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"[T]here certainly is a considerable difference, in precision and objectivity, between the methods of judging a theorem in physics and a work of art. But I wish to stress once more that there are continuous transitions between the two." Arthur Koestler, 1964, The Act of Creation, p.331, 332
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In this text I set out to reflect on different ways of knowing and problem solving by using examples from design experience, the scientific method, indigenous knowledge, and also address the role of intuition and computational methods (‘big data’). I suggest that the scientific method is only one particular way of enquiry into creating (and sharing...