Not all research involves words or numbers. Creative, visual, and arts-based methods are being used in new ways, in many fields of study. Find open-access examples in this post.

Conditions in the world are changing, so researchers need to be responsive to participants. Find a practical, thoughtful post from Dr. Sharon Ravitch.

Qualitative online research methods continue to emerge and evolve. Learn more in this post.

What is messy positionality? Samantha and Catherine Wilkinson discuss this question in an open-access article.

Marta Eichsteller discusses new thinking about biographical narrative research methods.

In a new twist to diary and survey methods, researchers are using smartphone applications to collect data. Find an explanation and curated collection of open-access articles in this post.

Is it brilliant or crazy? It can be hard to know whether your new ideas make sense, so ask a trusted colleague for honest feedback. Find an example and tips in this post.

Find tips you can use to build a bridge between familiar methods and the new approaches you want to use in your study.

Ryan Burns explains ways to use open data in digital ethnography. Find an open-access link to the related article in the Qualitative Research journal.

New research ideas must typically be approved before the study can begin. Don’t hit a brick wall! Use these suggestions from Dr. Nathan Durdella.

Gjoko Muratovski, author of Research for Designers, discusses innovation in a research context.

Janet Salmons and Trena Paulus discuss trends in online qualitative research and their new books, Doing Qualitative Research Online and Doing Qualitative Research in a Digital World.

The definitions laid out in the post “What are “Emerging” Methods?” are used as a springboard for discussing open-access articles from the journal, Methodological Innovations.

Let’s define “emerging methods” and look at an example.

This month on Methodspace we will take a new look at ways to use traditional methods for collecting and analyzing data and consider innovative methods now emerging in the field.