Sociology

Creative problem-solving

Practice research

Mathematics

Creativity

Operating system

Variety (cybernetics)

Engineering

Humanities

Creative brief

Philosophy

Artificial intelligence

Psychology

Geometry

Computer science

Management science

Product (mathematics)

Process (computing)

Engineering ethics

Social psychology

Media Practice and Education

In recent years artistic practice has developed into a major focus of research activity, both as process and product, and discourse in various disciplines have made a strong case for its validity as a method of studying art and the practice of art. This paper presents a methodological approach to creative practice as research, and includes an overview of the different types of practice-related research currently undertaken across a variety of disciplines; discussion of the purposes and applications of creative practice research; and the Practitioner Model of Creative Cognition sample methodology I developed through my own creative practice research. The online version of this paper is a living discussion of practice-based methodologies in creative practice research, included as part of the special issue The Disrupted Journal of Media Practice, and invites reader contributions and discussion for future revisions.

Creative Practice as Research: Discourse on Methodology