participatory design research that build on elements of placemaking, participatory design, co-creation and critical action to engage in a mutually critical an...

Research paper thumbnail of Reciprocity and impact

Research paper thumbnail of Visualizing the invisible

Let f : X → S be a proper smooth morphism of pure relative dimension n with connected fibers betw... more Let f : X → S be a proper smooth morphism of pure relative dimension n with connected fibers between Noetherian schemes. Let ξ be a locally free coherent sheaf on X. If s is a point of S, we have the sheaf ξ s = ξ| Xs on the fiber X s of f over s. If G is a coherent sheaf on a proper variety Y , the semi-Euler characteristic ψ(G) = i even

Research paper thumbnail of Ecological design thinking

This paper proposes a new converter topology for torque ripple reduction in Brushless DC (BLDC) m... more This paper proposes a new converter topology for torque ripple reduction in Brushless DC (BLDC) motor. Due to the torque ripple problem, the use of this motor is limited to few applications. In this paper, a Single Input Double Output (SIDO) converter is proposed to suppress the torque ripple in BLDC motor. The proposed SIDO converter provides two output voltages. One for supplying the motor throughout conduction time and second output voltage is given to the non-commutating phase of motor during commutation instants. This proposed SIDO converter is fed from Photo Voltaic (PV) system. This paper also presents a new Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) based on trisection of Power-Voltage characteristics (TPVC) to attain the maximum power from the PV system. This scheme takes only 7 iterations to reach MPP. The intended configuration is developed and simulated in Matlab/Simulink environment. The results justify the superiority of proposed scheme that minimizes torque ripple in BLDC motor to only 6 to 12% from 50 to 80 % in conventional scheme and also extracts maximum power from PV system. ©2019. CBIORE-IJRED. All rights reserved

Research paper thumbnail of Experiential and adaptive design thinking

Solving Critical Design Problems, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Building a Culture of Critical and Creative Thinking. Creating and Sustaining Higher-Order Thinking as part of a Quality Enhancement Plan

5th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd'19), Jun 26, 2019

The TH!NK initiative at North Carolina State University seeks to bridge the gap between evidence-... more The TH!NK initiative at North Carolina State University seeks to bridge the gap between evidence-based research on teaching and actual teaching practices in the classroom. Through this work, the culture of teaching and learning on our campus is being transformed from teacher-centered to studentcentered instruction that promotes higher-order thinking across a diverse array of disciplines. Participating faculty engage in intensive faculty development; create discipline-specific classroom activities and assignments; become adept at providing students feedback on their thinking skills; and engage in a learning community to share and provide peer feedback on pedagogical innovations. The primary student learning outcome (SLO) is for students to apply critical and creative thinking skills and behaviors in the process of solving problems and addressing questions. Methods to achieve the institutional transformation include implementation of comprehensive faculty development focused on the use of evidence-based pedagogy that promotes higher-order thinking and rigorous outcomes assessment to provide means for continual improvement. The program has expanded into multiple phases, and involves strategies to create a more sustainable culture of critical and creative thinking through formal and informal learning and scholarship.

Research paper thumbnail of Using Maps to Connect Time and Place

Research paper thumbnail of Maps as Innovative Tools in Design Research

Sara Queen and Tania Allen discuss how they use maps in their work to "make the abstract concrete... more Sara Queen and Tania Allen discuss how they use maps in their work to "make the abstract concrete and to connect meanings and concepts." Maps can do a lot. They can measure place, isolate information to show relationships, show relative size or importance (i.e. scale), frame and orient our interpretation of data. represent visible or invisible phenomena visually, and tell stories. Maps are "constructs of reality," When we are making

Research paper thumbnail of Solving Critical Design Problems: Theory and Practice - Introduction

Solving Critical Design Problems, Jun 6, 2019

Solving Critical Design Problems demonstrates both how design is increasingly used to solve large... more Solving Critical Design Problems demonstrates both how design is increasingly used to solve large, complex, modern-day problems and, as a result, how the role of the designer continues to develop in response. With 13 case studies from various fields, including program and product design, Tania Allen shows how types of design thinking, such as systems thinking, metaphorical thinking, and empathy, can be used together with methods, such as brainstorming, design fiction, and prototyping. This book helps you find ways out of your design problems by giving you other ways to look at your ideas, so that your designs make sense in their setting. Solving Critical Design Problems encourages a design approach that challenges assumptions and allows designers to take on a more critical and creative role. With over 100 images, this book will appeal to students in design studios, industrial and product design, as well as landscape and urban design.

Research paper thumbnail of Creating stories together

Research paper thumbnail of Negotiating the page: Digital annotation and graphic literature

Research paper thumbnail of From the Observable to the Explorable: Investigating Creative Research in Design as a Means for Guiding Critical Action

Research paper thumbnail of Narrative design thinking

Solving Critical Design Problems: Theory and Practice, 2019

Solving Critical Design Problems demonstrates both how design is increasingly used to solve large... more Solving Critical Design Problems demonstrates both how design is increasingly used to solve large, complex, modern-day problems and, as a result, how the role of the designer continues to develop in response. With 13 case studies from various fields, including program and product design, Tania Allen shows how types of design thinking, such as systems thinking, metaphorical thinking, and empathy, can be used together with methods, such as brainstorming, design fiction, and prototyping. This book helps you find ways out of your design problems by giving you other ways to look at your ideas, so that your designs make sense in their setting. Solving Critical Design Problems encourages a design approach that challenges assumptions and allows designers to take on a more critical and creative role. With over 100 images, this book will appeal to students in design studios, industrial and product design, as well as landscape and urban design.

Research paper thumbnail of Design and usability

Solving Critical Design Problems, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Paradigm shifts

Solving Critical Design Problems, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Networked design thinking

Solving Critical Design Problems, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Design as dialogue

Solving Critical Design Problems, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Creating resilient futures

Solving Critical Design Problems, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Making change, design as moral mediator

Solving Critical Design Problems, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Beyond the Map: Unpacking Critical Cartography in the Digital Humanities

Visible Language, 2015

IntroductionWe begin with the three-part assumption that theoretical perspectives and methods evi... more IntroductionWe begin with the three-part assumption that theoretical perspectives and methods evident in design research are relevant to current discourse in the digital humanities (1) because of their parallel origins intersecting science and art, (2) because the activity of visualization through mapping is fundamental to generative research due to the overlapping nature of theory and practice, (3) and because mapping as a critical and reflective activity is essential to the interpretive nature of both fields. These assumptions are supported by the exponential growth of mapping as a research tool in design and humanities-based education and practice over the past 30 years: from concept maps and their capacity to assist in understanding complexity (Novak and Gowan, 1984) to critical cartography and its contribution to understanding landscape as a cultural and social phenomenon (Corner, 1999a), to geographic information systems (GIS) as a tool for providing a bird's eye view to e...

Research paper thumbnail of Critical Placemaking: towards a more critical engagement for participatory design in the urban environment

This paper offers a framework for design research that invites civic participation in the constru... more This paper offers a framework for design research that invites civic participation in the construction of place, and aims to reignite the conversation Nigel Cross raised in 1971 as a part of the first proceeding of the Design Research Society, calling on a need for user participation and intentional boundary-crossing. The need for new methods is no more evident than in the field of urban design. As global populations are migrating at unprecedented rates, new and different ideas and cultures are integrating and colliding at a high velocity. Additionally, the digital tools we use to understand and navigate urban environments as physical place, cultural space and social territory offer a new “place” and opportunities to rethink the role of the planner and designer in the process. This paper introduces the basis for novel forms of participatory design research that build on elements of placemaking, participatory design, co-creation and critical action to engage in a mutually critical an...

Research paper thumbnail of Reciprocity and impact

Research paper thumbnail of Visualizing the invisible

Let f : X → S be a proper smooth morphism of pure relative dimension n with connected fibers betw... more Let f : X → S be a proper smooth morphism of pure relative dimension n with connected fibers between Noetherian schemes. Let ξ be a locally free coherent sheaf on X. If s is a point of S, we have the sheaf ξ s = ξ| Xs on the fiber X s of f over s. If G is a coherent sheaf on a proper variety Y , the semi-Euler characteristic ψ(G) = i even

Research paper thumbnail of Ecological design thinking

This paper proposes a new converter topology for torque ripple reduction in Brushless DC (BLDC) m... more This paper proposes a new converter topology for torque ripple reduction in Brushless DC (BLDC) motor. Due to the torque ripple problem, the use of this motor is limited to few applications. In this paper, a Single Input Double Output (SIDO) converter is proposed to suppress the torque ripple in BLDC motor. The proposed SIDO converter provides two output voltages. One for supplying the motor throughout conduction time and second output voltage is given to the non-commutating phase of motor during commutation instants. This proposed SIDO converter is fed from Photo Voltaic (PV) system. This paper also presents a new Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) based on trisection of Power-Voltage characteristics (TPVC) to attain the maximum power from the PV system. This scheme takes only 7 iterations to reach MPP. The intended configuration is developed and simulated in Matlab/Simulink environment. The results justify the superiority of proposed scheme that minimizes torque ripple in BLDC motor to only 6 to 12% from 50 to 80 % in conventional scheme and also extracts maximum power from PV system. ©2019. CBIORE-IJRED. All rights reserved

Research paper thumbnail of Experiential and adaptive design thinking

Solving Critical Design Problems, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Building a Culture of Critical and Creative Thinking. Creating and Sustaining Higher-Order Thinking as part of a Quality Enhancement Plan

5th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd'19), Jun 26, 2019

The TH!NK initiative at North Carolina State University seeks to bridge the gap between evidence-... more The TH!NK initiative at North Carolina State University seeks to bridge the gap between evidence-based research on teaching and actual teaching practices in the classroom. Through this work, the culture of teaching and learning on our campus is being transformed from teacher-centered to studentcentered instruction that promotes higher-order thinking across a diverse array of disciplines. Participating faculty engage in intensive faculty development; create discipline-specific classroom activities and assignments; become adept at providing students feedback on their thinking skills; and engage in a learning community to share and provide peer feedback on pedagogical innovations. The primary student learning outcome (SLO) is for students to apply critical and creative thinking skills and behaviors in the process of solving problems and addressing questions. Methods to achieve the institutional transformation include implementation of comprehensive faculty development focused on the use of evidence-based pedagogy that promotes higher-order thinking and rigorous outcomes assessment to provide means for continual improvement. The program has expanded into multiple phases, and involves strategies to create a more sustainable culture of critical and creative thinking through formal and informal learning and scholarship.