Soliloquy: a methodology for first‐person research
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As ways of knowing move beyond the limitations of twentieth century modernism, Qualitative researchers are embarking on the depth of understanding that can come from first‐person research methods. These include Autoethnography (Ellis, 2004), Heuristic Inquiry (Moustakas, 1990), Narrative Inquiry and some approaches to Performance Ethnography. This paper recognises that although quantitative methods remain vital for information about the what, how many and where of an inquiry, the why is often better served through qualitative indicators, including first‐person research methods. Soliloquy is a methodology for doing research within one's own experience. Informed by the pure phenomenology of Edmund Husserl, Soliloquy aspires to be a systematic research application of Husserl's philosophical phenomenology. It presents a step‐by‐step model for reflective inquiry, which uses arts‐based methods for data collection, analysis and also for the presentation of research outcomes. It is a research approach that is highly suited to artists and entrepreneurs. In the paper, Soliloquy: A Methodology for First‐Person Research, the key notion of apodictic truth is explained, and used to account for the possibility of credible, intersubjective truths emerging from highly subjective and personal data. Rather than seeking themes from second‐hand descriptions, researchers are invited to prepare the way for archetypal objects to emerge through unconscious synthesis of data – like in a dream, or through arts practice ‐ thus potentially creating universal insights into the research question. Furthermore, the specific methods of Experiencing, Epoche retreat, Epiphany, Explication and Examination are explained, and illustrated with examples from previously published research, through which Soliloquy has been trialed and refined.
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ECRM 2014: 13th European Conference on Research Methodology for Business and Management
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Academic Conferences and Publishing International
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